| All Cats Are Grey in the Dark | |
|---|---|
| German | Nachts sind alle Katzen grau |
| Directed by | Lasse Linder |
| Written by | Lasse Linder |
| Produced by | Edith Flückiger |
| Cinematography | Robin Angst |
| Edited by | Michèle Flury |
| Music by | Dominik Blumer Roman Lerch Thomi Christ |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Some Shorts |
Release date |
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Running time | 18 minutes |
| Country | Switzerland |
All Cats Are Grey in the Dark (German: Nachts sind alle Katzen grau) is a Swiss short documentary film, directed by Lasse Linder and released in 2019.[1] The film centres on Christian, a lonely single man from Bregenz, Austria, who has decided to have his pet cat inseminated to help fulfill his own desire to become a parent.[1]
The film was made as Linder's thesis project in the film studies program at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.[2]
The film premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best International Short Film.[4]
The film won the award for Best Short Film at the 33rd European Film Awards.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mario Trlaja, "Film eines Widnauers gewinnt europäischen Filmpreis". FM1 Today, 10 December 2020.
- ^ David Grob, "Der Widnauer Filmemacher Lasse Linder: «Ohne Filmförderung ginge es nicht»". St. Galler Tagblatt, 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Luzerner Jungfilmer für besten Schweizer Kurzfilm ausgezeichnet". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, 18 August 2019.
- ^ Etan Vlessing, "Toronto: Taika Waititi's 'Jojo Rabbit' Wins Audience Award". The Hollywood Reporter, 15 September 2019.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (12 December 2020). "'Another Round' Wins 2020 European Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter.
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