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Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children
The Kite (2019)
We see the relationship between a grandfather and grandson shown through the changing seasons. This tale is about remembering those who are no longer with us
| Country | Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Duration | 13 min |
| Rating | - |
| Language | No dialogues |
| Subtitle | No subtitles |
| Directed by | Martin Smatana |
| Screenplay | Martin Smatana, Phil LaZebnik, Anna Vášová, Ivana Sujová |
| Director of Photography | Ondřej Nedvěd |
| Music | Aliaksander Yasinski |
| Edited by | Lucie Navrátilová |
| Contact | Disco sailing |
Biography
Martin Smatana finished his master degree of Animation at FAMU, Prague. During his bachelor studies he completed an intership in Nukufilm studio in Tallinn, Estonia. For 5 years he was leading workshops of animation for children. His debut film Rosso Papavero was premieted at Berlinale 2015 Generation Kplus and won 13 international awards. In January 2019 he finished his graduation stop-motion film for children The Kite. The Film has been already awarded by the first prize at Animarkt Pitching Forum 2017 in Lodz, Poland.This film is a part of the set The Kite and other animations.