Swiss animation films promising in Stuttgart and prominent in Annecy with “Max & Co”

25.04.2007

The 14th International Animation Film Festival Stuttgart (April 26 - May 1, 2007) presents nine Swiss animation films. "Le génie de la boîte de raviolis" by Claude Barras and "Jeu" by Georges Schwizgebel will be showing in the international competition and are competing for Stuttgart’s Grand Prix, which is sponsored with 15’000 Euros. "Jeu" will also be screening in the short films competition of the 31st International Animation Film Festival in Annecy (June 11 -16, 2007), while the long Swiss animation film "Max & Co", by the brothers Frédéric and Samuel Guillaume (Saga productions, Lausanne & le studio Cinémagination, Fribourg), will be celebrating its world premier at the official competition for long films and consequently will be the Helvetic event at the Annecy Festival. The film "Max & Co", co produced with France, Belgium and Great Britain, is the first long work of the brothers Guillaume and will compete against eight other films for the "Cristal du long métrage". "The Cleaner" by Dustin Rees, student at the HGK in Lucerne, belongs to the movies presented in the two cities. It will be shown at the Stuttgart competition "Young Animations" and in the Annecy student films competition, where also "Botteoubateau" by Marina Roset will be presented. Additionally, "Not the End" by Clemens Steiger will be presented at both festivals.