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The Car That Came Back from the Sea

  1. Overview
  2. Awards
  3. Fact Sheet

Full of exuberance and frivolousness, six friends drive to the Polish Baltic coast and back in a small, beaten-up car. During their trip, their car and their country fall apart. Nevertheless, life goes on.

Award in Annecy

  • Jury Award (2024)
  • France TV Award for a Short Film (2024)

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: The Car That Came Back from the Sea

    Directed by: Jadwiga KOWALSKA

    Country: Switzerland

    Year of production: 2023

    Running time: 10 min 48 s

  • Technique

    Category: Short films

    Techniques used: 2D/3D computer, rotoscope

    Version: Original Polish version with English subtitles

    Process: Black and white

    Target public: Teens, Young adults, Adults

  • Credits

    Directed by: Jadwiga KOWALSKA

    Production: Jadwiga KOWALSKA

    Distribution: MIYU DISTRIBUTION, Luce GROSJEAN

    Artistic direction: Jadwiga KOWALSKA, Ralph KÜHNE

    Script: Jadwiga KOWALSKA

    Graphics: Jadwiga KOWALSKA

    Storyboard: Jadwiga KOWALSKA

    Layout: Jadwiga KOWALSKA

    Animation: Jadwiga KOWALSKA, Marco ELLENSOHN, Jérémie DUPRAZ, Laure CLEMANSAUD

    Camera: Jadwiga KOWALSKA

    Compositing: Jadwiga KOWALSKA

    Music: Christian AREGGER, Roland BUCHER

    Sound: Thomas GASSMANN, Kilian VILIM

    Editing: Fee LIECHTI SEIGNER

    Voice: Wojciech MARDYLA