animated short/music video, 5 min.
“If I am looking for inspiration, looking for social liaison, I read the telephone book …”
The cult song by the Austrian-American singer-songwriter and comedian Georg Kreisler as an animated music video, commissioned by Makido film, ARTE and ZDF.
Written & Directed by
Benjamin Swiczinsky
Producer – NÖT
Benjamin Swiczinsky
Johannes Schiehsl
Conrad Tambour
Producer – Makido Film
Golli Marboe
Iris Haschek
Character Design
Benjamin Swiczinsky
Nana Swiczinsky
Animation
Benjamin Swiczinsky
Julia Ocker
Daniel Lundquist
Clean-Up Artist
Timur Tietze
Camera Projection Mapping
Johannes Schiehsl
3D Modeling
Conrad Tambour
Music
Georg Kreisler
funded by
MA 7 – Wien Kultur
Commissioned by Makido Film/ZDF/ARTE
A Neuer Österreichischer Trickfilm production 2013
AWARDS
«Special Mention» AniFest Animation Festival 2013
«Lenzing Award» Festival of Nations 2013
«Wiener Zeitung Award» Content Award Vienna 2013
«Special Award W24» Content Award Vienna 2013
«Austrian Audience Award» One Day Animation Festival 2013
«Animation Award» Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival 2014
SCREENINGS
Best Austrian Animation Festival 2022, Austria
5 Jahre NÖT-Filmschau 2016, Austria
Internationales Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart 2013, Germany
Grenzland Filmtage Selb 2013, Germany
Future Film Fest Bologna 2013, Italy
Cortoons 2013, Italy
Anifest 2013, Czech Republic
Vienna Independent Shorts 2013, Austria
Cinema Next 2013, St.Pölten/Krems, Austria
Festival der Nationen 2013, Austria
DOK.Leipzig 2013, Germany
Vienna Content Award 2013, Austria
One Day Animation Festival 2013, Austria
Ars Electronica 2013, Austria
Shnit 2013, Switzerland
Animpact 2013, South Korea
Cineastic Gondolas 2013, Austria
Bamberger Kurzfilmtage 2014, Germany
TV SCREENINGS
ORF III
ARTE
W24
