SYNOPSIS A look upon Romania's tattered society during the communist era from the viewpoint of a little girl. TEAM REALIZATION: Astrid Rieger SOUND DESIGN: Bernd Thiele VOICES: Lena Sperlin, Severina Raica, Cindy Konietzko, Dan Olteanu, Bernd Thiele, Astrid Rieger AWARDS 2nd prize at "Deutscher Jugendvideopreis" 2005 JURY'S STATEMENT Deutscher Jugendvideopreis 2005 - 2nd prize "Scarlet" is a cartoon, that deals with a topic that is rather unusual for its genre: one experiences Romania's tattered society in the socialist era from the viewpoint of a child. The eight-year old girl is being dogged by bad luck: first she gets punished at school, then, due to scarlet fever she is under quarantine at a hospital for days and at last she gets diddled by tricksters at the front door. Astrid Rieger convinces with the right timing and the right kind of style. The characters win over with their gesture, their facial expression and their lightness. The situation in Romania is adequately transported by the plain and clear camera angles. FESTIVAL PARTICIPATION go-east Festival Wiesbaden 2003, 5 Tage 5 Kinos Frankfurt 2003, Cellu l'art Jena, Junge Filmszene Wiesbaden, 21st video/film tage Gera, Bundesfestival Video, Film und Multimedia Nürnberg, Malescorto 2003, AnToni Fest Berlin Weissensee, Tromanale Berlin