TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT
11-year-old Tony has a unique ability – he has been glowing since birth. His parents try to keep him at home to protect him from the outside world, but one day, he meets Shelly, a mysterious girl who moves into one of the neighboring apartments before the Christmas holidays. Tony finds his first real friend in her and someone to whom he can reveal the fantasy world inside his pillow bunker. Shelly, in turn, shows Tony a miraculous flashlight with which she can create amazing images and magical worlds from ordinary things only they can see. Together, they search for the origin of mysterious wisps of darkness that drain the sunlight from their house.
Filip Pošivač graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague in the field of animation. He is a celebrated animator, illustrator, and designer intensely interested in the Czech tradition of stop-motion puppet animation. He is known for his work on children’s books and television shows. In 2015, he finished a short film, Deep in Moss, which was screened at many festivals. A web series called Live from the Moss (2016) followed up on the film. His short film Overboard! (2019) had its premiere at Cinekid, and his first feature films as a director and animator is Tony, Shelly, and the Magic Light (2023).
Annecy International Animated Film Festival – Jury Award Contrechamp
Sitges – Catalonian International Film Festival – Anima’t Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Czech Lions – Czech Lion for Best Animated Film
Sun in a Net Awards, Slovakia – Sun in a Net for Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, and Best Animated Feature
International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience SCHLiNGEL – Animated Feature Film Award for Best International Animated Feature Film
TONY, SHELLY AND THE MAGIC LIGHT (ff.)
DIRECTOR: Filip Pošivač
COUNTRY: Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary
YEAR: 2023.
RUNTIME: 80‘
LANGUAGE: Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
PRODUCTION: Nutprodukce, Czech Television, Radio and Television of Slovakia, Kouzelná animace, Filmfabriq
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PROGRAMME LINE: KINOKAUCH PRESENTS