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.
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Moritz BieneDirector
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Moritz BieneProducer
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Christoph WalterSound design
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Matija StrnišaComposer
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Project Type:Animation, Short, Student
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Genres:Animation, Journey, Fairy Tale, Adventure, Fantasy, Food, Humor, Comedy
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Runtime:7 minutes 20 seconds
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Completion Date:January 10, 2018
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes
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20th Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF)Bucheon
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Official Selection -
24th Palm Springs International ShortFestPalm Springs
United States
June 19, 2018
North American Premiere
Official Selection -
Comedy Cluj International Film FestivalCluj-Napoca
Romania
October 14, 2018
Romania -
FAB - Festival of Animation Berlin 2018Berlin
Germany
September 7, 2018
Official Selection -
Kuandu International Animation Festival (KIDAF)Taipei
Taiwan
October 29, 2018
Taiwan -
Multivision FestivalSt.Petersburg
Russian Federation -
Sehsüchte international student film festivalPotsdam
Germany
April 28, 2018 -
Shorts OffenburgOffenburg
Germany
April 9, 2018
Premiere in Germany
Official Selection -
TOFUZI International Animated Film FestivalBatumi
Georgia
October 5, 2018
Georgia -
Zsigmond Vilmos International Film FestivalSzeged
May 9, 2018
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLFCountry: GermanyRights: All Rights
Moritz Biene is a Berlin based animator. He studied animation at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF.
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