Traveller (2012 film)

Iran, Netherlands film

Traveller

Directed by| Sam Chegini
Produced by| Sam Chegini
Edited by| Sam Chegini

Production
company

Sam Pictures Productions

Running time

| 3 minutes 30 seconds
Countries| Iran, Netherlands
Language| English

"Traveller" was recorded for Linde Nijland's album, A Musical Journey, in 2010. The story of the video is based on her lyrics, which portrait a traveller who asks herself questions along the road.[1] Symbolically, the questions are about the meaning of life. The video is intended to convey the astral sense of the song. A 2D computer animation with watercolour paintings were designated for the background, to carry over the softness and pureness of Nijland's voice and music into the video.[2]

## No. 1 Frisian Charts

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On March 16, 2013, Traveller was voted No.1 by the viewers in the Klipkar+ TV Programme, Frisland, the Netherlands.[3]

## PBS

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On May 22, 2014, Traveller was voted the best short of the week on REEL13 programme, WNET, PBS.[4]

## Screening

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* International Noordfolk Festival – August 25, 2012 – Veenhuizen, Netherlands[5]
* Aria Gallery – September 9, 2012 – Tehran, Iran
* Kinofest Digital Films Festival – October 26, 2012 – Bucharest, Romania
* Mowlana theatre, November 14, 2012 – Qazvin, Iran[6]
* Libélula International Animation Festival, Lloret de Mar, Spain, November 22, 2012[7]
* Dishman Art Museum, Texas, February 22, 2013[8]
* Los Angeles – CinemaRtini – March 21, 2013[9]
* Toronto Music Video Festival, March 22, 2013 – Toronto, Canada
* Roxy bar and Screen, April 7, 2013 – London, UK[10]
* Lethbridge Alberta Motion Picture Showcase (LAMPS), April 11, 2013 – Alberta, Canada
* 2nd Free State Film Festival, April 26–28, 2013 – Lawrence, Kansas, United States[11]
* Norman Music Festival Music Video Picks, April 27, 2013 – Norman, Oklahoma, United States
* cIneMAGINE 2013 – May 24, 2013 – Lethbridge, Alberta [12]
* BAYMN FEST 2013 – June 1, 2013 – San Francisco, California, USA [13]
* Sprockets Music Video Festival 2013 – June 15, 2013 – Athens, Georgia, USA [14]
* The Co-operative International Film Festival – July 2013 – Bradford, UK [15]
* Walthamstow International Film Festival – July 14, 2013 – London, UK
* Portobello International Film Festival – August 30, 2013 – London, UK [16]
* Auburn International Film Festival for Children and Young Adults – September 19, 2013 – Sydney, Australia [17]
* Iranian Film Festival San Francisco – September 29, 2013 – San Francisco, California, USA [18]
* Indiana Short Film Festival – October 12, 2013 – Danville, Indiana, USA [19]
* Yerevan, Armenia – Yerevan Animation Festival – October 2013
* Sydney, Australia – Short Soup International Film Festival – January 19, 2014
* Qazvin, Iran – Qazvin Art Center – March 8, 2014

## Awards

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* The Royal Reel Award – Canada International Film Festival (2013)[20]
* 1st Place – 9th Annual MY HERO International Film Festival in Music Video Category (2013) [21]
* 2nd Place – The 6th Annual Boomtown Film and Music Festival in Experimental/Music Video Category (2013)[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Linde Nijland – Traveller (2012 Video & Lyrics)". Onlylyrics.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
2. ^ "Protoclip 2012– 8ème Edition : "Traveller" de Linde Nijland réalisé par Sam Chegini". Protoclip.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
3. ^ Klipkar+ March 16, 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV0NPCxruyg
4. ^ "Traveller | Shorts | Reel 13 | THIRTEEN".
5. ^ "Bluesman Pesqué verovert harten folkliefhebbers". Folkforum.nl. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
6. ^ "Artna-Iranian Art News Agency". artna.ir. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
7. ^ "Libelula International Animation Festival Website". Libelula International Animation Festival Website. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
8. ^ a b "BN DeStem". bndestem.nl. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
9. ^ "CinemaRtini". cinemartini.com. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
10. ^ "Roxy bar and screen official website". Roxy bar and screen. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
11. ^ "Traveller on Free State Film Festival Website". Free State Film Festival.(subscription required)
12. ^ Cinemagine 2013, http://www.cinemagine.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=59&Itemid=205&lang=fr
13. ^ Baymn Fest, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2013-08-13.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
14. ^ "Sprockets 2013 Music Video Festival Lineup". IMVDb. 15 June 2013.
15. ^ Co-operative Film Festival 2013 Films, http://www.co-operative.coop/filmfestival/About-the-Festival/This-years-films/
16. ^ Portobello International Film Festival website, http://www.portobellofilmfestival.com/2013/aug30-pop.html
17. ^ Auburn Film Festival website, http://cinewest.org/welcome/?page_id=325
18. ^ Iranian Film Festival San Francisco Website, "Films". Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
19. ^ Indiana Short Film Festival website,"Indiana Short Film Festival | Series C". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
20. ^ "2013 CIFF Award Winners and Official Selections". canadafilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
21. ^ "MY HERO website". myhero.com/. Retrieved 2013-11-28.

## External links

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* Linde Nijland's official website
* Traveller official website
* Traveller official music video