THE ELEPHANT AND THE SNAIL

Short animation (2002), NL, 35mm, colour, 6 min, Dutch & English version

  • Animator/Director: Christa Moesker
  • Producer: Phanta Film
  • Distribution NL: Buena Vista
  • Theatrical release: November 2002, as short before Feature film PIETJE BELL

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