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PAOLO'S HAPPINESS
by Thorsten Drößler, Manuel Schroeder
Paolo Piangino is an unassuming, happy little man, who lives with his cat and likes to cry. For his tears are his great fortune. When he's sad, his tears comfort him. When he's happy, his tears make him even happier. One day, the inhabitants of the city are fascinated to watch red flowers grow out of Paolo's tears. Paulo's tears make him famous. People are delighted ? everyone wants to invite him to their homes, and everyone hopes to obtain a few tears from him.
But all this attention soon becomes too much for Paolo. Quietly and secretly, he leaves. What he leaves behind are a few flowers and a lot people in the little city crying bitter tears of sadness. Who knows, maybe one day their tears will become true lucky tears?
Credits
Year: 2020
Country: Deutschland, Schweiz, Tschechien
Running Time: 13 Min.
Director: Thorsten Drößler, Manuel Schroeder
Author: Thorsten Drößler
Producer: Sereina Gabathuler, Grit Wißkirchen, FilmVermoegen GmbH, Martin Vandas, Maur Film
Co-Producer: Dschoint Ventschr AG, Sereina Gabathuler, MAUR Film Ltd., Martin Vandas
Camera: Jaroslav Fišer, Jan Sobotka
Editor: Annie Graham
Sound: Peter Bräker
Music: Peter Bräker
Production Assistant: Frances McStea
Awards Animatou's 2022 honorific Artopie Competition
Festivals 46. Festival d'Animation Annecy, 2022
30. Goldener Spatz, 2022
19. London International Animation Film Festival, 2022
62. Zlin Film Festival for Children and Youth, 2022
18. International Education Film Festival, 2022
38.Warsaw International Film Festival, 2022
31. St. Louis Film Festival, 2022
9. ANIMAZE Montreal Film Festival, 2022
17. Animatou Genf, 2022
31. Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, 2022
Cinekid Festival Amsterdam, 2022
33rd Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People, 2022
19. Animateka, 2022
58. Solothurner Filmtage, 2023
37. Brest European Short Film Festival, 2022
7. International Children's and Youth Film Festival of Porto, 2022
16. ANIMANIMA Festival, 2022
40. Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, 2022
18. Education Film Festival Evreux, 2022
Festival Univerciné Allemand, 2022
2. Lugano Animation Days, 2022
32. Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, 2023
Brighton International Animation Festival, 2023
