Why Slugs Have no Legs

A film by

Switzerland | 11' | 09/2019 | animation

Slugs have a hard time keeping up with the pace of life in the city of insects. When a financial crisis hits, the industrious bees only see one solution…

“droll imagery and a jaunty soundtrack converge in this clever modern parable”
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“droll imagery and a jaunty soundtrack converge in this clever modern parable”
Square Eyes - TIFF19-Official_Selection-blk
Square Eyes - Clermont Ferrand - Int Comp 2020 Laurel
Square Eyes - Zinebi - Laurel 2019
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Aline Höchli

Biography

Aline decided at the age of four that she would spend her time telling stories later on in life. She learned the craft of animated story-telling at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, finishing in mid-2015.

Filmography

  • Why Slugs Have No Legs – 11’ – 2019
  • Cuckoo / Kuckuck – 3’ – 2018
  • He sö kherö – 5’ – 2016
  • Bug Cinema / Käferkino – 1’ – 2014
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Crew

Director: Aline Höchli
Screenplay: Aline Höchli
Producer: Cinéma Copain: Marcel Derek Ramsay, Michèle Wannaz
Animation: Aline Höchli, Helen Woolston, Anaïs Voirol
Sound Design: Peter Bräker
Editor: Marcel Derek Ramsay
Composer: Thomas Schranz, Samuel Schranz
Original music by Gurpreet Kaur
Backgrounds & layout: Claudia Wirth
Compositing: Stefan Holaus, Julia Munz, Aline Höchli

