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World Festival of Animated Film /
18 - 23 June 2002
World Festival of Animated Film / 18 - 23 June 2002
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Authors   |   Georges Schwizgebel

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Animation director Georges Schwizgebel has created a remarkably original body of work. His films are marked by masterful technical execution, a playful approach to narrative, spectacular formalism, and the intermingling of visuals and music. His first film, The Flight of Icarus, launched a prolific career, boasting numerous awards at prestigious international festivals like Cannes, Annecy, Animafest Zagreb, Hiroshima, Stuttgart, Ottawa, and Espinho. The Ride to the Abyss (1992) is regularly cited as one of the finest animated films of all time. In 2017, Georges Schwizgebel received the Honorary Cristal in Annecy, followed by the Honorary Award of the Swiss Film Awards in 2018. In 2019, he was awarded the French insignia of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters. He is the most awarded author in the history of Animafest, and was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.

Films screened at Animafest


Retouches

GRAND COMPETITION (2010)

Retouches

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

Animatou

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

The Flight of Icarus

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

The Flight of Icarus

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

The Flight of Icarus

FILMS IN COMPETITION (1974)

Perspectives

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

Off-side

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

Off-side

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

Off-side

FILMS IN COMPETITION (1978)

The Ravishing of Frank N. Stein

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

The Ravishing of Frank N. Stein

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

78 R.P.M.

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

78 R.P.M.

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

Nakounine

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

Nakounine

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

The Subject of the Picture

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

The Ride to the Abyss

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

The Ride to the Abyss

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

The Year of the Deer

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

The Year of the Deer

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

Zig Zag

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

Fugue

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

The Young Girl and the Clouds

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

The Man Without a Shadow

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

The Man Without a Shadow

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

Play

FOCUS: SWISS ANIMATION (2010)

Play

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

Romance

Grand Competition 3 (2012)

Romance

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

1/3/10

Grand Competition 3 (2014)

Erlking

Grand Competition Short Film 1 (2016)

Erlking

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

The Battle of San Romano

Grand Competition Short Film 5 (2018)

The Battle of San Romano

Animation and Fine Arts 2: Inspired by 2 (2019)

The Battle of San Romano

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

Pirouette

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

Along the Way

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective (2020)

Darwin's Notebook

WORLD PANORAMA 2 (2021)

From one painting... to another

GRAND COMPETITION - SHORT FILM 4 (2024)