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Free the chickens, Matúš Vizár, shortsfit, ShortsFit, shortsfit distribucion, shortsfit distribution, cortometrajes, cortometraggi, animation movies, animation short films, animation distributors, world sales for films, film sales
Free the chickens, Matúš Vizár, shortsfit, ShortsFit, shortsfit distribucion, shortsfit distribution, cortometrajes, cortometraggi, animation movies, animation short films, animation distributors, world sales for films, film sales
Free the chickens, Matúš Vizár, shortsfit, ShortsFit, shortsfit distribucion, shortsfit distribution, cortometrajes, cortometraggi, animation movies, animation short films, animation distributors, world sales for films, film sales
Free the chickens, Matúš Vizár, shortsfit, ShortsFit, shortsfit distribucion, shortsfit distribution, cortometrajes, cortometraggi, animation movies, animation short films, animation distributors, world sales for films, film sales
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Free the Chickens

SLOVAKIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, / 15 MIN. / 2024 / ANIMATION / DCP 2K / 1.85:1 / 5.1 / COLOR

Subtitles in English, Spanish, Italian & French

 

A rescue mission to free chickens from a factory farm goes radically wrong, and a group of four activists is forced to escape into the wilderness to experience a series of borderline situations and ethical dilemmas that lead to new insights, such as that nature is not a safe place for animals.

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Festivals and Awards

Annecy Festival (France, 2024) – Academy Awards Qualifying Film Festival
Funcinema (Argentina, 2024)
Free the chickens, Matúš Vizár, shortsfit, ShortsFit, shortsfit distribucion, shortsfit distribution, cortometrajes, cortometraggi, animation movies, animation short films, animation distributors, world sales for films, film sales

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starring

Ján Koleník, Lenka Libjaková, Robo Roth, Matúš Kvietik, Tatiana Pauhofová

written & directed by

Matúš Vizár

produced by

Jakub Viktorín, Tomáš Hrubý

production companies

Nutprodukcia, Nutprodukce

with the support of

AVF (Slovak Audiovisual Fund), MEDIA, and the Czech Film Fund

animation by

Matúš Vizár, Adrián Hnát, Daniel Kunst, Viktor Svoboda, Peter Martinka, Studio Kouzelná

editing by

Michal Böhm

sound design & original music by

Adam Matej

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Matúš bio

Matúš Vizár is a celebrated animator, visual artist, and illustrator who works for a Slovak journal, Denník N. He honed his craft at the Animation Department of FAMU in Prague. His graduate film, Pandas, premiered at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in the Cinéfondation section. His talent has not gone unnoticed, as evidenced by his nominations for several prestigious awards, including the Magnesia Award for Best Student Film at the Czech Lion Awards in 2013 and the Slovak national award Sun in a net in the Best Animated Film category in 2014.