Brazil - Rio de Janeiro - Botanical Garden
Jardim Botânico, the 140-hectare park lies at the foot of the Corcovado Mountain, far below the right arm of the statue of Christ the Redeemer and contains more than 6,000 different species of tropical and subtropical plants and trees, including 900 varieties of palm trees. A 750 m line of 134 palms forms the Avenue of Royal Palms leading from the entrance into the gardens. These palms all descended from a single tree, the Palma Mater, long since destroyed by lightning. Only about 40% of the park is cultivated, the remainder being Atlantic Forest rising up the slopes of Corcovado. The park is protected by the Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional and was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1992.
Hello Bambi
The Seven Dwarves, Hello Bambi, Snow White, Darth Vader, Thomas the Train and Miffy.
Written & directed by Faiyaz Jafri.
Music: Piano Sonata No. 2: Marche funebre written by Frederic Chopin respectfully assaulted by Faiyaz Jafri.
Synopsis: Snow White’s final dream on her way to the emergency room.
Awards:
Winner Best Animation, Big Apple Film Festival, New York, USA (2011)
Third Price Animated Film, The Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA (2011)
Best Edited Animated Film, The Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA (2011)
Honorable Mention, Queens World Film Festival, Queens, USA (2012)
Finalist, Los Angeles Animation Festival, Los Angeles, USA (2012)
Official Selection:
The Bornshorts Film Festival, Bornholm, Denmark (2011)
Atlanta Shortfest, Atlanta, USA (2011)
Atlanta Underground Film Festival, Atlanta, USA (2011)
Anim’est, Bucharest, Romania (2011)
Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival, Banjaluka, Bosnia (2011)
Leeds International Film Festival, Leeds, UK (2011)
Pictoplasma, Berlin, Germany (2012)
AniFest, Prague, Czech Republic (2012)
Chile Monos, Santiago, Chile (2012)
The Pineapple Underground Film Festival, Hong Kong (2012)
Scratch! International Animation Film Festival, Lecce, Italy (2012)
New Filmmakers, New York, USA (2012)
Fantasia, Montreal, Canada (2012)
British Animation Film Festival, London, UK (2012)
Mumia, Belo Horizonte, Brasil (2012)
Priverno, Italy (2012)
Animaldiçoados, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (2012)
Kinofest, Bucharest, Romania (2012)
Cutout Fest, Querétaro, Mexico(2012)
Kunstfilmtag, Cologne, Germany (2012)
K3, Villach, Austria (2012)
Klik!, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2012)
Golden Kuker, Sofia, Bulgaria, (2013)