Ostrich

Ostrich

Marie Kenov

CH
2025
Animation film
9’
OmeU
Films for Kids and Young Adults

After seeing pictures on social media, a sparrow decides it wants to look like an ostrich. It trains relentlessly and sets about reshaping its body – until it realises this ideal is simply out of reach. Eventually, it learns to appreciate what its own body has to offer. Humorous, sharp and colourful, the film takes a playful swipe at the tyranny of beauty standards and celebrates individuality and diversity.


Awards for »Ostrich«
Best Debut – Tofuzi International Animated Film Festival 2025
Best Swiss Short – Lugano Animation Days 2025
Special Mention – Festival Cinéma Jeune Public 2025

Director / Script / Editing

Marie Kenov

Animation

Fela Bellotto, Marco Ellensohn, Marie Kenov, Corinna Pugneth, Martine Ulmer

Sound Design

Noisy Neighbours, Loïc Kreyden, Etienne Kompis

Music

Noisy Neighbours, Loïc Kreyden, Etienne Kompis

Production

Joder von Rotz – YK Animation Studio

Co-production

SRF – Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen

Contact

YK Animation Studio

Portrait von Marie Kenov

Marie Kenov

Marie Kenov, 1990 in Basel geboren, lebt und arbeitet in Luzern in den Bereichen Grafik, Illustration und Animation. 2016 schloss sie ihren Bachelor in Plakatdesign und visueller Kommunikation an der Nationalen Kunstakademie in Sofia ab, 2020 folgte ein zweiter Bachelor in Animation an der Hochschule Luzern. Ihr Abschlussfilm Sweet Nothing (Co-Regie mit Joana Fischer) lief weltweit auf Festivals, u. a. Annecy, Palm Springs ShortFest und Sundance.


Filme von Marie Kenov
Sweet Nothing 2021 (Co-Regie)