The Smortlybacks
Switzerland / China, April 2013
FILM,
Animation,
6 min.
- directed by
- Ted Sieger, Wouter Dierickx
- Written by
- Ted Sieger, Wouter Dierickx
- Status
- In distribution
On a tabletop mountain a mahout and his strange herd make a surprising and never-ending journey.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2013
- Original Version
- Without dialogue, colour, DCP, 6 min.
- Production
- Ted Sieger, Sophie Animation, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Ted Sieger, Catherine Ann Berger
- directed by
- Ted Sieger, Wouter Dierickx
- Written by
- Ted Sieger, Wouter Dierickx
- Re-Recording Mix
- Tilo Busch
- Music
- Christoph Utzinger
- Animation
- Wouter Dierickx
- 3D Animation
- Ted Sieger
- Techniques
- 3D Computer animation
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Ted Sieger
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Schattenkabinett GmbH Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Sassuolo, Yasujiro Ozu International Short Film Festival, "Ozu Kidz 6-10" Award 2014 (Winner)
- Holland Animation Film Festival, HAFF Junior Audience Award 2014 (Winner)
- Vila do Conde, Festival internacional de cinema CURTAS, Honorable Mention (M/3) of the Curtinhas Competition 2013 (Winner)
- Berner Filmförderung, Publikumspreis Bester Kurzfilm 2013 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Seoul, 11th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF)
03.09.2019 - 08.09.2019 -
Bogota, 14th Bogota Short Film Festival
06.12.2016 - 13.12.2016 -
Saint-Quentin, 33e Festival international de Cinéma Jeune Public Saint-Quentin
17.04.2015 - 24.04.2015 -
Madison, Wisconsin Film Festival
09.04.2015 - 16.04.2015 -
Ljubljana, 11th International Animation Film Festival Animateka
08.12.2014 - 14.12.2014 -
Leuven, 20th Leuven Kort
28.11.2014 - 06.12.2014 -
Amiens, 34e Festival International du Film d'Amiens
14.11.2014 - 22.11.2014 -
Brest, 29e Festival Européen du Film court de Brest
11.11.2014 - 16.11.2014 -
Sassuolo, 22nd Yasujiro Ozu International Short Film Festival
07.11.2014 - 17.11.2014 -
Badalona, 40th Filmets Badalona Film Festival
17.10.2014 - 26.10.2014
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7th Heart of Gold International Film Festival
09.10.2014 - 12.10.2014 -
London, BFI London Film Festival
08.10.2014 - 19.10.2014 -
11th Sedicicorto International Film Festival Forli
03.10.2014 - 11.10.2014 -
6th Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF)
25.09.2014 - 29.09.2014 -
Film Festival della Lessinia
23.08.2014 - 31.08.2014 -
Melbourne, 14th Melbourne International Animation Festival
19.06.2014 - 29.06.2014 -
Zilina, 7th Fest Anca International Animation Festival
18.06.2014 - 22.06.2014 -
Tokyo, 16th Short Shorts Film Festival and Asia Tokyo
01.06.2014 - 15.06.2014 -
Saint-Quentin, 32e Festival international de Cinéma Jeune Public Saint-Quentin
11.04.2014 - 18.04.2014 -
Aspen, 23rd Aspen Shortsfest
08.04.2014 - 13.04.2014 -
17th Holland Animation Film Festival
19.03.2014 - 23.03.2014 -
New York, New York International Children's Film Festival
07.03.2014 - 30.03.2014 -
Lleida, 18th Mostra internacional de cinema d'animacio de Catalunya
20.02.2014 - 23.02.2014 -
Clermont-Ferrand, 36e Festival international du court métrage
31.01.2014 - 08.02.2014 -
Solothurn, 49. Solothurner Filmtage
23.01.2014 - 30.01.2014 -
Sydney, 23rd Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
10.01.2014 - 19.01.2014 -
Bellinzona, 26. Castellinaria Festival internazionale del cinema giovane Bellinzona
16.11.2013 - 23.11.2013 -
Berlin, 29. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin
12.11.2013 - 17.11.2013 -
20th Bradford Animation Festival
12.11.2013 - 16.11.2013 -
Leipzig, 56. Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm
28.10.2013 - 03.11.2013 -
Uppsala, 32nd Uppsala International Short Film Festival
21.10.2013 - 27.10.2013 -
Berner Filmförderung
17.10.2013 - 20.10.2013 -
Ottawa, 37th Ottawa International Animation Festival
18.09.2013 - 22.09.2013 -
Bristol, 19th Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
17.09.2013 - 22.09.2013 -
Baden, Fantoche 11. Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm Baden
03.09.2013 - 08.09.2013 -
Odense, 28th Odense International Film Festival
26.08.2013 - 31.08.2013 -
Montréal, 37e Festival des films du monde Montréal
22.08.2013 - 02.09.2013 -
Vila do Conde, 21st Curtas Vila do Conde
06.07.2013 - 14.07.2013 -
Stuttgart, 20. Internationales Trickfilm-Festival
23.04.2013 - 28.04.2013