Monsieur Sélavy – The Way It Is
Fiction, 10 min.
by Peter Volkart
Switzerland, April 2008
On the move with Monsieur Sélavy. A film diary about the vicissitudes of existence and how to encounter them with dignity. A journey in which space and time coordinates become a bit tangled...
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Directed by:
Peter Volkart
Written by:
Peter Volkart, Anita Hansemann
World Premiere: April 2008
Original Version:
Without dialogue (english subtitles), colour, 35mm, 10 min.
ISAN
Production:
Reck Filmproduktion GmbH
Producer:
Franziska Reck
Executive Producer:
Peter Volkart
Cinematography:
Hansueli Schenkel
Editing:
Harald & Herbert
Rerecording Sound Mix:
Guido Keller
Compositing:
Paul Avondet
Art Direction:
Markus Schmid, Michael Seger
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- Heinz-Jürgen Steinhauer
- Ruth Schwegler
- Peter Beeck
- Adrine Arman
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World Rights:
Reck Filmproduktion GmbH
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Distribution Switzerland:
Look Now!, SWISS FILMS
Open / CloseAwards
- Genève/Zürich, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Prize Quartz "Best Short Film" 2009 (Nomination)
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Saguenay,
17e Festival International du Film Court au Saguenay,
13.03.2013 – 17.03.2013
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Montecatini,
61. Mostra internationale del cortometraggio, Competition,
13.07.2010 – 17.07.2010
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Leuven,
15th Leuven Kort, Competition,
28.11.2009 – 05.12.2009
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krakow,
16th International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima,
27.11.2009 – 04.12.2009
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Toulouse,
18e Festival International Séquence court-métrage,
13.11.2009 – 29.11.2009
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Aarhus,
Aarhus Filmfestival,
12.11.2009 – 15.11.2009
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Kolkata,
15th Kolkatta Film Festival,
10.11.2009 – 17.11.2009
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Bern,
7. Shnit Kurzfilmfestival, Competition,
07.10.2009 – 11.10.2009
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Trouville-sur-Mer,
10e Rencontre de courts métrages Off-courts, Competition,
04.09.2009 – 12.09.2009
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Sao Paulo,
20th Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Competition,
20.08.2009 – 28.08.2009
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Odense,
24th International Odense Film Festival, Competition,
17.08.2009 – 22.08.2009
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Roma,
17. Festival Internazionale di Cortometraggio, Competition,
12.06.2009 – 18.06.2009
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Paris,
7e Festival international Signes de Nuit Paris (1er volet),
24.04.2009 – 28.04.2009
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Tampere,
39th International Short Film Festival, Competition,
04.03.2009 – 08.03.2009
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Rotterdam,
38th International Film Festival Rotterdam,
21.01.2009 – 01.02.2009
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Biarritz,
22e Festival international de Programmes Audiovisuels,
20.01.2009 – 25.01.2009
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Solothurn,
44. Solothurner Filmtage,
19.01.2009 – 25.01.2009
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Sydney,
18th Flickerfest International Australia Short Film Festival, Competition,
09.01.2009 – 18.01.2009
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Regensburg,
15. Regensburger Kurzfilm Woche, Competition,
19.11.2008 – 26.11.2008
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Bristol,
14th Encounters International Short Film Festival, Competition,
18.11.2008 – 23.11.2008
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Winterthur,
12. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Competition,
05.11.2008 – 09.11.2008
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Genève,
14e Cinéma Tous Ecrans – Festival international du cinéma et de télévision, Competition,
27.10.2008 – 02.11.2008
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Warsaw,
24th Warsaw International Film Festival, Competition,
10.10.2008 – 19.10.2008
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Sitges,
41. Festival internacional de Cinema de Catalunya,
02.10.2008 – 12.10.2008
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Locarno,
61. Festival del film Locarno,
06.08.2008 – 16.08.2008
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Neuchâtel,
8th Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Competition,
01.07.2008 – 06.07.2008
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Huesca,
36. Festival de Cine de Huesca,
05.06.2008 – 14.06.2008
Open / CloseNews
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6th SHORT FILM NIGHT TOUR
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Locarno Film Festival 2008: Romands on the upswing
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Five Swiss films featuring at the Warsaw Film Festival
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Switzerland in the limelight at the Regensburg Short Film Week
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Three Swiss short films at Flickerfest in Sydney
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Eleven Swiss films at FIPA in Biarritz
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Peter Liechti retrospective and Swiss films in Rotterdam
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Awarding of the Swiss Film Prize QUARTZ 2009
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Major Swiss retrospective at Tampere Film Festival (Finland)
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Three Swiss short films selected for Danish festival in Odense
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Three Swiss short films selected for Danish festival in Odense
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Three Swiss short films at festival in São Paulo
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Eleven Swiss short films at Festival Etiuda&Anima in Cracow
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3x3: extensive Swiss presence at China Independent Film Festival in Nanjing
