Mascha Halberstad

Historia

Mascha Halberstad is a director specialized in narrative animation. She loves stopmotion as a technique the most because it is so honest and transparent. In her work she tries to be as analogue and old school as possible.

Películas

Koning Worst
Director
When Greetje's father Mr. Tuitjes, a butcher, decides to compete against his Italian rival Smakkerelli, their whole usually so quiet village is turned upside down. The enemies have closed the deal that whoever loses the competition organized by the Society or Meat Products from Fresh Pigs must leave town forever. And that threatens not only Mr. Tuitjes' business, but also the love between Greetje and Nol. Suddenly, the annual sausage competition becomes a devilish dilemma: will Greetje choose her father's luck, or her own?
Oink Oink
Editor
Cuando Babs, una niña de 9 años, recibe a un cerdito llamado Oink como regalo por parte de su abuelo, convence a sus padres de quedárselo con la condición de que siga un adiestramiento para cachorros. El cerdito cambiará su vida y la de todos en su familia hasta que las cosas empiezan a complicarse de manera inesperada cuando descubre que sus padres no son la mayor amenaza para Oink.
Oink Oink
Director
Cuando Babs, una niña de 9 años, recibe a un cerdito llamado Oink como regalo por parte de su abuelo, convence a sus padres de quedárselo con la condición de que siga un adiestramiento para cachorros. El cerdito cambiará su vida y la de todos en su familia hasta que las cosas empiezan a complicarse de manera inesperada cuando descubre que sus padres no son la mayor amenaza para Oink.
De Grote Hummimummi Kerstspecial
Director
Christmas is celebrated with the people you love. Right? In De Grote Hummimummi Kerstspecial Hummimummi wants to film a karaoke special, together with his best friend Oessiepoessie, but Oessiepoessie is lovesick and does not want to. They fight and each decide to make their own Christmas show. It ends in a battle, when both of them acquire the help of the best singer of The Netherlands. Will Hummimummi and Oessiepoessie unite before Christmas?
STEAL
Director
Embarazado
Director
Tyn, un tímido estudiante, se lleva el susto de su vida cuando se da cuenta de que está embarazado.
Trailer
Director
A trailer is recorded on the set of a disaster movie that should entice a mass audience. But it turns out the staging and the voice-over, modelled on the American example, don’t go together well for the hero in the doomsday scenario.
Short Plays
Director
Football seen through the eyes of some of the best directors of the world.
Munya in Me
Director
"Munya in Me" is a stop-motion animation about heavy ten-year-old Munya trying to avoid her bullies on her daily trip to the Turkish supermarket, mostly without success. Until one day she realizes that she shouldn't hide. She should show herself.
Micha Wertheim: Voor de Zoveelste Keer
Animation
Stage registration of the fourth comedy special by Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim. A show about anger, repetition, change, and repetition.
Goodbye Mister De Vries
Director
Mister De Vries (93) sits at his window awaiting his death. Until one cold winter day he is surprised by the arrival of a parcel. When he subsequently sees a pigeon flying off he knows that this is no ordinary message. His time has come. Mister De Vries momentarily hesitates to open it. When he chances it, he finds his old Frisian skates. There’s only one thing to be done.
Micha Wertheim: Voor Gevorderden
Animation
Stage registration of the second comedy special by the Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim. This performance takes place in a dream, a dream in which Micha Wertheim shares all kinds of confessions, for example about how he manages to cope with the knowledge that he is probably not a real genius.
Fox and Hare Save the Forest
Director
One day, Fox and Hare find that Owl has disappeared. Together with their friends, they search the forest to find him, but instead they discover a big lake that was not there before. Could the sudden appearance of the lake have anything to do with Owl’s disappearance? They must go and find Owl, who is somewhere out there on the rapidly rising water... It is the start of an exciting and fun adventure.