Šarkan / The Kite
Martin Smatana
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland / 2019 / 13' 10''Screenings
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The film deals with the subject of death in a simple and symbolic way, by telling a story about a little boy and his grandpa. It explains that none of us are here forever and that all living creatures must die, at the same time suggesting that death doesn’t mean the end of our journey.
Martin Smatana (1991, Slovakia) holds an MA in Animation from FAMU, Prague. During his BA studies, he completed an internship at Nukufilm studio in Tallinn, Estonia. His debut film, Rosso Papavero, premiered at Berlinale in 2015 and went on to win 13 international awards. The Kite is his graduation film. It premiered at Berlinale in 2019.
Director
Martin Smatana
Production
BFILM; FAMU
Screenplay
Martin Smatana, Phil LaZebnik, Anna Vášová, Ivana Sujová
Storyboard
Martin Smatana
Compositing
Michal Šabík
Sound
Viera Marinová
Music
Aliaksander Yasinski
Editing
Lucie Navrátilová
Animation
Martin Smatana, Martyna Koleniec, Łukasz Grynda, Matouš Valchař, Stanisław Szostak, Piotr Chmielewski
categories
Films for Children Competition 3 (age: 10-14)