Der Molchkongress
The Newt Congress
Switzerland, August 2022
FILM,
Fiction,
16 min.
- directed by
- Matthias Sahli, Immanuel Esser
- Written by
- Matthias Sahli, Immanuel Esser
- Status
- In distribution
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2022
- Original Version
- German (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 16 min.
- Production
- Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
- Producer
- Filippo Bonacci
- directed by
- Matthias Sahli, Immanuel Esser
- Written by
- Matthias Sahli, Immanuel Esser
- Cinematography
- Miriam Rutherfoord
- Editing
- Matthias Sahli
- Location Sound Mix
- Oliver Rogers
- Sound Design
- Jan Godde
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jan Godde
- Special Effects
- Fabian Lüscher, Lisa Bruggmann
Cast
Ursula Bienz as Puppenpspielerin
Tobibi Bienz as Puppenspieler
Wiebke Mollenhauer
Linda Gunst
Urs-Peter Wolters
Peter Hottinger
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Ouat Media
Worldwide Distribution
- Japan
- Samansa VOD
Awards
(a selection)
- Palm Springs, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Special Mention - Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes 2023 (Winner)
- Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Honourable mention 2023 (Winner)
- Locarno, Locarno Film Festival, Pardino d’argento Swiss Life for the National Competition (Pardi di domani - Concorso nazionale) 2022 (Winner)
- Sitges, International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Best short film in the SOFC (Critic's Jury) 2022 (Winner)
- Genève, Swiss Film Award, Best Graduation Film 2023 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Leuven, 29th Leuven International Short Film Festival
24.11.2023 - 02.12.2023 -
Tallinn, PÖFF Shorts Festival 2023
07.11.2023 - 15.11.2023 -
22nd Concorto Film Festival
19.08.2023 - 26.08.2023 -
Guanajuato, 26th Guanajuato International Film Festival
20.07.2023 - 31.07.2023 -
Neuchâtel, 22nd Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
30.06.2023 - 08.07.2023 -
Palm Springs, 29th Palm Springs International ShortFest
20.06.2023 - 26.06.2023 -
Hamburg, 39. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Hamburg
06.06.2023 - 11.06.2023 -
Glasgow, 16th Glasgow Short Film Festival
22.03.2023 - 26.03.2023 -
Saarbrücken, 44. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken
23.01.2023 - 29.01.2023 -
Park City, 39th Sundance Film Festival
19.01.2023 - 29.01.2023
-
Winterthur, 26. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
08.11.2022 - 13.11.2022 -
Sitges, 55. International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
06.10.2022 - 16.10.2022 -
Locarno, 75° Locarno Film Festival
03.08.2022 - 13.08.2022