Festivals

  • Toronto International Film Festival, Canada (5 – 15 September, 2019)
    Short Cuts
  • Warsaw Film Festival, Poland (11 – 20 October, 2019)
    Short Film Competition Won: Best Animation Short & Oscar Qualifier
  • DOK Leipzig – International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Germany (28 October – 3 November, 2019)
    International Program
  • REX Animation Film Festival, Sweden (31 October – 3 November, 2019)
    Competition
  • Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland (5 – 11 November, 2019)
    Swiss Competition
  • Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom (6 – 21 November, 2019)
    Competition Won: Audience Award
  • ZINEBI – International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, Spain (8 – 15 November, 2019)
    International Competition Won: EITB Audience Award
  • Séquence International Short Film Festival, France (20 – 24 November, 2019)
    Night of Shorts
  • Animateka, Slovenia (2 – 8 December, 2019)
    Out of competition: Kinotrip – Best of the World
  • Sommets du cinéma d’animation, Canada (3 – 8 December, 2019)
    International Competition
  •  Whistler Film Festival, Canada (4 – 8 December, 2019)
    International ShortWork Competition
  • Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Australia (10 – 19 January, 2020)
    Short Laughs: Comedy program
  • Filmfestival Max Ophüls, Germany (20 – 26 January, 2020)
    MOP-Shortlist: Animation
  • Solothurner Filmtage, Switzerland (22 – 29 January, 2019)
    Competition Won: Publikumspreis SSA / Suissimage
  • Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France (31 January – 8 February, 2020)
    International Competition
  • 2ANNAS – Riga International Short Film Festival, Latvia (10 – 16 February, 2020)
    International Children’s Short Film Competition
  • Providence Children’s Film Festival, United States (14 – 23 February, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Anima Brussels International Animation Film Festival, Belgium (21 February – 1 March, 2020)
    Official Selection – Animated Night
  • ANIMAC, Spain (27 February – 1 March, 2020)
    School sessions
  • Omaha Film Festival, United States (3 – 8 March, 2020)
    Official Competition
  • Tricky Women/Tricky Realities, Austria (11 – 15 March, 2019)
    Out of competition: Fair Play / Work Affairs
  • Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg, Germany (11 – 18 March, 2019)
    International Competition
  • Akbank Short Film Festival, Turkey (16 – 26 March. 2020)
    Perspective
  • Animocje – International Animated Movies Festival, Poland (19 – 25 April, 2020)
    International Competition
  • Mecal Pro, Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival, Spain (19 March – 5 April, 2020)
    Animation Competition
  • Pontarlier Animation Film Festival, France (23 – 29 March, 2020)
    International Competition
  • Annapolis Film Festival, United States (26 – 29 March, 2020)
    Short Film Competition
  • Sarasota Film Festival, United States (27 March – 5 April, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Carrousel international du film de Rimouski, Canada (29 March – 5 April, 2020)
    Short Film Competition
  • Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, Sweden (30 March – 4 April, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Aspen Shortsfest, United States (31 March – 5 April, 2020)
    Competition
  • Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (1 – 5 April, 2020)
    European Competition
  • Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine (22 – 26 April, 2020)
    KISFF for Kids
  • Moscow International Film Festival, Russia (22 – 29 April, 2020)
    Out-of- Competition
  • International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany (13 – 18 May, 2020)
    Children´s and Youth Film Competition Won: Special Mention of the Youth Jury
  • Einsiedeln Film Festival, Switzerland (14 – 17 May, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway (10 – 14 June, 2020)
    TIFF Short Cuts Program
  • Palm Springs International ShortFest, United States (16 – 22 June, 2020)
    International Competition
  • Plein La Bobine Festival, France (June, 2020)
    Grand Efants competition
  • Diversions International Short Film Festival, Croatia (2 – 5 July, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • ShorTS International Film Festival, Italy (4 – 12 July, 2020)
    Maremetraggio Section
  • Animakom Fest, Spain (6 – 12 July, 2020)
    International Competition
  • Menorca International Film Festival, Spain (15 – 18 July, 2020)
    Illes en Curt Competition
  • SUPERTOON – International Animation Festival, Croatia (20 – 24 July, 2020)
    Grandtoon Competition
  • Lago Film Fest – International Festival of Independent Cinema, Italy (24 July – 2 August, 2020)
    Unicef Kids Program
  • FEST — New Directors | New Films Festival, Portugal (2 – 9 August, 2020)
    Short Animation Competition
  • International Film Festival of South Asia – Toronto, Canada (6 – 16 August)
    Official Selection
  • La Guarimba Film Festival, Italy (7 – 12 August, 2020)
    Animation Competition Won: Best Animation Award
  • Still Voices Short Film festival, Ireland (13 – 16 August, 2020)
    Short Film Competition
  • Hong Kong International Film Festival, Hong Kong (18 – 31 August, 2020)
    Animation program
  • Young Film Fest, Czech Republic (20 – 23 August, 2020)
  • Kino Otok – Isola Cinema International Film Festival, Slovenia (26 – 30 August, 2020)
    Video on the Beach
  • Animation Festival Fest Anča, Slovakia (27 – 30 August, 2020)
    Short Film Competition
  • Chahut au Château Festival, France (28 – 30 August, 2020)
  • Festival International du Film de Nancy, France (28 August – 6 September, 2020)
    International Competition
  • Fantoche – International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland (1 – 6 September, 2020)
    Swiss Competition & Kids Film Competition
  • LINOLEUM Animation Festival, Ukraine (2 – 6 September, 2020)
    International Competition
  • MINIKINO FILM WEEK, Bali (4 – 12 September, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Wiz-Art International Short Film Festival, Ukraine (7 – 13 September, 2020)
    Special Program
  • Filmfest Dresden, Germany (8 – 13 September, 2020)
    International Competition
