Lea Vidakovic is an artist, who works in the field of animated installations, expanded media practices and traditional puppet animation. Her research interests include fragmented narratives and storytelling approaches for animated installations and expanded cinema. She holds a BA/MA as graphic artist and painter (Academy of Arts, Zagreb); BA in animation (HVO, Norway); MA of audio-visual arts (Royal Academy of Art, Belgium); PhD in animation studies (NTU/ADM Singapore). Her works were shown on exhibitions and 200+ animation festivals, winning numerous art and film awards.
ABOUT ME
Who I am & what I do
FILMS
A showcase of my works
RESEARCH
A showcase of my research
INSTALLATIONS
A showcase of my INSTALLATIONS
A House Is Not A Home
It takes some courage to have a 10+ puppet film in a narrative full of stasis and make it work. Croatian animation artist and director Lea Vidakovic expands admiringly her directing canvas from the triptych of her 2012 animated film ‘Sisters’ to her latest stop-motion ‘Family Portrait’, in competition at Animafest Zagreb 2023.
Vassilis Kroustallis
The Family Portrait
This beautifully designed stop-motion work featuring incredibly detailed sets takes place in the home of a wealthy family, with clouds of World War I beckoning on the horizon. A father and his daughter’s quiet afternoon is disrupted when a dozen family members unexpectedly show up. Imagine if Roy Andersson directed Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander, and you’d probably get something like The Family Portrait.
Chris Robinson
The Family Portrait
It looks deceiving on many levels – though in a noble way, giving more than seems to promise, or just differently. Elaborate quasi-naturalistic puppets, the entire set thoroughly detailed as if in an era-sensitive manner, with exquisite light and sound design – border almost surreal qualities, and can turn mystic or wild almost on a spot.
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