Lost Property Office is a meticulously hand–crafted stop-motion animated short film by Artist and Filmmaker Daniel Agdag and Producer Liz Kearney.
The art deco, post–industrial inspired world was realised by hand in Daniel’s beloved medium of cardboard over a preproduction period of 18 months. The entire film was fashioned from over 2,500 sheets of recycled cardboard, patiently hand-cut using 1,287 scalpel blades to create 1258 elaborate set pieces and delicate individual props.
The natural sepia tones of the cardboard were carefully lit and photographed 24 times for every second of the 13,680 final frames (9 minutes), giving the film a warm other-worldly glow and unique aesthetic.
Sometimes, people get lost in their work
Ed is a thorough and practical custodian of a large city transit’s Lost Property Office. In many ways he is as lost as the items he is tasked to look after. Alone, in the basement office, he is kept company by a tiny toy robot and an old gramophone, both of which he has lovingly restored after finding them lost and broken at train stations.
It also becomes clear that Ed has been made redundant and by no means because of the lack of his fastidious efforts – it just seems nobody visits the Lost Property Office much any more. As the end of the day approaches and the sun begins to dip, so too does Ed’s mood and demeanour. But rather than abandon his beloved Lost Property Office and all the forgotten relics he has cared for, he decides to re-appropriate them. What emerges from the darkened basement is wondrous and whimsical.
Country of Production: Australia
Year of Production: 2017
Running Time: 9 mins 45 secs
Format: DCP
Sound: 5.1
Language: English
Stop-motion curiosities with Daniel Agdag and Melanie Etchell
Friday 15 November, 6–9pm
Stop-motion animation workshop
Saturday 16 November 2019, 10.30am–1pm
(including a 30-minute break)
Official Selection
Program: Animation Fascination
04.29.19, 3:30, Edwards Big Newport 4
05.01.19, 10:30, Lido Theater
WINNER: Jury Award – Best Animation
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Official Selection
Program: Work & Pleasure
22.11.18, 19:30h, Babylon 1
23.11.18, 21:00h, ACUD Kino
24.11.18, 13:30h, Babylon 1
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Official Selection
November 1st – 11, 2018
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Official Selection
October 10-17, 2018
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Official Selection
October 11-21, 2018
Screening: Saturday 13 October GOMA Cinema B
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16th International Animation Film Festival
4-9 September 2018
Screening in program
Oscar-Shortlist: Fantoche Choice
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Official Selection
August 22-26, 2018
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Official Selection
Wednesday August 22, 6:00pm
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Official Selection
Thursday, August 2, 2018
2:00 – 4:00 pm
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Official Selection
Animation NOW! 2018
August 2 & 6, 2018
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Best of the Fest at Cinema Nova – Q&A with Paul Harris, Festival Director
Tuesday 31 July, 6:30pm
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Official Selection
23-30 June
Balchik, Bulgaria
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Official Selection
Saturday, June 23, 2:00pm
Camelot Theatres
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Official Selection
Opening Night – Thursday 14th June, 7:30pm
ACMI
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Official Selection
Screening in Session 6, Saturday 19 May 2018
5:15pm-6:45pm
St Kilda Town Hall
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Official Selection: International Animated Short Film Competition
8 – 13 May 2018
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Screening as part of the ‘Animated Oscars’ program
27. April , 20:00 – 21:30 Metropol 2
Official Selection: SHORTS PROGRAM 2
Screening: WEDNESDAY 4 APRIL, 5.15pm
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Official Selection: Compétition Internationale 1
Screening: Friday 23 March, 9.00pm
Saturday 24 March, 11:00am
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Official Selection: ADIFF Shorts 4 – 2018
Screening: Wed 28 February, 4.00pm
Light House Cinema
Official Selection: Best Of Australian 4 – 2018
Screening: Sun 14 Jan, 8.45pm
Bondi Pavillion
Official Selection: Stockholm XXVVIII Short Film Competition: Formutmanarna
11 November, 2017 – 4:30 pm
15 November, 2017 – 9:00pm
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Official Selection: Short Films Competition
18 October, 2017 – 6:30 pm (Kinoteka 7)
21 October, 2017 – 9:00pm (Kinoteka 7)
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11 Aug 2017 – 6:30 pm
19 Aug 2017 – 9:00 pm
BEST MIFF SHORTS
20 Aug 2017 – 4:00 pm
Hoyts Melbourne Central Cinema 10
WINNER
Yoram Gross Animation Award 2017
WINNER
Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director 2017
WINNER
Special Jury Mention
WINNER
Production Art Department award for Design for an
animated short film, commercial or series
WINNER
Special Mention for Best Stop Motion
WINNER
BEST SHORT FILM
WINNER
BEST ANIMATION
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