Whenever Lothar sneezes, nearby objects explode. Therefore he isolates himself from the outer world.
One day, when Lothar breaks his beloved toaster, he faces a dilemma.
One day, when Lothar breaks his beloved toaster, he faces a dilemma.
Cast: Aaron Hitz, Lucas Zibulski, Priska Elmiger
Writer & Director: Luca Zuberbühler
Production Manager: Moritz Schneider
Producer: Rajko Jazbec
Producer: Rajko Jazbec
Director of Photography: Valentino Vigniti
Production Designer: Fabian Lüscher
Editor: Aurora Vögeli
Visual Effects Supervisor: Silvio Alberti
Production Designer: Fabian Lüscher
Editor: Aurora Vögeli
Visual Effects Supervisor: Silvio Alberti
Sounddesign: Christian Schäppi
Music: Martin Skalsky, Michael Duss, Christian Schlumpf
Music: Martin Skalsky, Michael Duss, Christian Schlumpf
Awards
Méliès D'argent - Best European Fantastic Short, Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, 2014
H.R. Giger "Narcisse" - Best Swiss Short, Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, 2014
Best Director, Upcoming Film Makers - Schweizer Jungfilmfestival, 2015
Best Short Film, Alto Vicentino International Short Film Festival, 2015
Special Jury Award, Dakino - Bucharest International Film Festival, 2015
Best Student Director, Sapporo International Short Film Festival And Market, 2014
Jury Prize, European Short Film Festival, Mit, Boston, 2014
Best Film, Grand Prix, Göttinger Kurzfilmfestival, 2014
Best Short Film, Gässli Film Festival, Basel, 2014
Junior Teens Award, Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival, 2014
Audience Award "SHOTS" - Best International Short Film, Nocturna, Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival, 2014
Méliès D'argent - Best European Fantastic Short, Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, 2014
H.R. Giger "Narcisse" - Best Swiss Short, Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, 2014
Best Director, Upcoming Film Makers - Schweizer Jungfilmfestival, 2015
Best Short Film, Alto Vicentino International Short Film Festival, 2015
Special Jury Award, Dakino - Bucharest International Film Festival, 2015
Best Student Director, Sapporo International Short Film Festival And Market, 2014
Jury Prize, European Short Film Festival, Mit, Boston, 2014
Best Film, Grand Prix, Göttinger Kurzfilmfestival, 2014
Best Short Film, Gässli Film Festival, Basel, 2014
Junior Teens Award, Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival, 2014
Audience Award "SHOTS" - Best International Short Film, Nocturna, Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival, 2014
Nominations
Best Short Film, STUDIO HAMBURG NACHWUCHSPREIS, 2014
Best Short Film, 35. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, 2014
Best Short Film, 28. Leeds International Film Festival, 2014
Best Short Film, 42. Huesca International Film Festival, 2014
Zhdk Selection Best Fiction Film, Cilect Prize, 2014
Festivals (2013 - 2016)
2016
Fest - New Directors | New Films Festival, Best of Screening, Espinho, Portugal, June 2016
54. Young Collection, Official Selection, Bremen, Germany, June 2016
12. Fantaspoa - International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre, Official Selection, Porto Alegre, Brazil, May 2016
12. Kontakt — Kunst- Und Kulturfestival, Official Selection, Bamberg, Germany, May 2016
Localize Festival Potsdam: Kurzfilmnacht Naumburg, Showcase Potsdam, Naumburg, Germany, May 2016
14. Ivy Film Festival, Official 2016 Selection, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, April 2016
6. Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival, Best of Screenings, Venice, Italy, April 2016
Hollyworms – Der 4. Lange Kurzfilmtag, Official Selection, Worms, Germany, April 2016
5. Richmond International Film Festival, Competition, Richmond, Virginia, USA, March 2016
6. Filums ’16 International Film Festival, Official Selection, Lahore, Pakistan, February 2016
4. North Carolina Film Awards, Competition, Winterville, North Carolina, USA, February 2016
Warsaw Short Framing, Iff Golden Anteaters Screening, Cinema Kadr, Warsaw, Poland, January 2016
Shorts That Are Not Pants, Official Selection, Toronto, Canada, January 2016
