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A Sweet Story

A bittersweet tale of life, love, cake and fish.

A fishmonger, hard on his luck, decides to change his fate and win over his beloved by becoming the best pastry chef the world has ever seen.
However, his pursuit of perfection carries him further away from his goals.

  • Moritz Biene
    Director
  • Moritz Biene
    Producer
  • Christoph Walter
    Sound design
  • Matija Strniša
    Composer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Animation, Journey, Fairy Tale, Adventure, Fantasy, Food, Humor, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 10, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • 20th Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF)
    Bucheon
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
    Official Selection
  • 24th Palm Springs International ShortFest
    Palm Springs
    United States
    June 19, 2018
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Comedy Cluj International Film Festival
    Cluj-Napoca
    Romania
    October 14, 2018
    Romania
  • FAB - Festival of Animation Berlin 2018
    Berlin
    Germany
    September 7, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Kuandu International Animation Festival (KIDAF)
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    October 29, 2018
    Taiwan
  • Multivision Festival
    St.Petersburg
    Russian Federation
  • Sehsüchte international student film festival
    Potsdam
    Germany
    April 28, 2018
  • Shorts Offenburg
    Offenburg
    Germany
    April 9, 2018
    Premiere in Germany
    Official Selection
  • TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival
    Batumi
    Georgia
    October 5, 2018
    Georgia
  • Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival
    Szeged
    May 9, 2018
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
    Country: Germany
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Moritz Biene

Moritz Biene is a Berlin based animator. He studied animation at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF.

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Director Statement

While working on this short film, my own biography and the main characters journey seemed to converge.
Similar to the character in the story, I got a bit carried away with my project.
I wanted my first short film to be "perfect". Additionally I was doing everything, exept for the sound and music, on my own.
Even though I was still a student and I had to figure out, how to actually achieve those high standards I was aiming for.
In the end it took me about seven years to finish this short.
You could say, true events were based on a fictional story for a change.

Thank you for your time and for watching my short.

Cheers