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World Festival of Animated Film /
2 to 7 June 2025
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Free the Chickens / Free the Chickens

GRAND COMPETITION - SHORT FILM 3

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Free the Chickens / Free the Chickens


Matúš Vizár

Slovakia, Czech Republic / 2024 / 15' 0''



Screenings


Wednesday, 04. 06.,
Cinema SC, 20:00 h
Saturday, 07. 06.,
Kinoteka, 16:00 h


Synopsis


A rescue mission to free chickens from a factory farm goes radically wrong, and a group of four activists is forced to escape into the wilderness to experience a series of borderline situations and ethical dilemmas that lead to new insights, such as that nature is not a safe place for animals.

Matúš Vizár


Matúš Vizár is a celebrated animator, visual artist, and illustrator. He honed his craft at the Animation Department of FAMU in Prague. His graduate film, Pandas, premiered at the 66th Cannes Film Festival - Cinéfondation. His talent has not gone unnoticed, being nominated for the Czech Lion Awards and the Slovak national awards.

 

Director

Matúš Vizár


Production

nutprodukce; nutprodukcia


Sound

Adam Matej


Editing

Michal Böhm


Animation

Matúš Vizár, Adrián Hnát, Daniel Kunst, Viktor Svoboda, Peter Martinka, Studio Kouzelná


categories

GRAND COMPETITION - SHORT FILM 3