Fest - New Directors | New Films Festival, Best of Screening, Espinho, Portugal, June 2016
54. Young Collection, Official Selection, Bremen, Germany, June 2016
12. Fantaspoa - International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre, Official Selection, Porto Alegre, Brazil, May 2016
12. Kontakt — Kunst- Und Kulturfestival, Official Selection, Bamberg, Germany, May 2016
Localize Festival Potsdam: Kurzfilmnacht Naumburg, Showcase Potsdam, Naumburg, Germany, May 2016
14. Ivy Film Festival, Official 2016 Selection, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, April 2016
6. Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival, Best of Screenings, Venice, Italy, April 2016
Hollyworms – Der 4. Lange Kurzfilmtag, Official Selection, Worms, Germany, April 2016
5. Richmond International Film Festival, Competition, Richmond, Virginia, USA, March 2016
6. Filums ’16 International Film Festival, Official Selection, Lahore, Pakistan, February 2016
4. North Carolina Film Awards, Competition, Winterville, North Carolina, USA, February 2016
Warsaw Short Framing, Iff Golden Anteaters Screening, Cinema Kadr, Warsaw, Poland, January 2016
Shorts That Are Not Pants, Official Selection, Toronto, Canada, January 2016
2015
11. Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival, Official Selection, Los Angeles, USA, December 2015
8. Jana International Film Festival For Children And Youth, Official Selection, Beirut, Lebanon, November 2015
11. Early Bird Student Film Festival, Fiction Films Selection, Sofia, Bulgaria, November, 2015
9. Golden Anteaters International Film Festival, Competition, Lublin, Poland, November 2015
41. Filmets Badalona Film Festival, Guest Country Switzerland, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, November 2015
1. Sitges America Tour, Official Selection, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, California, Arizona, Mississippi, Washington, New Mexico, USA, October 2015
1. Birmingham Underground Filmfest, Official Selection, Alabama, USA, October 2015
22. International Film Festival Visionaria, International Competition, Siena, Italy, October 2015
14. Reggio Film Festival, Spazio Libero, Reggio Emilia, Italy, October 2015
2. Burg-Lichtspiele Kurzfilmfestival, Competition, Gustavsburg, Hessen, Germany, October 2015
5. Ickle Film Fest, Official Selection, Dundee, Scotland, UK, September 2015
Cineseptiembre 8 Muestra Internacional De Cine Independiente, Selección Oficial, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, September 2015
University of Japan Organized By Kyoto International Student Film & Video Festival, Minamiuonuma, Japan, September 2015
8. Naperville Independent Film Festival, International Competition, Naperville, Il, USA, September 2015
12. Upcoming Film Makers - Schweizer Jungfilmfestival, Competition, Lucerne, Switzerland, September 2015
11. Kurzfilmfestival „Filmsalat“, Competition, Bremen, Germany, September 2015
Indieflicks International Short Film Screening, Official Selection, Manchester, UK, September 2015
2. Funcinema - International Film Festival of Comedy, Official Selection, Mar Del Plata, Argentina, September 2015
1. Footcandle Film Festival, Official Selection, Hickory, North Carolina, USA, September 2015
11. Busho, Budapest Short International Film Festival, Information Section, Budapest, Hungary, September 2015
3. Duhok International Film Festival, Kids Section, Duhok, Iraq, September 2015
35. Fanta Festival, Official Selection, Rome, Italy, June & September 2015
3. Fam Fest, Official Selection, Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA, August 2015
19. Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival, International Competition, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, August 2015
16. Malescorto International Short Film Festival, International Competition, Malescorto, Comune Di Malesco, Italy, July & August 2015
2. Crosscurrent International Film Festival, International Competition, Bogota, Colombia, July 2015
Summer Break Festival, Best of Schlingel Competition 2014, Chemnitz, Germany, July 2015
Shorts - International Film Festival, International Competition "maremetraggio", Trieste, Italy, July 2015
