Project Detail

The Dewberry Empire

Name: The Dewberry Empire
Director: Christian Schlaeffer
Released: 2013
Duration: 7 mins 45 secs

Christian Schlaeffer

Synopsis

An eight year-old girl and six year-old boy amble through a strange and still summer afternoon in a world which seems to exist only for them.

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Details

Year: 2013
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 7 mins 45 secs
Format: HD 1080p
Director: Christian Schlaeffer
Producer: Animation Staff, Royal College of Art
Co-Producer: Carla Mackinnon
Executive Producer: Royal College of Art
Editor: Christian Schlaeffer
Screenwriter: Christian Schlaeffer
Production Designer: Christian Schlaeffer
Sound: Christian Schlaeffer, Sound Mix by Mike Wyeld
Principal cast: Georgia Dix, Frankie Eady

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Animation Department

Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU

T: +44 (0) 20 7590 4512

E: animation@rca.ac.uk
W: www.rca.ac.uk/animation

Sales Company

Future Shorts

2-18 Warburton Road
London E8 3RT

T: +44 (0)20 7739 6055

E: tomv@futureshorts.com
W: www.futureshorts.com

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