Kids

credits

World Premiere

February 2019

Original Version

English,  b/w, Digital HD, 9 min.

ISAN

0000-0005-2A87-0000-F-0000-0000-T

Production

Playables GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR, ARTE G.E.I.E.

Producer

Michael Frei

directed by

Michael Frei

Written by

Michael Frei, Mario von Rickenbach

Cinemato­graphy

Paul Kaiser

Editing

Michael Frei

Music

Olav Lervik

Characters By

Martine Ulmer

Special Effects

Mario von Rickenbach, Raphaël Muñoz

Techniques

Drawn animation, 2D Computer animation

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales

Interfilm Berlin Sales & Distribution

Festival Distribution

Square Eyes

Awards

(a selection)

• Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Film Festival, Juror Award 2020 (Winner)
• Vila do Conde, Festival internacional de cinema CURTAS, Honourable Mention of the Curtinhas Competition 2019 (Winner)
• Zagreb, World Festival of Animated Films Zagreb, Golden Zagreb (Grand Competition Short Film) 2019 (Winner)
• Seoul, Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (SESIFF), Special Jury Award (International Competition 2019 (Winner)
• Baden, Fantoche, High Swiss Risk Award (Swiss Competition) 2019 (Winner)
• Ljubljana, International Animation Film Festival Animateka, Special Mention 2019 (Winner)
• Berlin, Interfilm, Best Animation 2019 (Winner)
• Zürich, Swiss Film Award, Swiss Film Award, Best Animation Film 2020 (Nomination)
  Michael Frei

Festivals

(a selection)

• Genève, 18e Festival international du film d'animation Animatou
  05.10.2023 - 14.10.2023
• Kiev, 50th Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
  29.05.2021 - 06.06.2021
• Montevideo, 38° Festival Cinematográfico internacional del Uruguay Montevideo (postoponedCorona)
  21.11.2020 - 05.12.2020
• Liberec, 11th International Festival of Animated Films ANIFILM Liberec (postponedCorona)
  06.10.2020 - 11.10.2020
• Lisbon, 19th Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival (postponedCorona)
  29.09.2020 - 10.10.2020
• Seoul, 16th Korea Independent Animation Film Festival
  17.09.2020 - 22.09.2020
• Ann Arbor, 58th Ann Arbor Film Festival
  24.03.2020 - 29.03.2020
• Tokyo, Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2020 (TAAF) (cancelledCorona)
  13.03.2020 - 16.03.2020
• Clermont-Ferrand, 42nd Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
  31.01.2020 - 08.02.2020
• Solothurn, 55. Solothurner Filmtage
  22.01.2020 - 29.01.2020

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