4. Mikrofilm Short Festival, Official Selection, Plentzia, Biscay, Spain, July 2015
5. Kalat Nissa Film Festival, International Competition, Caltanissetta, Italy, July 2015
Cryptshow Festival, Competitive Section, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, July 2015
Darwin College, Special Screening By Watersprite Events Committee, Cambridge, UK, June 2015
9. Festival Alto Vicentino, International Short Film Competition, Santorso, Province of Vicenza, Italy, June 2015
Azores Fringe Festival, Shorts@Fringe, Azores Islands, Portugal, June 2015
Kinolub: International Film Festival For Children And Youth, Special Section From International Children's Film Festival, Krakow, Poland, June 2015
Fest - New Directors | New Films Festival, Special Screening, Best of 2014, Espinho, Portugal, June 2015
Kimera International Film Festival, Fiction Section, Molise, Italy, June 2015
5. Figari Film Fest, Nomination For Best International Film, Golfo Aranci, Italy, June 2015
10. Kaliber35 Munich International Short Film Festival, Best of Germany, Munich, Germany, June 2015
43. Festival of Nations In Lenzing, Official Competition, Lenzing, Austria, June 2015
3. Festival International Du Court Métrage Paul Simon, International Competition, France, June 2015
Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival, Official Competition, Schull, Cork, Ireland, May 2015
Wegiel Student Film Festival Métrage Paul Simon, International Competition, Katowice, Poland, April 2015
Bundesfilmfestival Spielfilm 2015, Freier Wettbewerb "offenes Fenster", Schrobenhausen, Germany, April 2015
3. Cinema At The Edge Film Festival, Cate, Official Shorts Selection, Santa Monica, Ca, USA, April 2015
Leiden International Short Film Experience, Official Competition, Leiden, Netherlands, April 2015
Children’s International Film Festival, International Competition, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 2015
Monstronale Festival, International Competition, Halle, Germany, April 2015
16. Schweinfurter Kurzfilmtagen, Competition, Schweinfurt, Germany, April 2015
5. The Capital City Film Festival, International Competition, Lansing, Michigan, USA, April 2015
Ljubljana International Short Film Festival, Official Selection, Ljubljana, Slovenia, March, April 2015
Meters Film Fest, Special Presentation of International Short Films, Moscow, Russia, March 2015
24. Dakino International Film Festival, Short Film Competition, Bucharest, Romania, March 2015
7. Nw Short Film Festival, Official Selection, Vancouver, Canada, March 2015
9. Byron Bay International Film Festival, Official Selection, Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, March 2015
5. Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival, Special Screenings, Venice, Italy, March 2015
Watersprite – The Cambridge International Student Film Festival, Nomination Production Design, Cambridge, UK, March 2015
Taos Shortz Film Fest, Official Selection, Taos, New Mexico, USA, March 2015
Clujshorts International Short Film Festival, International Competition, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, March 2015
9. Tehran International Animation Festival, International Competition, Tehran, Iran, March 2015
3. International Motion Festival Cyprus, European University Cyprus (euc), Egkomi, Cyprus, March 2015
The International Festival Sarajevo "SARAJEVO Winter" 2015, International Competition, Sarajevo, Bosnia And Herzegovina, February 2015
Kurzfilmnacht Ilmenau, Hochschulfilmclub Tu Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany, February 2015
2. Play – Festival Internacional De Cinema Infantil "JUVENIL De Lisboa", Lisbon, Portugal, February 2015
Winter Film Awards Independent Film Festival, Indie Shortfilm Section, New York City, USA, February 2015
16. Bayreuther Filmfest "KONTRAST", Competition, Internationales Jugendkultur-Zentrum, Bayreuth, Germany, February 2015
Comedy Short Film Festival @ Plaza Romania, Student Section, Bucharest, Romania, February 2015
25. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage, Short Fiction Competition, Bamberg, Germany, February 2015
