Au revoir Balthazar
A scarecrow, a storm, a broken leg. The resonant sound of a sea shell. Leaving forever.
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Rafael SommerhalderDirectorFlowerpots, Wolves, Mr Wurfel, Ely & Nepomuk
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Rafael SommerhalderWriterFlowerpots, Wolves, Mr Wurfel, Ely & Nepomuk
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Stella HändlerProducer
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Claudia FreiProducer
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Hansueli TischhauserMusic
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Tobias PreisigMusic
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Zhe WuSounddesign, dubbing mix
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Rafael SommerhalderProduction design
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Zita BernetProduction design
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Project Type:Animation
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Runtime:9 minutes 30 seconds
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Completion Date:August 18, 2016
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Country of Origin:Switzerland
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Aspect Ratio:1:1.85
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Hiroshima International Animation Festival (section “Best of the World”)Hiroshima
Japan
August 22, 2016 -
KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival (in competition)Amsterdam
Netherlands
October 25, 2016 -
Anima Mundi – International Animation Festival (in competition)Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
Brazil
October 25, 2016
South American Premiere -
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival (in competition)Chitose
Japan
November 3, 2016
*** North Pacific Bank Award *** -
Canterbury Anifest (in competition)Canterbury
United Kingdom
September 30, 2016
*** Winner: Best International Film *** Runner up: Best Sound *** -
Fantoche – International Animation Film Festival (in competition)Baden
Switzerland
September 6, 2016
*** Special Mention *** -
Animatou – Festival international du film d'animation (in competition)Geneva
Switzerland
October 6, 2016
*** Audience Award for Best Swiss Film *** -
Animated Dreams – International Animated Film Festival (in competition)Tallinn
Estonia
November 16, 2016
*** Shut Up! Competition, Silver Price *** -
Etiuda&Anima – International Film Festival (in competition)Krakow
Poland
November 22, 2016
*** Honorary Diploma *** -
BANJALUKA International Animated Film Festival (main competition)Banjaluka
Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 23, 2016 -
LA Shorts Fest (in competition)Los Angeles
United States
September 8, 2016 -
Festival du nouveau cinéma of Montréal (“P’tits Loups” competition)Montréal
Canada
October 5, 2016 -
RICA – Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma d'Animation de Wissembourg (competition jeune public)Wissembourg
France
November 14, 2016 -
Mar del Plata International Film Festival (competition Mar de Chicos)Mar del Plata
Argentina
November 18, 2016 -
Gesticulation – Rencontre de stop motion (in competition)La Chaux-de-Fonds
Switzerland
September 30, 2016 -
BALKANIMA – European Animated Film Festival (Panorama)Novi Beograd
Serbia
October 4, 2016 -
Le festival européen de courts-métrages de Nice (special program)Nice
France
October 14, 2016 -
LIAF – London International Animation Festival (section Kids 8+)London
United Kingdom
December 2, 2016 -
International Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey (special program)Izmir
Turkey
November 1, 2016 -
Anilogue – International Animation Festival (special program)Budapest
Hungary
October 23, 2016 -
LIAF – London International Animation Festival (section Kids 8+)London
United Kingdom
December 2, 2016 -
Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale (special program)Shenzhen
China
December 2, 2016 -
FIC AUTOR – Festival Internacional de Cine de Autor (in competition)Guadalajara
Mexico
November 10, 2017 -
Seoul Best of the Best Animation FestivalSeoul
Korea, Republic of
November 24, 2016 -
Animateka International Animated Film Festival (in competition)Ljubljana
Slovenia
December 5, 2016 -
AJAYU – International Animated Short Film Festival (in competition)Puno
Peru
November 2, 2016
*** Special Mention *** -
Animalada Animation Short Film Contest (in competition)Sevill
Spain
November 24, 2016 -
In the Palace International Short Film Festival (in competition)Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Varna, Balchik
Bulgaria
