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Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light

Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light

  1. Overview
  2. Awards
  3. Fact Sheet

11-year-old Tony has a unique feature he was born with - he glows. He spends his days at home in his blanket bunker and dreams about having a friend. Before Christmas, a peculiar girl named Shelly moves into his house and turns his world upside down. Together, they embark on an adventurous search for the origin of the mysterious tufts of darkness which suck the sunshine out of their house.

Award in Annecy

  • Contrechamp Jury Award (2023)

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light

    Directed by: Filip POŠIVAČ

    Country: Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia

    Year of production: 2023

    Running time: 01 h 20 min

  • Technique

    Category: Feature film contrechamp

    Techniques used: puppets

    Version: Czech version English subtitles

    Process: Colour

    Target public: Teens, Kids, Family

  • Credits

    Directed by: Filip POŠIVAČ

    Production: NUTPRODUKCIA, Jakub VIKTORIN, NUTPRODUKCE, S.R.O., Pavla JANOUSKOVA KUBECKOVA, FILMFABRIQ KFT., Gábor OSVÁTH

    Distribution: CONTINENTAL FILM, Nikoleta KLIMENTOVA

    Artistic direction: Filip Pošivač

    Script: Jana Šrámková

    Animation: Barbora Valecká, Marek Jasaň, Tomáš Červený, Károly Papp

    Camera: Denisa Buranová

    Music: Ádám Balázs

    Sound: Péter Benjámin Lukács

    Editing: Marek Kráľovský