Movie Description

AnimationFeature film

 

TALES FROM THE MAGIC GARDEN

| SYNOPSIS
Three kids spend the night at their grandpa’s house. To fill the silence after losing their grandma, the family’s storyteller, they create their own stories and discover the power of imagination. This uplifting stop-motion film celebrates creativity and its healing magic.

 

| FILM CREDITS
Directors – David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec

Based on a book by Arnošt Goldflam

Script Writers – Marek Král, Petr Krajíček, Patrik Pašš, Jerneja Kaja Balog, Maja Križnik, Blandine Jet

Art designers – Patricia Ortiz Martinez, Jean-Claude Rozec
Music – Lucia Chuťková
Sound – Miroslav Červená Chaloupka
Editor – Adéla Špaljová

Producers – Maurfilm (Martin Vandas, Alena Vandasová CZ), Artichoke (Juraj Krasnohorský, Henrieta Cvangová SK), ZVVIKS (Kolja Saksida, SI), Vivement Lundi ! (Jean-Francois Le Corre, Mathieu Courtois FR)
In coproduction with – Czech TV, Slovak Television and Radio – STVR, RTV Slovenija, Pictanovo with the support of Région Hauts-de-France, Personne n’est parfait !

With the support of Eurimages, Creative Europe – MEDIA, Czech Film Fund, Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Slovenian Film Centre, Film studio Viba film Ljubljana, Région Bretagne / Bretagne Cinéma, in partnership with the CNC.

With the participation of Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, TVR supported by Rennes Métropole (Tempo), France Télévisions – France 3 Bretagne, Gebeka Films and NuFrame.

The project also received the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at Cartoon Movie 2019 and the main award at the CEE Animation Forum.


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Long synopsis 
When Tom (4), Susan (8), and Derek (10) visit their grandfather for the first time since losing their beloved grandmother, they find the house quiet and their grandfather distant. Taking inspiration from her grandmother, Suzan steps into the role of storyteller, creating enchanting tales to bring back the warmth. We deepen into the world of a helpful mysterious cat, a not-so-scary monster, and a daring flying man.

As the family bonds through their tales, they discover important lessons about bravery, kindness, and finding light even in life’s darkest moments. Brought to life with stunning stop-motion animation, this heartwarming film shows how imagination and storytelling can heal, inspire, and bring us closer to the people we cherish most.


Producer´s explication
In 2015, the Czech company MAUR film secured the book rights of Arnošt Goldflam’s successful book of original and unusual fairy tales entitled Of Unwanted Things and People. Czech producer Martin Vandas discovered the book while reading it to his youngest daughter. He was immediately fascinated by the originality, magic, sensitivity, poetry and also the cinematic potential of these modern fairy tales. Goldflam’s stories seem to be just begging to be made into films, although the adaptation to film is a challenge.

Gradually, producers from Slovakia (Artichoke), Slovenia (ZVVIKS) and France (Vivement Lundi!) joined MAUR film. This quartet of partners have known each other for several years through the CEE Animation network and had the opportunity to work together on several smaller projects, creating strong personal bonds and a common desire to make this extraordinary and daring film together. Years of development and mutual sharing of know-how allowed us to build a generous and unique co-production setup, based on the principle of parity.