EN

A young woman is stuck in the waiting line of a telephone hotline... a surreal episodic shortfilm about the absurdities of urban life and the feeling of paralysing stagnation.

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CH, 2024 | 7:11 Min | drawn animation, b/w
german with subtitles (en, fr)
DCP, 24fps, 1998x1080, Dolby 5.1

script, direction: Delia Hess
animation: Delia Hess, Aira Joana, Igor Kuzmic
postproduction, compositing: Stefan Holaus
sound design: Aline Schoch, Thomas Gassmann
music: Luc Gut
production: PAPIERBOOT, Delia Hess, Anja Sidler
co-production: SRF Schweizer Fernsehen, Gabriela Bloch Steinmann
distribution and sales: Bonobostudio, Vanja Andrijevic

supported by:
Bundesamt für Kultur, Kanton Luzern, Fuka Fonds, Albert Koechlin Stiftung

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ISAN 0000-0005-C115-0000-J-0000-0000-H
© PAPIERBOOT / Delia Hess, 2024

DE

Eine junge Frau hängt in der Warteschleife einer Telefonhotline fest... Ein surrealer Episodenfilm über die Absurditäten des Grossstadtlebens und das Gefühl lähmenden Stillstands.

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CH, 2024 | 7:11 Min | Zeichentrick, s/w
Deutsch mit Untertiteln (en, fr)
DCP, 24fps, 1998x1080, Dolby 5.1

Drehbuch, Regie: Delia Hess
Animation: Delia Hess, Aira Joana, Igor Kuzmic
Postproduktion, Compositing: Stefan Holaus
Sound Design: Aline Schoch, Thomas Gassmann
Musik: Luc Gut
Produktion: PAPIERBOOT, Delia Hess, Anja Sidler
Ko-Produktion: SRF Schweizer Fernsehen, Gabriela Bloch Steinmann
Distribution und Verkauf: Bonobostudio, Vanja Andrijevic

Unterstützt durch:
Bundesamt für Kultur, Kanton Luzern, Fuka Fonds, Albert Koechlin Stiftung

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ISAN 0000-0005-C115-0000-J-0000-0000-H
© PAPIERBOOT / Delia Hess, 2024

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

29th Animac, Lleida (ES), 20 - 23 February 2025, shortfilm competition
22nd Tricky Women Tricky Realities, Vienna (AT), 5 - 11 March 2025, out of competition
Innerschweizer Filmpreis, 15 - 16 March 2025, Luzern (CH)
Schweizer Filmpreis - Woche der Nominierten, 17 - 23 March 2025, Zürich / Genf (CH)
16th Ciné court animé, Roanne (FR), 17 - 23 March 2025, international competition
31st Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche, Regensburg (DE), 20 - 30 March 2025, international competition / Poetry in Motion
14th Animocje Animated Film Festival, Bydgoszcz (PL), 8 - 13 April 2025, play-off competition
23rd Rencontres du Cinéma Européen, Vannes (FR), 5 - 11 May 2025, shortfilm competition
32nd Stuttgart Int. Animation Festival, (DE), 6 - 11 May 2025, international competition / Trickstar Nature competition
16th Anifilm International Animation Festival, Liberec (CZ), 6 - 11 May 2025, international competition


PAST SCREENINGS

34th Animafest Zagreb (HR), 3 - 8 June 2024, grand competition shortfilm
47th Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad (NO), 12 - 16 June 2024, int. shortfilm competition
30th Art Film International Film Festival Košice (SK), 21 - 28 June 24, int. shortfilm competition
23rd NIFFF Neuchâtel int. Fantastic Film Festival (CH), 5 - 13 July 24, Swiss competition
Animaphix International Festival of Animated Film, Palermo (IT), 23 - 28 July 2024, international competition
4th Cortocircuiti Short Film Festival, Bari (IT), 30 July - 1 August 2024, competition
77th Edinburgh international Film Festival (UK), 15 - 21 August 2024, animation shorts
21st Imaginaria int. Animated Film Festival, Conversano (IT), 18 - 24 August 2024, competition
22nd Fantoche int. Animation Film Festival, Baden (CH), 3 - 8 September 2024, Swiss competition
21st Balkanima Animation Film Festival, Belgrade (SRB), 1 - 6 October 2024, Main competition
19th Animatou Animation Film Festival, Geneva (CH), 3 - 12 October 2024, Swiss competition / International competition
20th Squeaky Wheel Animation Festival, Buffalo (USA), 4 October 2024
21st Sedicicorto international Film Festival, Forli (IT), 4 - 13 October 2024, Animalab competition
28th Videomedeja New Media Arts Festival, Novi Sad (SRB), 10 - 12 October 2024, competition
60th Chicago International Film Festival (USA), 16 - 27 October 2024, animated shortfilm competition
10th REX Animation Film Festival, Stockholm (SE), 28 October - 2 November 2024, EUNIC competition
40th Interfilm International Shortfilm Festival, Berlin (DE), 5 - 10 November 2024, eco umwelt competition
18th Animanima Animation Film Festival, Cacak (SRB), 6 - 9 November 2024, competition
66th Zinebi International Festival of Documentary and Short Film, Bilbao (ES), 8 - 15 November 2024, shortfilm competition
14th CutOut International Animation Festival, Querétaro (MX), 21 - 24 November 2024, animated narrative competition
21st London International Animation Festival, (UK), 29 November - 7 December 2024, international competition
30th Leuven Short Film Festival, (BE), 22 November - 1 December 2024, animation nations program
21st Animateka International Animation Festival, Ljubljana (SI), 2 - 8 December 2024, Eastern/Central European competition
22nd Bogoshorts Bogota Shortfilm Festival, (CO), 3 - 10 December 2024, International competition
8th Animakom Animation Festival, Bilbao (ES), 9 - 15 December 2024, International competition
1st Reanimation Forum, Niksic (ME), 23 - 24 December 2024
21st London Short Film Festival, (UK), 18 - 28 January 2025
35th Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, (UK), 20 - 26 January 2025, competition
8th Animation First Film Festival, New York (USA), 21 - 26 January 2025
60th Solothurn Film Festival, (UK), 22 - 29 January 2025, panorama shortfilm


AWARDS

22nd Fantoche int. Animation Film Festival, Baden (CH), special mention
28th Videomedeja New Media Arts Festival, Novi Sad (SRB), grand prize
18th Animanima Animation Film Festival, Cacak (SRB), grand prize
14th CutOut International Animation Festival, Querétaro (MX), Best International Narrative Short Film
21st Animateka International Animation Festival, Ljubljana (SI), special mention
Innerschweizer Filmpreis 2025, Luzern (CH)

PRODUCER / DIRECTOR

PAPIERBOOT

Delia Hess
Geissensteinring 28
6005 Luzern
Switzerland

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DISTRIBUTION AND SALES

Bonobostudio

Vanja Andrijevic
Veliki dol 53
10000 Zagreb
Croatia

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