An animated film to explain the "sack" of the energy

by Eleonora Anello



Music and cartoons to raise awareness among children to environmental issues. “Il sacco dell’energia” ("The sack of energy") is the title of the new animated film produced by Paneberco & C, little laboratory of multimedia products in Ravenna, and sponsored by the Regione Emilia Romagna. An ecological fable that tells of renewable and energy saving with, on the background, a subtle critique of consumerism.

The tale takes place in the 80s from Daniel Panebarco’s pencil, with the scientific advice of Enzo Tiezzi, Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Siena. Unpublished for more than two decades, today the comic becomes a cartoon told in an ironic, yet poetic, using simple language and colourful graphics at times. The characters are distinguished by small and lively eyes. The plot, a fanciful version of “L’apprendista stregone” (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) tells the people of Wise Masters, with the hobby of creating the perfect universes and whose hat is halfway between that of David the Dwarf, on the form, and antenna of the Snorky, for the movements.

The video will be distributed on DVD made in two languages (Italian and English).
Will also develop a version in the shape of concert-show, which will be included as part of reviews theatre dedicated to children by the Orchestra Città di Ravenna Association. This event provides the narration by an actor in parallel to the projection of images and performance, by musicians instrumentalist, of the soundtrack, specially composed for the opera by Luciano Titi.
"The sack of energy", in the projects of its designers, will also become an animated film for television: it is studying the serial version of the board, consisting of 12 episodes of 20 minutes each.

Finally - as the cartoon, fun and powerful tool of communication, affects directly and has the ability to attract attention and capture the children, but is often superficial in terms of educational effectiveness- a website rich of contents is developing: from didactic cards to interactive games, useful both before and after watching the cartoon, designed to involve teachers and parents.

"The sack of energy" is currently a work-in-progress: to know how it will end is possible to connect to the site www.saccoenergia.it where from April 20th, 2010, will be available the full version. In the meantime we can "be content” with the trailer.