The Lost Town Of Switez
Poland / Switzerland / France / Canada / Denmark, January 2011
FILM,
Animation,
20 min.
- directed by
- Kamil Polak
- Written by
- Kamil Polak
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.switez.com
Un homme voyage de nuit dans une carriole. Le cocher fouette les chevaux. Un orage éclate. L’obscurité est parcourue de lumières bizarres. Soudain, les chevaux se cabrent: une femme, au milieu du chemin, qui disparaît aussitôt. L’homme prend peur, la carriole se disloque, des cavaliers tirent vers la forêt avec des flèches enflammées. L’homme court à en perdre haleine. Il tombe dans un profond lac et dans le temps passé.
Una fiaba apocalittica sulla distruzione e i miracoli, sull'eterna lotta tra il bene e il male, sulla fede e la speranza. Un viaggiatore del 19 secolo si trova per incantesimo tre secoli indietro e rivive le ultime ore della città di Switez prima che venga sommersa tottalmente dalle acque.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2011
- Original Version
- Without dialogue, colour, 35mm, 20 min.
- Production
- Human Ark, Se-ma-for Studios, Archangel Film Group, Denis Friedman Production, National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Office national du film du Canada (ONF), Partyflex System
- Producer
- Stanislaw Dziedzic, Rene Chenier, Franc Malmin, Neil Mundy, Kamil Polak, Eliza Dczkowiska, Luc Toutounghi
- directed by
- Kamil Polak
- Written by
- Kamil Polak
- Editing
- Kamil Polak, Jacek Roksz, Alexei Panfilov
- Sound Design
- Luigi Allemano
- Re-Recording Mix
- Luc Leger
- Music
- Irina Bogdanovich
- Animation
- Wojtec Wawszczyk, Dawid Brunio, Wojtek Jakubowski
- 3D Animation
- Kacper Czyczylo, Piotr Golabek, Roberto Bianchi
- Compositing
- Agata Waclawiak, Marek Madej, Alexei Panifvov
- Production Design
- Piotr Dumala, Marian Kielbaszczak, Carlo Volpati
- Techniques
- Cutout animation, 2D/3D Computer animation, Mixed technique, Drawn animation
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Archangel Film Group Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- St. Petersburg, Message to Man International Film Festival, Best Animated Film Award 2011 (Winner)
- Palm Springs, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Best Animation Short Award 2011 (Winner)
- Annecy, Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy, Prix «Jean-Luc Xiberras» de la première oeuvre 2011 (Winner)
- Cartoons on the Bay, Pulcinella Awards, Int. Television and Cross-Media Animation Festival, Portofin, Pulcinella Award Best Short Film 2011 (Winner)
- Cracow, Krakow Film Festival, Silver Hobby-Horse of the Best Animated Film (National Competition) 2011 (Winner)
- Sichuan, Sichuan TV Festival, Best Visual Effects 2011 (Winner)
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Premio al Mejor Cortometraje 2011 (Winner)
- Varna, World Festival of Animated Film Varna, Union of Bulgarian Film Makers’ Award 2011 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
21e Festival International Séquence court métrage
16.11.2012 - 02.12.2012 -
Rio de Janeiro, 20° Festival Internacional de Animação do Brasil Anima Mundi
13.07.2012 - 22.07.2012 -
Sardinia, 7th International Short Film Award
25.06.2012 - 30.06.2012 -
Lisbon, 11th Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival
19.03.2012 - 25.03.2012 -
Nijmegen, 4th Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
14.03.2012 - 18.03.2012 -
Porto, 32nd Fantasporto Oporto International Film Festival
20.02.2012 - 04.03.2012 -
Brussels, 31e ANIMA Festival du dessin animé et du film d'animation
17.02.2012 - 26.02.2012 -
6th Athens International Short Film Festival Psarokokalo
13.02.2012 - 20.02.2012 -
Trieste, 23rd Trieste Film Festival
19.01.2012 - 25.01.2012 -
10. Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Almeria
05.12.2011 - 09.12.2011
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Istanbul, 23rd Istanbul International Short Film Festival
23.11.2011 - 30.11.2011 -
Istanbul Animation Festival
22.11.2011 - 27.11.2011 -
18th International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima
18.11.2011 - 24.11.2011 -
18es Rencontres de courts métrages Cabrières d'Avignon
17.11.2011 - 20.11.2011 -
Tallinn, 13th Animation Film Festival Animated Dreams
16.11.2011 - 20.11.2011 -
Essonne, 13e Festival du Cinéma Européen en Essonne
15.11.2011 - 27.11.2011 -
Sichuan, Sichuan TV Festival
11.11.2011 - 13.11.2011 -
International Animation Film Festival Tindirindis
24.10.2011 - 30.10.2011 -
11. Cortopotere Short Film Festival
22.10.2011 - 30.10.2011 -
11e Festival du court métrage de Nice
18.10.2011 - 23.10.2011 -
Lille, 11e Festival international du court métrage
18.10.2011 - 23.10.2011 -
16 festival de cine internacional Ourense
14.10.2011 - 23.10.2011 -
Wiesbaden, 13. Internationales Trickfilm Woechenende Wiesbaden
13.10.2011 - 16.10.2011 -
Montreal, 40e Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal
12.10.2011 - 23.10.2011 -
Sitges, 44. Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya
06.10.2011 - 16.10.2011 -
8th Sedicicorto International Film Festival Forli
03.10.2011 - 09.10.2011 -
Moscow, 18. Krok International Animated Film Festival
24.09.2011 - 03.10.2011 -
St. Petersburg, 21. "Message to Man" International Film Festival St. Petersburg
23.09.2011 - 30.09.2011 -
Drama, 17th International Short Film Festival in Drama
19.09.2011 - 24.09.2011 -
Varna, 7th World Festival of Animated Film Varna
08.09.2011 - 12.09.2011 -
12th Circuito off Venice International Short Film Festival
01.09.2011 - 08.09.2011 -
8. China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival (CICDAF)
24.08.2011 - 31.08.2011 -
Odense, 26th Odense International Film Festival
22.08.2011 - 27.08.2011 -
Locarno, 64° Festival del film Locarno
03.08.2011 - 13.08.2011 -
Wroclaw, 11. Era New Horizons International Film Festival Wroclaw
21.07.2011 - 31.07.2011 -
4th Animator International Animated Film Festival Poznan
15.07.2011 - 21.07.2011 -
41st Giffoni Film Festival
12.07.2011 - 21.07.2011 -
3e Festival international de cinéma de Vernon
30.06.2011 - 03.07.2011 -
Palm Springs, 17th Palm Springs International ShortFest
21.06.2011 - 27.06.2011 -
6th KALIBER35 - Munich International Short Film Festival
16.06.2011 - 22.06.2011 -
Annecy, 35e Annecy Festival International du Film d'Animation
06.06.2011 - 11.06.2011 -
Cracow, 51st Cracow Film Festival
23.05.2011 - 29.05.2011 -
15th Cartoons on the Bay, Pulcinella Awards, Portofino
07.04.2011 - 10.04.2011 -
12. Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
01.04.2011 - 09.04.2011 -
Teheran, 7th Tehran International Animation Festival
06.03.2011 - 10.03.2011 -
Berlin, 61. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
10.02.2011 - 20.02.2011