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Maestro

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14 Awards
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Synopsis

Five minutes before the big performance, the maestro is getting ready behind the curtains. Time is slowly ticking away...

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Production Company

Magyar Filmunió

Director

Géza M Tóth

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Awards

Best International Screenplay - Jury Award

7^th Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival, 2005

Runner-up - Best Animated Short Film

7^th Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, 2005

Diploma for Artistic Style - Student Films

3^rd Tindirindis International Animated Film Festival, 2005

Grand Prize for Best Short Film

2^nd China International Cartoon and Digital Art Festival, 2005

2nd Prize - Best Short Film

1^st Animacor: International Animation Festival, 2005

Special Mention - Best Children's Short Film

21^st Interfilm: International Short Film Festival Berlin, 2005

Public Prize

29^th Cinanima: International Animated Film Festival, 2005

Special Mention - Animated Short Film

13^th Granada International Short Film Festival, 2006

Best European Short Film

3^rd Cortoons: International Short Animated Film Festival, 2006

Shortvillage Prize

5^th Reggio Film Festival, 2006

Audience Prize

5^th Reggio Film Festival, 2006

Critics Jury Mention

34^th Huesca Film Festival, 2006

Special Mention - Animation

20^th Leeds International Film Festival, 2006

NOMINATION
Best Animated Short Film

79^th Academy Awards, 2007

Audience Award

7^th FIKE: Évora International Short Film Festival, 2007

Previous Screenings

2005

29^th Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France

10^th Worldwide Short Film Festival, Canada

11^th Los Angeles Film Festival, USA

13^th Anima Mundi, Brazil

7^th Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival, Brazil

7^th Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, United Kingdom

5^th Fantoche: International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland

4^th Magma International Short Film Festival, Italy

12^th Krok: International Animated Film Festival, Russia

3^rd Tindirindis International Animated Film Festival, Lithuania

2^nd China International Cartoon and Digital Art Festival, China

48^th DOK Leipzig: International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Germany

28^th Mill Valley Film Festival, USA

8^th Bunter Hund International Short Film Festival Munich, Germany

50^th Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain

1^st Animacor: International Animation Festival, Spain

24^th Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, Canada

21^st Interfilm: International Short Film Festival Berlin, Germany

29^th Cinanima: International Animated Film Festival, Portugal

18^th Exground Filmfest, Germany

6^th RICA: Wissembourg International Animated Film Festival, France

12^th Etiuda & Anima International Film Festival, Poland

6^th International Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey

9^th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival + Animated Dreams, Sleepwalkers, Just Film, Estonia

10^th I Castelli Animati: International Animated Film Festival, Italy

14^th Vendome Film Festival, France

2006

Future Film Festival, Italy

Anima: Brussels Cartoon and Animated Film Festival, Belgium

16^th Cinequest: San Jose Film Festival, USA

13^th Granada International Short Film Festival, Spain

4^th BIMINI: International Festival of Animated Films, Latvia

3^rd Indielisboa: International Independent Film Festival, Portugal

Nashville Film Festival, USA

3^rd Reanimacja: Animated Film Festival, Poland

3^rd Cortoons: International Short Animated Film Festival, Italy

13^th Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany

4^th Manlleu Short Film Festival, Spain

5^th Anifest: Trebon International Festival of Animated Films, Czech Republic

5^th Reggio Film Festival, Italy

34^th Huesca Film Festival, Spain

17^th Zagreb AnimaFest: World Festival of Animated Films, Croatia

27^th Durban International Film Festival, South Africa

Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia

10^th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, South Korea

3^rd London International Animation Festival, United Kingdom

7^th Seoul Net and Film Festival, South Korea

20^th Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom

2007

79^th Academy Awards, USA

7^th FIKE: Évora International Short Film Festival, Portugal

2008

11^th Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children, Canada

Filmmakers

Director

Géza M Tóth

Companies

Production

Magyar Filmunió

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Short Film Central User Comments

Here's a funny story with a very unexpected ending. It beats up on the ego a bit. The 'camera' movement is interesting too.

1 Sep 2008 | Carolina Liechtenstein (USA)

Production Country

Hungary

Completion Date

2004

Running Time

4 min 25 s

Animation Techniques

3D Computer

Dialogue Languages

No Dialogue

Picture

Color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Updated: 7 Dec 2006

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