The Car That Came Back From the Sea

credits

World Premiere

November 2023

Original Version

English, Polish (english subtitles),  colour and b/w, DCP, 11 min.

ISAN

0000-0004-B6BA-0000-N-0000-0000-5

Production

Jadwiga Kowalska - Animation & Illustration, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen

Producer

Jadwiga Kowalska

directed by

Jadwiga Kowalska

Written by

Jadwiga Kowalska

Cinemato­graphy

Ralph Kühne

Editing

Fee Liechti

Sound Design

Thomas Gassmann, Kilian Vilim

Music

Christian Aregger, Roland Bucher

3D Animation

Jadwiga Kowalska, Jérémie Dupraz, Laure Clemansaud

Special Effects

Jérémie Dupraz

Techniques

3D Computer animation

Cast

Wojciech Mardyła as Leszek (Voice Over)
Marek Błęndowski as Leszek (Young)

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales

Miyu Distribution

Festival Distribution

Miyu Distribution

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland

Jadwiga Kowalska - Animation & Illustration Distribution

Awards

(a selection)

• Annecy, Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy, Prix France TV pour un court métrage 2024 (Winner)
• Annecy, Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy, Prix du jury courts métrages 2024 (Winner)
• Palm Springs, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Best Animated Short Winner 2024 (Winner)
• Baden, Fantoche Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm , Special Mention (Youth Jury) 2024 (Winner)
• Ottawa, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Hélène Tanguay Award for Humor 2024 (Winner)
• Genève, Animatou Festival international du film d'animation - Genève, The SSA / Suissimage Jury Prize for the Swiss Competition 2024 (Winner)
• Zürich, Swiss Film Award, Best Animated Film 2024 (Nomination)

Festivals

(a selection)

• Brest, 39e Festival Européen du Film court
  12.11.2024 - 17.11.2024
• Tallinn, PÖFF Shorts Festival 2024
  08.11.2024 - 20.11.2024
• Berlin, 40. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin
  05.11.2024 - 10.11.2024
• Leeds, 38th Leeds International Film Festival
  01.11.2024 - 17.11.2024
• Leipzig, 67. DOK Leipzig - Internationales Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm
  28.10.2024 - 03.11.2024
• Bucheon, 26th Bucheon International Animation Festival
  25.10.2024 - 29.10.2024
• Genève, 19e Festival international du film d'animation Animatou
  03.10.2024 - 12.10.2024
• Ottawa, 48th Ottawa International Animation Festival
  25.09.2024 - 29.09.2024
• Baden, Fantoche 22. Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm Baden
  03.09.2024 - 08.09.2024
• Palm Springs, 30th Palm Springs International ShortFest
  18.06.2024 - 24.06.2024

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