Au revoir Balthazar
Switzerland, May 2016
FILM,
Animation,
9 min.
- directed by
- Rafael Sommerhalder
- Written by
- Rafael Sommerhalder
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- aurevoirbalthazar.com
The scarecrow Balthazar hears something enticing in the seashell. A sound so wonderful that he is ready to leave everything behind.
credits
- World Premiere
- May 2016
- Original Version
- Without dialogue, colour, DCP, 9 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-1C7D-0000-E-0000-0000-W
- Production
- freihändler Filmproduktion GmbH
- Producer
- Stella Händler, Claudia Frei
- directed by
- Rafael Sommerhalder
- Written by
- Rafael Sommerhalder
- Cinematography
- Rafael Sommerhalder
- Editing
- Rafael Sommerhalder, Rosa Albrecht, Marina Rosset
- Sound Design
- Zhe Wu
- Re-Recording Mix
- Zhe Wu
- Music
- Hansueli Tischhauser, Tobias Preisig
- Animation
- Rafael Sommerhalder
- Production Design
- Zita Bernet, Rafael Sommerhalder
- Lighting Design
- André Pinkus
- Techniques
- Stop Motion, Cutout animation
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- freihändler Filmproduktion GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Cineworx GmbH Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Transilvania Shorts (International Short Film Festival), Best Animation 2017 (Winner)
- Shorts México: Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes México, Best Film Award (International Animation Competition) 2017 (Winner)
- Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage, Prix du Public SSA/Suissimage - 2e Prix 2017 (Winner)
- Tallinn, Animation Film Festival Animated Dreams, Silver Prize (Shut Up! Competition) 2016 (Winner)
- Baden, Fantoche, Special Mention (Swiss Competition) 2016 (Winner)
- Krakow, International Film Festival Etudia, Honourable Mention 2016 (Winner)
- Genève, Animatou Festival international du film d'animation - Genève, Prix du Public 2016 (Winner)
- Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Animation Film 2017 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Seoul, 16th Korea Independent Animation Film Festival
17.09.2020 - 22.09.2020 -
Seville, 15° Sevilla Festival de Cine Europeo
09.11.2018 - 17.11.2018 -
Montréal, 36e Festival International du Film sur l'Art (FIFA)
08.03.2018 - 18.03.2018 -
Angers, 30e Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers
12.01.2018 - 21.01.2018 -
Espinho, 41st Festival internacional de cinema de animação
06.11.2017 - 12.11.2017 -
Leeds, 31st Leeds International Film Festival
02.11.2017 - 16.11.2017 -
The Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival
27.10.2017 - 07.11.2017 -
Bern, 15. shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival
18.10.2017 - 29.10.2017 -
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec
13.09.2017 - 23.09.2017 -
Varna, 13th World Festival of Animated Film Varna
13.09.2017 - 17.09.2017
-
12th Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de México
06.09.2017 - 13.09.2017 -
Guanajuato, 20th Guanajuato International Film Festival
21.07.2017 - 30.07.2017 -
Seoul, 21st International Cartoon & Animation Festival SICAF
05.07.2017 - 09.07.2017 -
Žilina, 10th Fest Anca International Animation Festival
29.06.2017 - 02.07.2017 -
Bucharest, 11th NexT International Short and Medium Length Film Festival
22.06.2017 - 26.06.2017 -
Palm Springs, 23rd Palm Springs International ShortFest
20.06.2017 - 26.06.2017 -
Utrecht / Amsterdam, 20th Holland Animation Film Festival
22.03.2017 - 26.03.2017 -
Athens, Animfest Athens International Animation Festival
16.03.2017 - 22.03.2017 -
Lisbon, 16th Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival
16.03.2017 - 26.03.2017 -
Transilvania Shorts (International Short Film Festival)
15.03.2017 - 18.03.2017 -
Barcelona, 19th Mecal Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Animación de Barcelona
09.03.2017 - 02.04.2017 -
Teheran, Tehran International Animation Festival
05.03.2017 - 09.03.2017 -
Dublin, Dublin International Film Festival
16.02.2017 - 26.02.2017 -
Saarbrücken, 38. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken
23.01.2017 - 29.01.2017 -
Solothurn, 52. Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2017 - 26.01.2017 -
Bogota, 14th Bogota Short Film Festival
06.12.2016 - 13.12.2016 -
Ljubljana, 13th International Animated Film Festival Animateka
05.12.2016 - 11.12.2016 -
London N7 9LF, 13th London International Animation Film Festival
02.12.2016 - 11.12.2016 -
Krakow, International Film Festival Etudia
22.11.2016 - 27.11.2016 -
Mar del Plata, 31° Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata
18.11.2016 - 27.11.2016 -
Tallinn, 18th Animation Film Festival Animated Dreams
16.11.2016 - 20.11.2016 -
11es Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma d'Animation
14.11.2016 - 22.11.2016 -
International Izmir Short Film Festival
01.11.2016 - 06.11.2016 -
KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival
25.10.2016 - 30.10.2016 -
Rio de Janeiro, 24° Festival Internacional de Animação do Brasil Anima Mundi
25.10.2016 - 30.10.2016 -
International Animated Film Festival Banjaluka
23.10.2016 - 28.10.2016 -
16e Festival du court métrage de Nice
14.10.2016 - 21.10.2016 -
Genève, 11e Festival international du film d'animation Animatou
06.10.2016 - 14.10.2016 -
Montreal, 45e Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal
05.10.2016 - 16.10.2016 -
Belgrad, 13th European Animated Film Festival Balkanima
04.10.2016 - 08.10.2016 -
Baden, Fantoche 14. Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm Baden
06.09.2016 - 11.09.2016 -
20th Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
01.09.2016 - 08.09.2016 -
Hiroshima, 16th Hiroshima International Animation Festival
18.08.2016 - 22.08.2016