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Winner of Best Animated Short film at Hodu International Film Festival in India

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Glenna Burmer’s Nana korobi, Ya oki, won the award for Best Animated Short at the Hodu International Film Festival in India. The film follows a young Japanese girl who overcomes seven trials to save an orphan during a snowstorm.

The animated short includes an original score composed by Glenna Burmer that features woodwinds and strings. The music was recorded by Dynamedion in Germany. The film was created and produced by Glenna Burmer with assistance from artistic director Gaby Breiter of Deep Sky Studios in Portland, Oregon.

This is the 8th festival in which Nana korobi has won the Best Animated Short Film Award category. The film has taken top honors in festivals in the U.S., Canada and India, and was chosen for inclusion in festivals hosted in Europe and Japan.

The film will not be released to the public until this fall but a 2-minute preview of Nana korobi, Ya oki has been posted on Vimeo.

Nana korobi, Ya oki uses a dreamy animation style that reflects sumi-e art, a Japanese artistic style which employs black ink and distinctive brush strokes. The style was chosen as a tribute to Burmer’s mother, who was a sumi-e artist.

One-Reeler selects Nana korobi short film for Award of Excellence

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One-Reeler Short Film Competition selected Glenna Burmer’s Nana korobi, Ya oki for an Award of Excellence.

One-Reeler, an international film competition, recognizes and promotes films shorter than 12 minutes in 12 key categories. Based in Los Angeles, the competition is held twice a year.  Its focus is to introduce new films that emphasize original, concise and insightful storytelling. 

That sums up Nana korobi, which tells the tale of a young girl in Hokkaido who overcomes seven trials to save an orphan during a snowstorm. The short film was created and produced by Glenna Burmer with assistance from artistic director Gaby Breiter of Deep Sky Studios in Portland, Oregon. The original music featuring woodwinds and strings was composed by Glenna Burmer and recorded by Dynamedion in Germany.

This year, Burmer’s film has been recognized at film festivals in the U.S., Canada, India and Japan, receiving awards for best animation, best female composer and outstanding achievement.

Nana korobi, Ya oki uses a dreamy animation style that reflects sumi-e art, a Japanese artistic style which employs black ink and distinctive brush strokes. The style was chosen as a tribute to Burmer’s mother, who was a sumi-e artist.

Burmer film wins Sentinal International Film Award for Best Animated Short

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Officials with the Sentinal International Film Awards in India selected Nana korobi, Ya oki as a winner in the category of Best Animated Short Film.

The film tells the story of a girl in Japan who overcomes seven trials to save an orphan during a snowstorm. It was created and produced by Glenna Burmer with assistance from artistic director Gaby Breiter of Deep Sky Studios in Portland, Oregon. The original music, composed by Glenna Burmer and recorded by Dynamedion in Germany, features woodwinds and strings.

This spring and summer, Burmer’s film has been recognized at film festivals in the U.S., Canada, Japan and India, receiving awards for best animation, best female composer and outstanding achievement. The film was also screened in London and Tokyo, and Burmer received the Seattle Filmmaker Award from the Seattle Film Festival.

Nana korobi, Ya oki uses a dreamy animation style that reflects sumi-e art, a Japanese artistic style which employs black ink and distinctive brush strokes. The style was chosen as a tribute to Burmer’s mother, who was a sumi-e artist.

Toronto International Women Film Festival selects Burmer animated video for two honors

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Nana korobi, Ya oki , an animated short video with original music by Glenna Burmer, just won two awards today (April 7) from the Toronto International Women Film Festival – Best Animation and Best Female Composer.

These awards are added to the Outstanding Achievement Award for Animated Short that Burmer won in March from IndieX Film Festival.

Toronto International Women Film Festival focuses on female-driven stories, independent female directors, composers and other film artists. The festival selects films created from artists from around the world, focusing on those who advance the conversation about women and film. Those who are selected for the monthly competition, such as Burmer, are considered for the annual festival event.

Nana korobi, Ya oki, or Seven Falls, tells the story of a young girl in Hokkaido who overcomes seven trials to save an orphan during a snowstorm. The film’s title is from a Japanese proverb which says:  “Seven times you may fall, but get up the eighth.”

This short video was created and produced by Glenna Burmer with assistance from artistic director Gaby Breiter of Deep Sky Studios in Portland, Oregon. The original music featuring woodwinds and strings was composed by Glenna Burmer and recorded by Dynamedion in Germany.

The dreamy animation style reflects sumi-e art, a Japanese artistic style that employs black ink and distinctive brush strokes. The style was chosen as a tribute to Burmer’s mother, who was a sumi-e artist. The animated video will be released later this year.

Glenna Burmer is a composer and artist who produces live concerts, music and dance programs that feature original music, choreography and video. As president of Burmer Music LLC for the past decade, she has produced six contemporary classical music CDs or music compilations, including three concerts at Benaroya Hall in Seattle and a ballet at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash.

Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, her productions have won several awards, including the 2014 Independent Music Vox Populi Award for both the best contemporary classical album and best instrumental (Celebrate World Music!).

Animated short feature is newest release from Burmer Music

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With concert halls and recording studios shuttered for the past year because of the pandemic, musicians have had to find creative ways to stay productive.

At Burmer Music, owner Glenna Burmer began collaborating in a new artistic medium, merging her original compositions with video animation. The result is Nana korobi, Ya oki, a story about a young girl in Hokkaido who overcomes seven trials to save an orphan during a snowstorm. The film’s title is from a well-known Japanese proverb which says:  “Seven times you may fall, but get up the eighth.”

This short video was created and produced by Glenna Burmer with assistance from artistic director Gaby Breiter of Deep Sky Studios in Portland, Oregon. The original music featuring woodwinds and strings was composed by Glenna Burmer and recorded by Dynamedion in Germany.

The dreamy animation style reflects sumi-e art, a Japanese artistic style that employs black ink and distinctive brush strokes. The style was chosen as a tribute to Burmer’s mother, who was a sumi-e artist. The animated video will be released later this year.

Glenna Burmer is a composer and artist who produces live concerts, music and dance programs that feature original music, choreography and video. As president of Burmer Music LLC for the past decade, she has produced six contemporary classical music CDs or music compilations, including three concerts at Benaroya Hall in Seattle and a ballet at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, Wash.

Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, her productions have won several awards, including the 2014 Independent Music Vox Populi Award for both the best contemporary classical album and the best instrumental for Celebrate World Music!