In The Distance

film type animated film Production Country Germany production year 2015 runtime 7'30 colour
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Dolby Digital
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.78:1 (16:9) sound format Stereo

It's calm and peaceful above the clouds. But chaos lurks in the distance and each night, it draws closer.

Official Trailer: http://vimeo.com/floriangrolig/inthedistance

director Florian Grolig Animation Julian Vavrovsky Original-Filmmusik / Original Score Thomas Hoehl Schnitt / Editing Florian Grolig Bildgestaltung / DOP Florian Grolig Produktion / Production Florian Grolig Drehbuch / Script Florian Grolig Tongestaltung / Sound Design Christian Wittmoser, Tobias Boehm
fsk 6
Festivals
2015 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France
2015 Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria (Honorary Mention)
2015 Animasyros - International Animation Festival, Syros Island, Greece (Grand Prize)
2015 ANIMA MUNDI, International Animation Festival of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
2015 Encounters International Short Film Festival, Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2015 Huesca International Short Film Festival, Spain
2015 Odense International Film Festival, Denmark
2015 Fest Anča International Animation Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia
2015 Festival Silhouette, Paris, France
2015 PROVINZIALE - Filmfest Eberswalde, Germany
2015 Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Germany
2015 San Diego International Film Festival, USA
2015 SHNIT Kurzfilmfestival, Bern, Switzerland
2015 Konstanzer kurz.film.spiele, Germany
2015 Europäisches Kurzfilmfestival Köln UNLIMITED, Germany
2015 FILMZ - Festival des deutschen Kinos, Mainz, Germany
2015 Milano Film Festival, Italy
2015 Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2015 2ANNAS: International Short Film Festival, Riga, Latvia
2015 CINANIMA Espinho International Animated Film Festival, Portugal
2015 Baghdad International Film Festival (BIFF), Iraq
2015 Hayah International Short Film Festival, Panama City, Panama
2015 ANIM'EST International Animation Festival, Bucharest, Romania
2015 DOK Leipzig - Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Germany (Audience Award)
2015 interfilm Berlin: Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Germany (Honorary Mention)
2015 CURTA CINEMA - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, Brazil (Grande Pre?mio)
2015 Kuandu International Animation Festival, Taipei, Taiwan (Honorary Mention)
2016 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France
2016 Beginning - Open St. Petersburg Film Festival, Russian Federation (Best First Animation Film)
Production
  • smpl films
  • Florian Grolig
  • http://www.smpl.productions
Distribution
  • smpl films
  • Florian Grolig
  • http://www.smpl.productions
Sales
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  • Florian Grolig
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Florian Grolig

Is an independent animation filmmaker, producer and game designer;
graduated from the Kunsthochschule Kassel;
realized award winning short films and computer games as well as commissioned animations

Filmography
2007 weiss
2010 MS. found in a Bottle
2015 In The Distance