Hors-jeu / Off-side
Georges Schwizgebel
Switzerland / 1977 / 6' 0''Screenings
Synopsis
Description of a game in which one of the two teams changes the rules to its advantage. Several sports are mentioned in the film, while the players, whose portrayal suggests a low-angled light, move from one sport to another via successive metamorphoses.
Animation director Georges Schwizgebel has created a remarkably original body of work. His films are marked by masterful technical execution, a playful approach to narrative, spectacular formalism, and the intermingling of visuals and music. His first film, The Flight of Icarus, launched a prolific career, boasting numerous awards at prestigious international festivals like Cannes, Annecy, Animafest Zagreb, Hiroshima, Stuttgart, Ottawa, and Espinho. The Ride to the Abyss (1992) is regularly cited as one of the finest animated films of all time. In 2017, Georges Schwizgebel received the Honorary Cristal in Annecy, followed by the Honorary Award of the Swiss Film Awards in 2018. In 2019, he was awarded the French insignia of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters. He is the most awarded author in the history of Animafest, and was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
Director
Georges Schwizgebel
Production
Studio GDS
Screenplay
Georges Schwizgebel
Sound
Paul Bertault
Music
Guy Boulanger
Editing
Georges Schwizgebel
categories
FILMS IN COMPETITION