5. Beloit International Film Festival, International Competition, Beloit, Wisconsin, USA, February 2015
Filmtage Friedrichshafen, Showcase, Friedrichshafen, Germany, February 2015
2014
9. International Streaming Festival, Online Screening, The Hague, Netherlands, December 2014
14. Nonstop Kurzfilmfestival Nürnberg, Competition, Nürnberg, Germany, December 2014
28. Leeds International Film Festival, International Competition, Leeds, UK, November 2014
30. Interfilm International Short Film Festival Berlin, International Competition, Berlin, Germany, November 2014
2. Black Bear Filmfest, International Competition, Lodz & Warsaw, Poland, November & December 2014
11. Peer Raben Music Award - Soundtrack_Cologne, Original Music Competition, Köln, Germany, November 2014
Sleepwalkers International Short Film Festival, International Competition, Tallinn, Estonia, November 2014
6. Festival Internacional De Cortometrajes Fenaco Perú, International Competition, Cusco, Perú, November 2014
28. Filmfest Braunschweig, Competition, Braunschweig, Germany, November 2014
Razor Reel Flanders Fantastic Film Festival, International Competition, Bruges, Belgium, November 2014
8. Pssst! Silent Film Festival, International Competition, Zagreb, Croatia, November 2014
6. Wordless International Short Film Festival, International Competition, Sydney, Australia, November 2014
Kyoto International Student Film And Video Festival, International Competition, Kyoto, Japan, November 2014
47. Sitges - International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalunia, Official Fantastic Competition, Sitges, Spain, October 2014
Kurzfilmwanderung Erfurt, Plattform & Showcase, Erfurt, Germany, October 2014
Animae Caribe Film And New Media Festival, International Competition, Caroni, Trinidad And Tobago, October 2014
11. Konstanzer Kurz.Film.Spiele, Competition, Konstanz, Germany, October 2014
7. Freenetworld International Film Festival, International Competition, Niš, Serbia, October 2014
8. Kinofest International Digital Film Festival, German Programme, Bucharest, Romania, September 2014
31. Tehran International Short Film Festival, International Competition, Tehran, Iran, October 2014
19. Schlingel – Internationales Filmfestival Für Kinder Und Junges Publikum, Competition, Chemnitz, Germany, October 2014
Aeroe Short Film Festival, Competition, Denmark, August 2014
8. Unlimited - European Short Film Festival, Kurzes Für Kurze, Köln, Germany, November 2014
9. Sapporo International Short Film Festival, International Competition, Sapporo, Japan, October 2014
Flimmerzimmer, Shortfilm Section, Berlin, Germany, October / November 2014
11. Sedicicorto International Film Festival, International Competition, Forlì, Italy, October 2014
18. Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival, Temecula, Ca, USA, September 2014
4. Guam International Film Festival, International Competition, Guam, USA, September 2014
Göttinger Kurzfilmfestival, Competition, Göttingen, Germany, September 2014
7. Localize Festival, Competition, Potsdam, Germany, September 2014
28. Fantasy Filmfest, Competition, Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Nürnberg, München, Hamburg, Köln, Germany, September 2014
6. Gässli Film Festival, Competition, Basel, Switzerland, August 2014
9. Lange Nacht Des Kurzen Films, Competition, Gera, Germany, August 2014
10. European Short Film Festival, Mit, Boston, USA, September 2014
26. Golden Diana Film Festival, Competition, St. Kanzian Am Klopeiner See, Austria, August 2014
32. Carrousel International Du Film De Rimouski, Panorama Section, Québec, Canada, September 2014
Molise Cinema Film Festival, Competition, Casacalenda, Italy, August 2014
Shorts At Moonlight, Competition, Mainz, Germany, August 2014
Fest - New Directors | New Films Festival, Silver Castle Competition, Espinho, Portugal, July 2014
8. Fünf-Seen-Filmfestival, Competition, Starnberg, Germany, July 2014
21. Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival, Junior Teens, Capalbio, Italy, July 2014
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, Competition, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, July 2014
9. Sardinia Film Festival, Competition, Sassari, Italy, June 2014