December 1, 2016
*** Nominated for Best Narrative Animation *** -
Bogotá short film festival (program “Suiza para niños”)Bogotá
Colombia
November 6, 2016 -
Solothurner Filmtagen (in competition)Solothurn
Switzerland
January 19, 2017
***Audience Award, second place*** -
HAFF (junior program)Utrecht
Netherlands
March 22, 2017 -
Max Ophüls Preis (MOP-Shortlist program)Saarbrücken
Germany
January 23, 2017 -
IndieJunior (in competition)Porto
Portugal
February 5, 2017 -
Festival Travelling («Eléphant d’or» competition)Rennes
France
February 7, 2017 -
MONSTRA (in competition)Lisbon
Portugal
March 16, 2017 -
Portland International Film Festival, USA (special program)Portland
United States
February 9, 2017 -
Dublin International Film FestivalDublin
Ireland
February 10, 2017 -
GLAS Animation Festival (family competition)Berkeley, California
United States
March 2, 2017 -
TIAF – Tehran Int. Animation Festival (in competition)Tehran
Iran, Islamic Republic of
March 5, 2017 -
Cine court animé Roanne (in competition)Roanne
France
March 20, 2017 -
Mercredi de l’animation, Centre d’Art ContemporainGeneva
Switzerland
January 11, 2017 -
Be there! Corfu Animation Festival (in competition)Corfu
Greece
March 29, 2017 -
FICL, Festival de Cine de Lanzarote (in competition)Lanzarote
Spain
April 18, 2017 -
Swiss Film AwardGeneva
Switzerland
March 24, 2017
***Best Animated Short Film*** -
Cape Town Int. Animation Festival (in competition)Cape Town
South Africa
March 3, 2017 -
Speechless Film Festival (in competition)Mankato
United States
February 16, 2017 -
RiverRun International Film Festival (in competition)Winston-Salem
United States
March 30, 2017 -
Cardiff Independent Film Festival (in competition)Cardiff
United Kingdom
May 5, 2017
***Best Animation*** -
El Findecoin (in competition)Puerto la Cruz
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
February 20, 2017 -
Craft Animation NightLondon
United Kingdom
March 2, 2017 -
Mecal Pro (Children’s section)Barcelona
Spain
March 14, 2017 -
Transilvania Shorts (in competition)Targu Mures
Romania
March 15, 2017
***Best Animation*** -
Athens International Film and Video Festival (in competition)Athens
United States
April 3, 2017 -
Travel FilmFest (in competition)Limassol
Cyprus
October 19, 2017 -
Athens Animfest (in competition)Athens
Greece
March 16, 2017 -
Animakom (in competition)Bilbao
Spain
March 16, 2017 -
FEMUCIQ – Festival Mundial de Cine Independiente de Quito (in competition)Quito
Ecuador
March 7, 2017 -
Ankara International Film FestivalAnkara
Turkey
April 20, 2017 -
Golden Kuker (in competition)Sofia
Bulgaria
May 1, 2017 -
MedFest AlexandriaAlexandria
Egypt
April 22, 2017 -
Animatricks (in competition)Helsinki
Finland
April 23, 2017 -
Brasil Stop Motion International Film Festival (in competition)Recife
Brazil
April 26, 2017
***Best Art Direction*** -
MEDIAWAVE International Film and Music Festival (in competition)Győr
Hungary
April 27, 2017 -
Cortoons Gandia Festival (in competition)Gandia
Spain
April 27, 2017 -
Anifilm (children's program)Trebon
Czech Republic
May 2, 2017 -
International Film Festival ANIMAYO (in competition)Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Spain
May 2, 2017
*** Best Stop Motion *** -
KloosterKinoNijmegen
Netherlands
April 13, 2017 -
LISFE – Leiden International Short Film Experience (in competition)Leiden
Netherlands
May 13, 2017 -
Fastnet Film Festival (in competition)Schull
Ireland
May 24, 2017
*** Shortlisted for Best Animation *** -
Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival (in competition)Warsaw
Poland
May 31, 2017 -
River Film Festival (in competition)Padova
Italy
June 16, 2017 -
Fest Anča (competition of films for children)Zilina
Slovakia
June 29, 2017 -
CayFilm (in competition)George Town
Cayman Islands
June 30, 2017 -
La Guarimba (program “La Grotta dei Piccoli”)Amantea
Italy
August 7, 2017 -
Semaine sans télévision de Delémont (in competition)Delémont
Switzerland
April 27, 2017
***Audience Award*** -
La Truca – Festival Internacional de animación (in competition)Cali
Colombia
May 2, 2017 -
FICII – International Inca Imperial Film Festival (in competition)Lima
Peru
May 19, 2017 -
Festival de la Petite école du film courtNancy, Vézelise
France
May 29, 2017 -
Cheste in Motion (in competition)Cheste
Spain
June 11, 2017 -
Palm Springs International ShortFest (in competition)Palm Springs
United States
June 20, 2017 -
FICA – International Environmental Film and Video Festival (children’s program)Goiás
Brazil
June 20, 2017 -
NexT International Film Festival (NexT Kids)Bucharest
Romania
June 22, 2017 -
Animafest Cyprus (in competition)
Cyprus
June 24, 2017 -
