LevelK’s Stop-Motion Animation ‘Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light,’ an Annecy Contrechamp Winner, Wards Off the Darkness in Multiple Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarta Balaga “Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light” continues to ward off the darkness. LevelK’s Czech stop-motion animation has sold to over 40 territories, including Germany (Eksystent Distribution), France (Eurozoom /Panoranime), Spain (MODIband Projectes Culturals), Italy (Just Wanted), Portugal (Film4you), Israel (New Cinema), Slovenia (Demiurg), MENA (Empire Networks), Switzerland (Out-side the Box), Estonia (Estin Film) Sweden (Njutafilms) and Denmark (Angel Distribution). “From the first moment we watched it, we saw its uniqueness and quality.
It’s a thrill we have so many distributors onboard, believing in its core values and trusting that it can resonate across borders,” said sales executive Alexandra Cruz. “We hope that all who watch the film will leave the cinemas with [feelings of] warmth and hope.” Directed by Filip Pošivač, “Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light” world-premiered at Annecy, where it was awarded the Contrechamp Jury Award.
Produced by Pavla Janoušková Kubečková for nutprodukce and Jakub Viktorín for nutprodukcia, it focuses on Tony, a small boy just like the others, except for one thing: He glows.
He spends his days alone at home, covered up, but then Shelly moves in. Together, they decide to find out what – or who – keeps on sucking the sunshine out of their house. “We have been working on this project for many years and personally, I’ve always believed in it.
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