SUZIE IN THE GARDEN
Suzie is a little girl who goes with her mother and dad to an allotment outside the city. One day she meets a black dog and discovers a mysterious garden. Who is it that lives there? Suzie is a little afraid. But what to do when you are afraid of someone, but you find their key on the path?
Category | Short film |
Original title | Zuza v zahradách |
Director | Lucie Sunková |
Production | MAUR film (CZ), SUPER film (SK) |
Country | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
Format | HD, CP |
Runtime | 13:19 min |
Year | 2022 |
Language | Czech, English, Slovak |
Subtitles | English |
Genre | Animation, Children, Family |
Festivals
- Berlinale, Generation, Germany - World Premiere (2022)
- Festival Européen de Film Court de Brest, France (2022)
- "Promotional Prize of the Children’s Jury", International Children’s and Youth Film Competition Oberhausen, Germany (2022)
- Animafest Zagreb, Films for Children Competition, Croatia (2022)
- Filmfest Munich, Germany (2022)
- DOK Leipzig, Kids DOK, Germany (2022)
- Tirana IFF, Albania (2022)
- Warsaw FF, Poland (2022)
- Uppsala ISFF, Sweden (2022)
- Reijkjavik FF, Iceland (2022)
- DOK Leipzig, Germany (2022)
- Ajyal FF, Qatar (2022) Accessible FF, Turkey (2022)
- BFI London FF, UK (2022)
- Trickfilmfestival Stuttgart, Germany (2022)
- Anifilm, Czech Republic (2022)
- Fest Anca, Slovakia (2022)
- Bucheon IAF, South Korea (2022)
- Animest Romania (2022)
- ...and more
- 30th Czech Lion Awards: Winner Best Animated Film, Czech Republic (2023)
- "Special mention", MONSTRA | Lisbon Animation Festival, Monstrinha Competition, Portugal (2023)
Quotes & Other
- English, Czech and Slovakian language versions available
- MONSTRA | Lisbon Animation Festival: Special Mention by the Jury (Monstrinha Competition)
"Suzie in the Garden is an animated painting in vibrant colors where all children want to live and make them live. A tender film about taking steps into the unknown and overcoming fears with arguments - aesthetic and narrative - to seduce audiences of all ages."