  • Leiden International Short Film Experience, Netherlands (10 – 13 September, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Animario – Madrid International Contemporary Animation Festival, Spain (14 – 25 October, 2020)
    Short Film Competition
  • IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria (15 – 22 September, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Quebec City Film Festival, Canada (16 – 20 September, 2020)
    Animation Program
  • Indie Street Film Festival, United States (18 – 23 September, 2020)
    Competition
  • Animafest Zagreb, Croatia (28 September – 3 October, 2020)
    International Competition
  • Weird Festival, Spain (28 September – 4 October, 2020)
    International Competition
  • Delémont-Hollywood Festival, Switzerland (1 October, 2020)
  • Animatou International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland (1 – 10 October, 2020)
    Swiss competition
  • Drunken Film Fest Oakland, United States (4 – 11 October, 2020)
    Competition
  • Balkanima – European animated film festival, Serbia (6 – 11 October, 2020)
    Competition Special Mention
  • Monstronale Filmfestival, Germany (7 – 11 October, 2020)
    Wild Worlds – Children Film Competition Won: Jury Price Childrens Film
  • Accessible Film Festival, Turkey (12 – 18 October, 2020)
  • Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, United States (14 – 18 October, 2020)
    Competition
  • Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival, Switzerland (14 – 18 October, 2020)
    Animation Competition
  • ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival, Azerbaijan (14 – 18 October, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan (16 October – 1 November, 2020)
    International competition
  • Les Enfants Terribles Festival, Belgium (22 – 25 October, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Bucheon International Animation Festival, South-Korea (23 – 27 October, 2020)
    International Short Film Competition
  • FestCurtas BH Belo Horizonte Short Film Festival, Brazil (23 October – 1 November, 2020)
    Animation Section
  • BANJALUKA International Animated Film Festival, Bosnia Herzegovina (24 – 28 October, 2020)
    Main Competition
  • Kuandu International Animation Festival, Taiwan (27 October – 3 November, 2020)
    International Competition
  • International Animation Day, world wide (28 October, 2020)
  • Skepto International Film Festival, Italy (28 – 31 October, 2020)
    Animation Competition
  • Galician Freaky Film Festival, Spain (28 – 31 October, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Leiden International Film Festival, the Netherlands (29 October – 8 November, 2020)
    Bonkers Shorts
  • Tacoma Film Festival, United States (6 – 15 November, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • KUKI – 13th International Short Film Festival for Children and Youth Berlin, Germany (8 – 20 November, 2020)
    Competition 14+
  • Animaphix International Animated Film Festival, Italy (9 – 11 November, 2020)
    Kids Competition
  • Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, South-Korea (13 – 29 November, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, United States (13 – 22 November, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Oulu International Children’s and Youth Film Festival, Finland (13 – 22 November, 2020)
    Short Film Program
  • Du Grain à Démoudre – Film Festival, France (14 – 22 November, 2020)
    Short Film Night
  • Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival, Poland (17 – 22 November, 2020)
    Anima Competition Won: Award of the Student Jury
  • Ajyal Film Festival, Qatar (18 – 23 November, 2020)
    Bader Competition
  • Festival Format Court, France (18 – 22 November,2020)
    Competition
  • Magma – mostra di cinema breve, Italy (20 – 21 November, 2020)
    Competition
  • FICG35 Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico (20 – 27 November, 2020)
    Short Animation Competition
  • Blue Danube Film Festival, Hungary (20 – 29 November, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • BE MOVIE Berner Filmwochenende, Switzerland (20 – 22 November, 2020)
    Short Film Competition Won: Audience Award
  • Phenomena Festival, Brazil (21 – 29 November, 2020)
    Short Film Competition
  • Festival Cinéma Jeune Public, Switzerland (25 – 29 November, 2020)
    International Competition
  • Leuven International Short Film Festival, Belgium (5 – 12 December, 2020)
    Animated Shorts
  • Balinale – Bali International Film Festival, Indonesia (May, 2021)
    Official Selection
  • KFFK – Kurzfilmfestival Köln, Germany (18 – 22 November, 2020)
    Fokus
  • Cinema Jove – International Film Festival, Spain (5 – 9 December, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Swiss Film Cycle, Paraguay (7 – 16 December, 2020)
  • Bogotá Short Film Festival, Colombia (8 – 15 December, 2020)
    Collections Competition
  • Catch the Moon International Children & Youth Animated Film Festival, Italy (14 – 17 December, 2020)
    Official Competition
  • Giraf – International Festival of Independent Animation, Canada (26 – 29 December, 2020)
    Official Selection
  • Insomnia International Open-Air Animation Film Festival, Russia (2020)
    Competition
  • Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, Lebanon (18 – 20 January, 2021)
    Official Competition
  • Children’s Film Festival Seattle, United States (18 – 28 February, 2021)
    Competition
  • Primanima World Festival of First Animations, Hungary (1 – 6 March, 2021)
    Competition
  • Kaboom Animation Festival, the Netherlands (31 March – 4 April, 2021)
    Competition
  • Ciné Court Animé – Roanne Animation Short Film Festival, France (3 – 9 May, 2021)
    International Best Of
  • Animatricks, Finland (20 – 23 May, 2021)
    Competition
  • Anim!Arte – 16th International Student Animation Festival, Brazil (24 May – 13 June, 2021)
    Environmental Film Competition
  • Zeitgeist Film Festival, United States (4 – 6 June, 2021)
    Official Selection
  • Flensburger Kurzfilmtage, Germany (4 – 5 June, 2021)
  • Euganea Film Festival, Italy (17 – 27 June, 2021)
    Competition
  • Fünf Seen Filmfestival, Switzerland (18 – 30 August, 2021)
    Competition
  • ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA International Film Festival, Poland (6 – 12 September, 2021)
    Short Animated Film for Children Competition
  • Animation Nights New York, United States (2021)
    Official competition

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