Ars Electronica Festival · 2015

Bär

by Pascal Floerks

🏆 Award of Distinction · Prix Ars Electronica 2015

“Bär” by Pascal Floerks received an Award of Distinction in the Computer Animation category of the Prix Ars Electronica 2015.

*Bär* [Bear] is a film about my grandfather. It’s a film about his personality, about his past as a WW2 soldier and it’s about me, his grandchild, and the way I saw him. I always found it fascinating that he would never talk about the war. Though everyone in the family knew about his past, no one knew any details.

— Prix Ars Electronica Archive

About Pascal Floerks

Pascal Floerks (DE), born 1982 in Worms, discovered his passion for animation early on, making his first films as a child. After successful completion of a media management degree at the Business and Information Technology School Iserlohn, he wanted to…

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