The Lonely Orbit
Switzerland, July 2019
FILM,
Animation,
10 min.
- directed by
- Frederic Siegel, Benjamin Morard
- Written by
- Frederic Siegel
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.teamtumult.ch/lonely-orbit
Leaving for his dream job, a satellite technician keeps solitude at bay by constantly texting with his old friends. After neglecting his duties a satellite leaves its orbit which causes the world's network to collapse.
credits
- World Premiere
- July 2019
- Original Version
- English, colour, DCP, 10 min.
- ISAN
- 0000000489C20000Y000000009
- Production
- Team Tumult, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Marwan Abdalla Eissa
- directed by
- Frederic Siegel, Benjamin Morard
- Written by
- Frederic Siegel
- Sound Design
- Thomas Gassmann, Kilian Vilim
- Music
- Luc Gut
- Animation
- Justine Klaiber, Nina Christen
- Characters By
- Nina Christen, Justine Klaiber, Frederic Siegel, Benjamin Morard
- Techniques
- 2D Computer animation, Drawn animation
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Bonobostudio
Awards
(a selection)
- Sitges, Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantastic de Catalunya, Award for Best Animated Short Film 2019 (Winner)
- Baden, Fantoche, Fantastic Swiss 2019 (Winner)
- Baden, Fantoche, Swiss Youth Award 2019 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
16e Rencontres du film court de Madagascar
19.11.2021 - 27.11.2021 -
Kaohsiung, 21st Kaohsiung Film Festival
15.10.2021 - 31.10.2021 -
Tokyo, Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2021 (TAAF)
12.03.2021 - 15.03.2021 -
Leuven, 26th Leuven International Short Film Festival (cancelledCorona - online edition)
05.12.2020 - 12.12.2020 -
Sapporo, 15th Sapporo Short Fest
13.10.2020 - 18.10.2020 -
Delémont, 12e Festival Delémont-Hollywood Sélection suisse pour l'oscar du meilleur film étranger
01.10.2020 - 31.10.2020 -
Seoul, 16th Korea Independent Animation Film Festival
17.09.2020 - 22.09.2020 -
Varna, 16h World Festival of Animated Film Varna
15.09.2020 - 22.09.2020 -
Kiev, 49th Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival (postponedCorona - hybrid edition)
22.08.2020 - 30.08.2020 -
Solothurn, 55. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2020 - 29.01.2020
-
Taipei, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2019
08.11.2019 - 24.11.2019 -
Genève, 14e Festival international du film d'animation Animatou
04.10.2019 - 12.10.2019 -
Bucharest, 14th Anim’est International Animation Film Festival
04.10.2019 - 13.10.2019 -
Milan, 24th Milano Film Festival
04.10.2019 - 10.10.2019 -
Sitges, 52. International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
03.10.2019 - 13.10.2019 -
Bristol, 25th Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
24.09.2019 - 29.09.2019 -
Baden, Fantoche 17. Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm Baden
03.09.2019 - 08.09.2019 -
Guanajuato, 22nd Guanajuato International Film Festival
19.07.2019 - 28.07.2019 -
Rio de Janeiro, 27° Anima Mundi - International Animation Festival of Brazil
17.07.2019 - 21.07.2019 -
Neuchâtel, 19th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
05.07.2019 - 13.07.2019