In Absentia
Synopsis
Awards: Special Jury Mention, Montreal FCMM 2000; Golden Dove Award, Leipzig, 2000; Special Jury Award, Tampere, 2000; Special Mention, Golden Prague Awards 2001; Honorary Diploma Award Cracow 2001; Best Animated Short Film, 50th Melbourne International Film Festival 2001.
Details
- Year
- 2001
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 20 mins 15 secs
- Format
- 16mm, 35mm Kodak
- Director
-
The Brothers Quay
- Producer
- Rodney Wilson, Christian Seidel
- Editor
- The Brothers Quay
- Screenwriter
- The Brothers Quay
- Director of Photography
- The Brothers Quay
- Composer
- Karlheinz Stockhausen
- Principal cast
- Marlene Kaminsky
Production Status
Production Company
Koninck Studios
Contact: Keith Griffiths19-20 Rheidol Mews, Rheidol Terrace, London N1 8NN
UK
T 020 7288 8400
griff@illumin.co.uk
Sales Company
Theatrical: Koninck Studios (as above)
Television: Pipeline FilmsGeorgen Str 15, D-80799 Munchen
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