Euganea Film Festival (in competition)Padua
Italy
June 28, 2017 -
Int. Short Film Festival Detmold (official selection)Detmold
Germany
June 30, 2017 -
Festival du Film d’animation de Savigny (in competition)Savigny
Switzerland
July 1, 2017 -
LifeArt Media Festival (in competition)Athens
Greece
July 3, 2017 -
Vidlings & Tapeheads Film Festival (in competition)Hamtramck, Michigan
United States
July 7, 2017 -
Ojo al Piojo (in competition)Rosario
Argentina
July 10, 2017 -
Insomnia Festival (in competition)Yukhnovsky
Russian Federation
July 13, 2017 -
Cartoon Club (in competition)Rimini
Italy
July 17, 2017 -
Guanajuato International Film Festival (Program Niños en Acción)Guanajuato
Mexico
July 21, 2017 -
OpenEyes Filmfest (in competition)Marburg
Germany
July 20, 2017 -
Constantine’s gold coin (in competition)Niš
Serbia
July 25, 2017 -
Motovun Film Festival (in competition)Motovun
Croatia
July 25, 2017 -
SICAF (in competition)Seoul
Korea, Republic of
July 26, 2017 -
Animation Block Party (official selection)NY, Brooklyn
United States
July 27, 2017 -
Fünf Seen Filmfestival (in competition)Gilching
Germany
July 28, 2017 -
Zabut (in competition)Savoca
Italy
July 28, 2017 -
Two Riversides Film and Art Festival (in competition)Warsaw
Poland
July 29, 2017 -
TAIS Animation Showcase (in competition)Toronto
Canada
July 29, 2017 -
Openair Allianz Cinema BaselBasel
Switzerland
August 22, 2017 -
La Guarimba (program “La Grotta dei Piccoli”)Amantea
Italy
August 7, 2017 -
La Matatena – Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños (in competition)
Mexico
August 8, 2017 -
Lucania Film Festival (in competition)Marconia di Pisticci
Italy
August 9, 2017 -
Film Festival della Lessinia (children’s program)Bosco Chiesanuova
Italy
August 17, 2017 -
Open-Air Cinéma La Tour-de-PeilzLa Tour-de-Peilz
Switzerland
August 17, 2017 -
Imaginaria (in competition)Conversano
Italy
August 22, 2017 -
Nancy International Film Festival (in competition)Nancy
France
August 25, 2017 -
Festival Interactif de Cinéma de Lévis (Programme jeunesse)Lévis
Canada
August 26, 2017 -
BuSho Film Festival (in competition)Budapest
Hungary
August 29, 2017 -
Gässli Film Festivals (in competition)Basel
Switzerland
August 30, 2017 -
Kraljevski Filmski FestivalKraljevo
Serbia
August 31, 2017 -
FICBUEU (family program)Pontevedra
Spain
September 9, 2017 -
Great Message Film Festival (in competition)Pune
India
September 23, 2017 -
Tournez court – Festival du court-métrage de Saint-Etienne (in competition)Saint-Étienne
France
September 25, 2017 -
3D Wire MarketSegovia
Spain
October 5, 2017 -
Film Festival For Children and Youth Yerevan (in competition)Yerevan
Armenia
November 7, 2017 -
StopMotionMxMéxico City
Mexico
August 17, 2017 -
Montreal International Animation Film Festival – ANIMAZE (in competition)Montréal
Canada
August 17, 2017 -
Freiluftkino BadenBaden
Switzerland
July 21, 2017 -
Varna – World Festival of Animated Film (Panorama)Varna
Bulgaria
September 13, 2017 -
Festival Stop Motion Montréal (in competition)Montréal
Canada
September 15, 2017 -
Turku Animated Film Festival (TAFF Junior program)Turku
Finland
August 23, 2017 -
SESIFF – Seoul int. Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival (in competition)Seoul
Korea, Republic of
September 12, 2017 -
Bolton Film Festival (in competition)Bolton
United Kingdom
September 20, 2017 -
Cinema Teatro PalladioCesuna
Italy
August 21, 2017 -
FARCUME – Festival Internacional de Curtas-Metragens de Faro (official selection)Faro
Portugal
August 23, 2017 -
Shorts Mexico (in competition)Mexico City
Mexico
September 6, 2017 -
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de QuébecQuébec
Canada
September 13, 2017 -
CyBorg Film Festival (in competition)
Italy
September 22, 2017 -
Minikino Film Week – Int'l Short Film Festival Bali
Indonesia
October 7, 2017 -
Filmfest Eberswalde (in competition)Eberswalde
Germany
October 7, 2017 -
Innsbruck Nature Film Festival (in competition)Innsbruck
Austria
October 10, 2017 -
ANIMA – Córdoba International Animation Festival (in competition)Córdoba
Argentina
October 11, 2017 -
TIAF — Taichung International Animation Festival (in competition)Taichung
Taiwan
October 13, 2017 -
Gig Harbor Film FestivalGig Harbor (Washington State)
United States
October 26, 2017
Born in Switzerland in 1974, Rafael Sommerhalder studied Film Direction at ECAL in Lausanne and Animation at the Royal College of Art in London. He lives and works as an animator/filmmaker in Zurich, Switzerland.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2013 Ping Pong
2009 Wolves
2008 Flowerpots
2004 Mr Wurfel
2000 Ely & Nepomuk
*All animated short films