Based on the story The Elephant and the Snail by Toon Tellegen. The Elephant visits the house of the snail, but the house is too small…
Awards:
Platina Award (more than 700.000 visitors), Dutch Film Festival, 2003; Professional Jury Award, Sancy children’s film festival, France 2003; Runner-up, short film competition, Internationales Filmfest Emden 2003; Prix du 20e anniversaire and Grand prix du Public, Festival du Film de Saint Livrade, France 2003
Festivals (more than 80, selection):
Official Panorama Annecy 2003; Competition Short Films, Kinderfilmfest, Berlinale 2003; Dutch Panorama, Holland Animation Film Festival 2002; Competition Children’s section, BAF, Bradford 2002; Side-section, Cine-Kid Film Festival 2002; Competition Short Films, Bilbao 2002; Anima 2003, Brussels Cartoon and Animated Films Festival 2003; Animac Lleida AF 2003; Family Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, New York 2003; Kristiansand Children’s IFF 2003; Competition Children’s section 19th IFF Hamburg 2003; Anima Mundi, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo 2003; Competition, Giffoni Film Festival 2003; International Leipzig Festival for documentary and animated film 2003; FAN international animation festival 2003, Norwich UK 2003; Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, U.S.A. 2003; Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2003; Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan 2003; New York International Children’s Film Festival, New York2004; Taiwan IAF, Tapei, Taiwan 2004 ; Zabreb, Films for Children 2004; Hamptons IFF 2005