Kapitan

Andrei Simkin

A captain wanders the sea in search of the place of his dreams, a beautiful orange lighthouse. One day the light of the lighthouse bursts into the gloom of his cabin. The sailor will have to decide whether to move on or remain anchored to the life he has always lived.

Andrei Simkin (Moscow, Russia, 04/22/1999) moved to Spain in 2012. He studied Film at ESCAC University, specializing in Animation. Andrei focuses his last years of study and work on design and stop-motion animation and he created “Kapitan”, his first short film as a director, produced in collaboration with ESCAC Films. He recently returned from Portland (Oregon), where he worked as a stop-motion animator at the prestigious Laika Studio. Currently he continues developing his authorial projects focusing his universe on the fantastic and using the story as a tool for self-knowledge in the everyday life of his characters.

Animac – Mostra Internacional d’Animació de Catalunya 2024 / World Premiere (Spain)
Festival de Málaga. Cine en Español 2024 (Spain)
Animation Dingle 2024 (Ireland)
Cinespaña, Festival du Film Espagnol de Toulouse 2024 (France)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Sax 2024 (Spain)
Cartoonclub Festival Internazionale del Cinema d’Animazione, del Fumetto e dei Games 2024 (Italy)
Mequinenza International Film Festival 2024 (Spain)
Ciciricine – Encuentro Nacional Cine Infantil De Ribadedeva 2024 (Spain)
CINANIMA – Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animaçao de Espinho 2024 (Portugal)
REX Animation Film Festival 2024 (Sweden)
Concurso Corto Joven Ciudad de Toledo 2024 (Spain)
Nambrocorto – Festival de Cortometrajes Nambroca 2024 (Spain)
Animateka – International Animation Film Festival 2024 (Slovenia)
Jóvenes Realizadores Granada Film Fest 2024 (Spain)
Mairena Film Festival 2024 (Spain)
Xociviga – Xornadas de Cine e Video de Galicia 2024 (Spain)
FECHE – Festival Internacional de Cine de Hellín 2024 (Spain)
Festival de Cortos Ciudad de Alcobendas 2024 / Best Cinematography (Spain)
CineSol Film Festival 2024 (USA)
FIA – Festival Internacional de Animación 2024 (Uruguay)
Mosmos – Mostra Stop Motion de Sagunt 2024 (Spain)
Oriéntate – Festival de Cine y Música de Llanes 2025 (Spain)
SANFICI – Santander Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente 2025 (Colombia)
Ibiza Cinefest 2025 (Spain)
Mostra Internacional de Curtmetratges de Les Corts 2025 (Spain)
Festival La Raíz 2025 (Spain)
FilmFest Dresden 2025 (Germany)
IndieLisboa – International Film Festival 2025 (Portugal)
Open World Animation Festival 2025 (USA)
Blanes – Costa Brava International Film Festival 2025 (Spain)
Certamen de Cortometrajes Decortoán Joven 2025 (Spain)
PSIAF – Palm Springs International Animation Festival & Expo 2025 (USA)
DIVERCINE – International Children’s Film Festival 2025 (Uruguay)
Festival de Animación Comfama 2025 / Special Mention (Colombia)
Festival de Cine Español Emergente (FECICAM) 2025 (Spain)
Festival Internacional de Cine Infantil y Juvenil – Zinetxiki Zinemaldia 2025 (Spain)
Cervino CineMountain 2025 (Italy)
World Festival of Animated Film Varna 2025 (Bulgaria)
Festival de Cine de Madrid FCM-PNR 2025 (Spain)
Baixada Animada 2025 (Brazil)
Festival Ibérico de Cine de Badajoz 2025 (Spain)
Avilés Acción – National Short Film Festival of Avilés 2025 (Spain)
Festival de Cine Estudiantil Fenacies 2025 (Uruguay)
La Sansilvestrale – San Silvestre Film Festival 2025 (Spain)
CineMagic – International Film and Television Festival for Young People 2025 (Ireland)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Navarra 2025 (Spain)

Original title Kapitan
Director Andrei Simkin
Duration 10
Production year 2024
Aspect 16:9
Format Full HD (1080)
Category Short Film
Subcategory Animation
Genre Animation
Nationality Spain
Producer ESCAC Films
Dialogue language No dialogues