Short Shorts & Asia, Focus on Switzerland, Tokyo, Japan, June 2014
Hyart Film Festival, Lovell, Wyoming, USA, June 2014
Open-Air Kino Oslo Night 2014, Basel, Switzerland, May 2014
Backup_Festival, International Competition, Weimar, Germany, May 2014
7. International Short Film Festival Corti A Ponte, Official Selection, Ponte San Nicolò, Italy, May 2014
International Horror Hotel, Competition, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, June 2014
42. Huesca International Film Festival, Competition, Huesca, Spain, June 2014
Nocturna Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival, Competition, Madrid, Spain, June 2014
7. International Children's Film Festival, Krakow, Poland, June 2014
Kurzfilmnacht Tour 2014, Winterthur, Switzerland, May 2014
A Festivalico For Mienin, Madrid, Spain, May 2014
24. Filmkunstfest M-V, "GOLDEN Moon", Schwerin, Germany, May 2014
2. Fifes Film Festival, Croatia, May 2014
5. Bangkok International Student Film Festival, Bangkok, Thailand, April / May 2014
Art Film Festival, Cannes, France, May 2014
4. New Vision International Film Festival, Competition, Kiev, UKraine, May 2014
High Desert International Film Festival, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, May 2014
15. Dawson City International Short Film Festival, Dawson City, YUKon, Canada, April 2014
6. Cms International Children’s Film Festival, Uttar Pradesh, India, April 2014
47. Worldfest-Houston, Houston, Texas, USA, April 2014
3. Cinema Perpetuum Mobile, Minsk, Belarus, April 2014
19. Palm Beach International Film Festival, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, April 2014
Fort Myers Film Festival, Fort Myers, Florida, USA, March 2014
Festival Curtmiratges, Barcelona, Spain, March 2014
1. Cardiff Independent Film Festival, Cardiff, England, April 2014
15. Bare Bones International Film & Music Festivall, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA, April 2014
38. Schweizer Jugendfilmtage, Competition "student Film", Zürich, Switzerland, April 2014
Canada International Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada, March 2014
9. Animfest Athens International Animation Festival, Athens, Greece, March 2014
OX.I - Festival De Cine Independiente En La Ciudad De Oaxaca De Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico, February 2014
Directors Lounge, Platform For Film And Media Art, Berlin, Germany, February 2014
Berlin Independent Film Festival, Berlin, Germany, February 2014
1. Hollywood Shorts Reel-14, Mumbai, India, February 2014
10. Dam Short Film Festival, Sci-Fi: Parallel Dimensions, Boulder City, Nevada, USA, February 2014
Los Angeles Movie Awards, Competition "student Film", Los Angeles, USA, January 2014
10. International Short Film Festival of Geneva Courtoujours, Geneva, Switzerland, February 2014
35. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Competition, Saarbrücken, Germany, January 2014
49. Solothurner Filmtage, Programm, Solothurn, Switzerland, January 2014
2013
Kurz & Knapp Festival Tour, Swiss Shorts, Switzerland, November 2013 - February 2014
7. Swikos Short Film Festival, Competition, Basel, Switzerland, November 2013
Television
SRF Zwei, Schweizer Radio Und Fernsehen, Switzerland, October 2015
SRF Zwei, Schweizer Radio Und Fernsehen, Switzerland, April 2015
TVR 1, Romanian Television, Winning Films of 24. Dakino International Film Festival, Bucharest, March 2015
SRF Zwei, Schweizer Radio Und Fernsehen, Switzerland, December 2014
NDR, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Germany & International, May 2014
Cinema
Youcinema, Company Event, Oftringen, Switzerland, December 2015
7. Cinetour, Swiss Life & Solothurner Filmtage, Official Selection, Switzerland, 2014
Youcinema, Company Event, Oftringen, Switzerland, December 2014
Toni Tage, ZHdK, Kurzfilme Department DDK, Zurich, Switzerland, November 2014
Flosskino, Dreiländereck, Berlin, Germany, July 2014
Takino, Cinema: Filmclub, Schaan, Fürstentum Lichtenstein, June 2014
Supporting Film, Cinemas: Topkino, Bülach & Kloten, Switzerland, January 2014
Supporting Film To Woody Allens "BLUE Jasmine", Cinema: Neues Kino, Freienstein, Switzerland, December 2013