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World Festival of Animated Film /
2 to 7 June 2025
World Festival of Animated Film / 2 to 7 June 2025
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Hurikán / Hurikán


Jan Saska

Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina / 2024 / 13' 7''



Screenings


Tuesday, 03. 06.,
Kinoteka, 18:00 h
Friday, 06. 06.,
Cinema SC, 20:00 h


Synopsis


Hurikán rushes  to save his favourite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he has a crush on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst.

Jan Saska


Jan Saska is a Czech animation director and comics author. After premiering his FAMU graduation film Happy End, a black comedy about death, at la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at Cannes in 2016 , it has been screened  at numerous film festivals worldwide, received more than twenty-five awards and was shortlisted for the 2017 Oscars. Jan’s latest project – Hurikán – is a short comedy based on Jan’s original comic character of the same name. Together with his longtime collaborators – Marek Pokorný and Vojtěch Kiss – Jan is part of True Lovers, an artistic group dedicated to comics and animation.

 

Director

Jan Saska


Production

Last Films; Maur Film; Laïdak films; Artichoke; AEON Production


Screenplay

Jan Saska, Václav Hašek, Vojtěch Kiss


Sound

Jiří Gráf


Music

Jiří Gráf


Animation

Marek Pokorný


categories

GRAND COMPETITION - SHORT FILM 5