Das Rad
Rocks
Synopsis
The stone people Hew and Kew have seen a lot in their everlasting lives on top of their mountain. Therefore they're only mildy amazed by the ongoings in the valley below, they've got their own little problems to deal with. But all of a sudden, Mankind is discovering and inventing, instead of just woozeling, and this new behaviour starts to threaten Hew and Kew's stoic peacefullness.
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21 December 2010
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Awards and nominations
Best First Film
Cinanima: International Animated Film Festival
5 Nov – 11 Nov | Portugal
Special Mention
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
22 Mar – 27 Mar | Germany
Best Student or Graduation Film
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
3 Jun – 8 Jun | France
Best German Film - Audience Award
Hamburg International Short Film Festival
8 Jun – 15 Jun | Germany
Best Short Animation - Audience Award
8th Fantastisk Filmfestival | 2002
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival
21 Sep – 29 Sep | Sweden
Audience Award
AniMadrid: Festival Internacional de Imagen Animada | 2002
9 Dec – 15 Dec | Spain
2nd Prize
AniMadrid: Festival Internacional de Imagen Animada | 2002
9 Dec – 15 Dec | Spain
Silver Goat for Animated Film Directing
Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival
2 Jun – 7 Jun | Poland
Best of the World - Audience Award
Fantoche: International Animation Film Festival
9 Sep – 14 Sep | Switzerland
Gold Snail for Best Film
Reanimacja: Animated Film Festival
16 Apr – 17 Apr | Poland
Previous screenings
2001
Cinanima: International Animated Film Festival
5 Nov – 11 Nov | Espinho, Portugal
Best First Film
2002
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
1 Feb – 9 Feb | Clermont-Ferrand, France
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
22 Mar – 27 Mar | Stuttgart, Germany
Special Mention
18 Apr – 2 May | San Francisco, United States
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
3 Jun – 8 Jun | Annecy, France
Best Student or Graduation Film
Hamburg International Short Film Festival
8 Jun – 15 Jun | Hamburg, Germany
Best German Film - Audience Award
11 Jul – 20 Jul | Puchon, Korea, South
12 Jul – 28 Jul | Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil
Special Award for First Animation
Special Jury Award
Special Jury Award
22 Aug – 26 Aug | Hiroshima, Japan
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival
21 Sep – 29 Sep | Lund, Sweden
Best Short Animation - Audience Award
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
3 Oct – 13 Oct | Sitges, Spain
9 Nov – 13 Nov | Korea, South
AniMadrid: Festival Internacional de Imagen Animada
9 Dec – 15 Dec | Madrid, Spain
2nd Prize
Audience Award
Audience Award
2003
23 Mar | United States
Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival
2 Jun – 7 Jun | Poznañ, Poland
Silver Goat for Animated Film Directing
Fantoche: International Animation Film Festival
9 Sep – 14 Sep | Baden, Switzerland
Best of the World - Audience Award
16 Oct – 22 Oct | Bergen, Norway
12 Dec – 22 Dec | Anchorage, United States
2004
1 Jan – 31 Dec | United States
3 Mar – 6 Mar | Aspen, United States
Reanimacja: Animated Film Festival
16 Apr – 17 Apr | Lódz, Poland
Gold Snail for Best Film
2005
Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival
18 Nov – 24 Nov | Cracow, Poland
International Short Film Festival Leuven
3 Dec – 10 Dec | Leuven, Belgium
2006
17 Feb – 27 Feb | Bangkok, Thailand
21 Apr – 30 Apr | Toronto, Canada
13 Jun – 18 Jun | Toronto, Canada
2008
Bunter Hund: International Short Film Festival Munich
16 Oct – 19 Oct | Munich, Germany
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Running time
8 min 40 s
User rating
4.5/5 (< 5 ratings)
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