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Der Schornsteinsegler | © Fabian&Fred
© Fabian&Fred

The Chimney Swift

  • Der neue Kamin (Working title)
All titles (3)
Short Film | 2015-2020 | Animation, Docu | Germany

Shooting data

Number of shooting days160
LocationsHamburg
Filming regionsGermany - Hamburg

Project data

Film financing
Length of movie5 min
Aspect ratioWidescreen USA (1 : 1,85)
Acquisition formatDCP
Distribution formatDCP
Sound formatDolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels)

Brief synopsis

A British chimney sweeper describes his everyday routine of forcing young kids to become workers. While we observe a kid cleaning a chimney, the master's statement gets more personal with every sentence until we understand, that he is speaking about his own past. Being locked in a vicious circle there seems to be no exit.

(Fabian&Fred)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Child [L]Joschua Zühlke
Master [L]Henry Holland

Crew

ActivityNameComment
2d animation directorFrédéric Schuld
2d lead character animatorRebecca Blöcher
2D character animatorAlba Dragonetti
2D character animatorRebecca Blöcher
DirectorFrédéric Schuld
ProducerFabian Driehorst
ScreenwriterFrédéric Schuld
ScreenwriterFabian Driehorst
Sound designerAlex Müller-Welt

Production companies

CompanyComment
Fabian&Fred
Animation
Animation

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg [de]

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Image (Animation)Fabian&Fred [de]

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Frédéric Schuld2021Aesthetica Film Festival [uk]
Best Animation
Best AnimationWinner
Frédéric Schuld2021DeadCenter Film Festival [us]
Best Animation (Oscar qualifying)
Best Animation (Oscar qualifying)Winner
Frédéric Schuld2021Rising of Lusitania AnimaDoc Film Festival [pl]
Special Mention
Special MentionWinner
Frédéric Schuld2021Blon Animation and Games Festival [lt]
Best Animation
Best AnimationWinner
Frédéric Schuld2021The Animattikon Project [cy]
Special Mention
Special MentionWinner
Frédéric Schuld2021PIAFF, Paris Int'l Animation Festival [fr]
Audience Award
Audience AwardWinner
Frédéric Schuld2021Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche [de]
Sustainability Award
Sustainability AwardWinner
Frédéric Schuld2021Thomas Edison (Black Maria) Film Festival [us]
Jury's Choice Award
Jury's Choice AwardWinner
Frédéric Schuld2021Filmfest Dresden [de]
Goldener Reiter - Animation
Goldener Reiter - AnimationNominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2020CanadaHot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
World Premiere
World Premiere
2020GermanyDok Leipzig
2020USAChicago International Film Festival
2020GermanyKurzfilm Festival Hamburg
2020GermanyInterfilm Berlin
2020CyprusCyprus Short Film Festival
2020RussiaKrok Animation Festival
2020Bosnia-HerzegovinaBanjaluka Animation Festival
2020DenmarkViborg Animation Festival
2020KosovoAnibar Animation Festival