Synopsis

Wannabe musical legend Slouch is pushed by his song-writing-demon Nuffti to deepdive into his darkest emotions, while his girlfriend Lisa is pregnant and wants him to transition into a harmonic family life...

Slouch was my graduation project at Animationsinstitut of Filmakademie. A story on the paradox between achieving artistic greatness and having a harmonic family life. There will always be trouble.

Festivals & Press

Awards
• 🏆🏆 European Short Film Festival Bordeaux - Audience Award / Best Short chosen by Student Jury
• 🏆 Sehsüchte - "Best Genre Film" (Audience Award)
• 🏆 Supertoons - "Best Student Film"
• 🏆 Alexandre Trauner ART/Film Festival - Second Place Prize
• 🏆 Animakom - Bilbao - Best Script Award
• 🏆 FICL - Lanzarote - Audience Award
• 🏆🏆 Cinemapua - Best Original Music & Special Jury Prize
• 🏆 Unspooled - Wisconscin - Best Animated Film
• 🏆 Shots Film Festival - Slovenia - Audience Award

2022
• World Premiere at Clermont Ferrand Filmfestival - International Competition
• Interview with Clermont-Ferrand
• Annie Awards - Nominated for Best Student Film
• Shortlisted for BAFTA Yugo Awards
• ITFS - International Competition & Nominated for Lotte Reiniger Award
• Ottawa International Animation Festival - Student Competition
• Animafest Zagreb - Student Competition
• Holly Shorts - Los Angeles - Competition
• Festival of Animation Berlin - Student Competition
• REX Animation Festival Stockholm - European Competition
• ANIMANIMA International Animation Festival - Competition
• Du Grain à Démoudre - France - Competition
• BISFF - Bengalaru - Out of Competition
• Sardiniafilmfestival - Competition
• SAMA International Film Festival - Competition
• off-courts - Trouville - Competition
• ANIMAGE – 12th International Animation Festival of Pernambuco - Competition
• STIFF – Croatia - Competition
• Flipbook Film Festival - Skopje - Student Competition
• ANIMA Córdoba International Animation Festival - Competition
• BALKANANIMA - Belgrade - Student Competition
• TIAF - Tbilisi International Animation Festival
• Ouaga Côté Court - Burkina Faso

2023
• Bamberger Kurzfilmtage - Official Selection
• Ciné Court Animé - Official Selection
• kontrast Filmfest - Bayreuth
• Animation Dingle - Official Selection
• TAAFI Film Festival - Toronto
• O Anjo Exterminador - Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantástico de Brasília
• Animac - Future Talent Competition
• Lucid Dream Festival - Pisa
• VIST 25th Vila-real International Film Festival - Competition
• SOUND ON SCREEN Film Festival - Cape Town
• Animatricks - Helsinki - International Competition
• Shanghai International Film Festival - Panorama
• Mecal Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges - Barcelona - Competition
• 7th Chaniartoon - Greece
• Jecheon Intl Music & Film Festival
• ANIMART FESTIVAL
• in progress, check insta for news

Credits

direction / animation / production
Michael Bohnenstingl

co-production
Linda Krauss

voices
Bobby Conn
Ellie Goffe
Michael Bohnenstingl
Grant Masters
Matt Farley

music
Maestro Pivetta
"Marx"
Niki Menschik
Michael Bohnenstingl

design
Julia Skala
Oleg Stetsenko
Maestro Pivetta
Angele Legras

3d modeling
Christian Kaufmann

main-title design
Tim Markgraf

sound design & mixing
Perschya Chehrazi
Stefan Erschig