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World Festival of Animated Film /
short and feature film edition 6 - 11 June 2016
World Festival of Animated Film / short and feature film edition 6 - 11 June 2016
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Erlkönig / Erlking

Grand Competition Short Film 1

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Erlkönig / Erlking


Georges Schwizgebel

Switzerland / 2015 / 5' 30''



Screenings


Monday, 06. 06.,
Europa Cinema, 19:30 h
Wednesday, 08. 06.,
Europa Cinema, 13:00 h


Synopsis


A father rides with his son through the forest. The sick child thinks he sees the Erlking, who both charms and frightens him. Based on Goethe’s poem Erlkönigand the music of Schubert/Liszt.

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


Compositing

Boris Rabusseau


Sound

Louis Schwizgebel


Music

Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt


Animation

Georges Schwizgebel


categories

Grand Competition Short Film 1