Average Happiness
Switzerland, November 2019
FILM,
Animation,
7 min.
- directed by
- Maja Gehrig
- Written by
- Maja Gehrig
- Status
- In distribution
During a PowerPoint presentation, statistical diagrams are breaking free from the strait-jacket of their coordinates. A trip into the sensual world of statistics begins. Pie charts are melting, arrow diagrams twisting, scatter plots, bar graphs and stock market curves join in a collective climax.
credits
- World Premiere
- November 2019
- Original Version
- Without dialogue, colour, DCP, 7 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-7247-0000-4-0000-0000-P
- Production
- Langfilm - Bernard Lang AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Olivier Zobrist
- directed by
- Maja Gehrig
- Written by
- Maja Gehrig
- Cinematography
- Maja Gehrig
- Sound Design
- Peter Bräker
- Music
- Joy Frempong
- Animation
- Maja Gehrig
- Compositing
- Stefan Holaus
- Techniques
- 2D Computer animation
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Miyu Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Lisbon, Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival, Best Experimental Short Film 2021 (Winner)
- Athens, Athens International Film and Video Festival, Short Animation Award 2021 (Winner)
- Baden, Fantoche Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm , Swiss Youth Award 2020 (Winner)
- Ljubljana, International Animation Film Festival Animateka, Jury Grand Prix 2020 (Winner)
- Liberec, International Animation Festival ANIFILM Trebon, Best non-narrative and abstract animation film 2020 (Winner)
- Clermont-Ferrand, Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, Mention Spéciale du Jury (Compétition Lab) 2020 (Winner)
- Saguenay, REGARD - Festival International du Film Court au Saguenay, Mention spéciale — Meilleur film d'animation 2020 (Winner)
-
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Swiss Film Award, Best Animation Film
2020
(Winner)
Maja Gehrig
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Genève, 18e Festival international du film d'animation Animatou
05.10.2023 - 14.10.2023 -
Vienna, Tricky Women Festival 2023
08.03.2023 - 12.03.2023 -
Clermont-Ferrand, 44th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
28.01.2022 - 05.02.2022 -
Winterthur, 25. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
09.11.2021 - 14.11.2021 -
Lisbon, 20th Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival
21.07.2021 - 01.08.2021 -
Barcelona, 23rd Mecal Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Animación de Barcelona
11.03.2021 - 28.03.2021 -
Ljubljana, 17th International Animated Film Festival Animateka
30.11.2020 - 06.12.2020 -
Brest, 35e Festival Européen du Film court (online edition)
10.11.2020 - 15.11.2020 -
Seville, 17° Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo (hybridCorona – online and onsite edition)
06.11.2020 - 14.11.2020 -
St. Petersburg, 30th "Message to Man" International Film Festival St. Petersburg(postponedCorona)
03.11.2020 - 08.11.2020
-
Uppsala, 39th Uppsala International Short Film Festival (hybridCorona – online and onsite edition)
19.10.2020 - 25.10.2020 -
Riga, 7th Riga International Film Festival
15.10.2020 - 25.10.2020 -
Bern, 18. shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival
15.10.2020 - 25.10.2020 -
Sitges, 53. International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia (hybridCorona – online and onsite edition)
08.10.2020 - 18.10.2020 -
Trebon, 11th International Festival of Animated Films ANIFILM Liberec (postponedCorona)
06.10.2020 - 11.10.2020 -
Genève, 15e Festival international du film d'animation Animatou
01.10.2020 - 10.10.2020 -
Québec, 10e Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec (hybridCorona – online and onsite edition)
10.09.2020 - 19.09.2020 -
Baden, Fantoche 18. Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm Baden
01.09.2020 - 06.09.2020 -
Bratislava, 13th Fest Anca International Animation Festival (postponedCorona)
27.08.2020 - 30.08.2020 -
Lisboa, 17th IndieLisboa International Film Festival (postponedCorona - hybrid edition)
25.08.2020 - 05.09.2020 -
Kiev, 49th Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival (postponedCorona - hybrid edition)
22.08.2020 - 30.08.2020 -
Edinburgh, 74th Edinburgh International Film Festival (cancelledCorona - digital alternative)
24.06.2020 - 05.07.2020 -
Annecy, 44e Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy
15.06.2020 - 30.06.2020 -
Krakow, 60th Krakow Film Festival (cancelledCorona - digital alternative)
31.05.2020 - 07.06.2020 -
Vienna, 17. VIS Vienna Shorts Festival (cancelledCorona - digital alternative)
28.05.2020 - 02.06.2020 -
Stuttgart, 27. Internationales Trickfilm-Festival (cancelledCorona - digital alternative)
05.05.2020 - 10.05.2020 -
Saguenay, 24e REGARD - Festival international du court métrage (cancelledCorona - stopped before end)
11.03.2020 - 15.03.2020 -
Wien, Tricky Women Festival (cancelledCorona - stopped before end)
11.03.2020 - 15.03.2020 -
Clermont-Ferrand, 42nd Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
31.01.2020 - 08.02.2020 -
Solothurn, 55. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2020 - 29.01.2020 -
Winterthur, 23. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
05.11.2019 - 10.11.2019 -
Berlin, 35. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin
05.11.2019 - 10.11.2019 -
Leipzig, 62. DOK Leipzig - Internationales Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm
28.10.2019 - 03.11.2019