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World Festival of Animated Film /
28 September to 3 October 2020
World Festival of Animated Film / 28 September to 3 October 2020
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Hors-jeu / Off-side


Georges Schwizgebel

Switzerland / 1977 / 6' 0''



Projections


Tuesday, 29. 09.,
Cinema SC, 15:30 h


Synopsis


Description of a game in which one of the two teams changes the rules to its advantage. Several sports are mentioned in the film, while the players, whose portrayal suggests a low-angled light, move from one sport to another via successive metamorphoses.

Georges Schwizgebel


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.

 

Director

Georges Schwizgebel


Production

Studio GDS


Screenplay

Georges Schwizgebel


Sound

Paul Bertault


Music

Guy Boulanger


Editing

Georges Schwizgebel


categories

Georges Schwizgebel Retrospective