Awarded film

The Christmas Ballad

Award granted

Michal Žabka

  • Event: Biennial of Animation Bratislava 2016
  • Prize: UNICEF Award
  • Awarded country: Czech Republic

  • Original title: Vánoční balada
  • Authors: Michal Žabka (director), Vratislav Hlavatý (designer), Michal Kubíček (designer), Břetislav Pojar (story), Břetislav Pojar (script), Michal Kubíček (animation), Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly (animation), Ivan Vít (camera), Jan P. Muchow (music), Marek Hart (sound), Luděk Hudec (editor), Progressive FX (computer graphics)
  • Production: Animation People
  • Distribution: Animation People
  • Year: 2016
  • Technique: puppets
  • Running: 11´50´´
  • Anotation:

    A story about the strong magic of child´s play and restoring humanity in a harsh world. A little boy lives in the debris of a town destroyed by war. He hides from warcraft and collects destroyed toys which he repairs. The toys are a replacement for his family and friends. One day, he finds a Christmas present and flees to a ruined amusement park.

  • Web links:

    http://www.fdb.cz/lidi/35965-michal-zabka.html

    http://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/26221-michal-zabka/