Fast Film (film) explained

Fast Film
Director:Virgil Widrich
Producer:Philippe Bober (co-producer)
Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu (co-producer)
Gabriele Kranzelbinder (co-producer)
Bady Minck (producer)
Nicolas Schmerkin (co-producer)
Virgil Widrich (producer)[1]
Cinematography:Martin Putz
Editing:Virgil Widrich
Runtime:14 minutes
Country:Austria
Germany
Luxembourg

Fast Film is a 2003 Austrian/Luxembourgian film directed by Virgil Widrich.[2] [3]

Plot summary

An homage to action films, it tells the story of a chase using scraps of other films as different types of animation (using 65,000 paper printouts of images from 400 live action films[4]) illustrate a classic chase scene scenario: A woman is abducted and a man comes to her rescue, but during their escape they find themselves in the enemy's secret headquarters.[5]

Films featured on Fast Film

[6] [7]

Accolades

The film was nominated for a Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[8]

It was also part of the Animation Show of Shows.[9] [10] [11] [12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210511133658/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8755ba7d BFI
  2. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/old-brew/virgil-widrichs-fast-film-2003-2205.html Virgil Widrich's FAST FILM (2003)|Cartoon Brew
  3. https://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/13609/1/virgil-widrich Virgil Widrich|Dazed
  4. https://www.awn.com/animationworld/keep-it-motion-classic-animation-revisited-fast-film Keep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'Fast Film'|Animation World Network
  5. https://mubi.com/films/fast-film MUBI
  6. https://www.awn.com/animationworld/tearing-tracks-virgil-widrichs-fast-film Tearing up the Tracks: Virgil Widrich's 'Fast Film'|Animation World Network
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZh0Vxibpz4 FAST FILM posted by Animatic on official YouTube channel
  8. https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/films/fast-film FAST FILM - Festival de Cannes
  9. https://www.animationshowofshows.com/products/the-animation-show-of-shows-volume-5?_pos=1&_sid=3bd606044&_ss=r The Animation Show of Shows (Volume 5)
  10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lgpaRb96mU Vol. 05 Teaser-Hilary, Le Foto Dello Scandalo, Fast Film - AcmeAnimation on YouTube
  11. https://vimeo.com/82126457 Fast Film, by Virgil Widrich (Preview) on Vimeo
  12. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/acmes-show-of-shows-on-dvd-4356.html Acme's Show of Shows on DVD|Cartoon Brew