La Prima Cosa
An animated documentary, 2021
An animated short film who tells the story of a friendship between Kookoo Rikoo, the only Arab Christian Israeli clown, and a war survivor, a Syrian girl.
Direction: Shira Ukrainitz, Omar Al Abdul Razzak
Screenplay: Shira Ukrainitz, Omar Al Abdul Razzak
Animation: Shira Ukrainitz, Cloé Roux
Artistic direction: Shira Ukrainitz
Production company: Tourmalet Films, Amalia Studio, Midralgar
Producer: Manuel Arango, Mayi Gutiérrez, Omar Razzak, Shira Ukrainitz, Martine Vidalenc
Edition: Omar Al Abdul Razzak, Shira Ukrainitz
Sound: Emilio García, Sergio González
Music: Olivier Arson
Cast: Johnny Khbeis
Runtime: 18:40
Format: Digital
Dialogues: Arabic
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Country: France, Spain
Year: 2021
Festivals
ANNECY Festival - Le Festival international du film d’animation d’Annecy | France, Jun 2021
Premios Goya - Academia de Cine | Spain, Feb 2023 Nominated for Best Animation Short Film
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival | United States, Oct 2021
ANIMATOU - Festival International du Film d'Animation - Genève | Switzerland, Sep 2021
ANIMAC - International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia - Lleida | Spain, Mar 2022
Escales documentaires - Documentary film festival - La Rochelle | France, Nov 2021
Festival of Animated Film BANJALUKA | Bosnia Herzegovina, Oct 2021
Cartoons on the Bay - International Television and Cross-Media Animation Festival | Italy, Dec 2021
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival | Japan, Nov 2021
ZINEBI - Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films | Spain, Nov 2021
MECAL Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Barcelona | Spain, Mar 2022
Festival de Málaga | Spain, Mar 2022
Lago Film Fest | Italy, Jul 2022
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival | Spain, Apr 2022
WEIRD Internacional Animation Short Film Market & Festival | Spain, Sep 2022
SGAE en corto | Spain, Sep 2023
PIXELATL - Festival de Animación, Cómics y Videojuegos | Mexico, Sep 2021
TIAF - Tbilisi International Animation Festival | Georgia, Oct 2021
Minikino Film Week - Bali International Short Film Festival | Indonesia, Sep 2022
Festival de Cine de Sant Joan d'Alacant - Concurso Nacional de Cortometrajes | Spain, May 2022
Anibar International Animation Festival | Kosovo, Jul 2022
ABYCINE - Festival de Cine de Albacete | Spain, Sep 2022
Muestra de Cine de Lanzarote | Spain, Nov 2022
Menorca Doc Fest | Spain, Oct 2022
Middle East Now | Italy, Oct 2022
ANINATION Jerusalem Animation Festival | Israel, Nov 2022
ANIMALCOI - Festival internacional d’animació d’Alcoi | Spain, Nov 2023
Festival de Cine de Animación Comfama | Colombia, Feb 2024
Animasyros International Animation Festival | Greece, Sep 2021 European Values Award - 1st Prize
Euganea Film Festival | Italy, Jun 2022
