A co-production between the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and France, Tales from the Magic Garden celebrated its world premiere in the Berlinale Generation Kplus programme and has since been presented internationally, including at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

The film follows three children spending the night at their grandfather’s house. To fill the silence after losing their grandmother, the family’s storyteller, they begin inventing their own tales, discovering the magical power of imagination. The filmmakers highlight storytelling as an important force that shapes relationships, helps us cope with life's challenges and find comfort and hope in a world of fantasy.

Ten years passed between the signing of the adaptation rights with Czech author Arnošt Goldflam and the moment audiences could finally see the film on the big screen. Its creation involved 16 animators working frame by frame, more than 150 professionals across a wide range of disciplines and 457 shooting days.

“Being in the company of such a remarkable line-up, I am truly pleased to see that handcrafted puppet animation, created frame by frame, remains valued and continues to bring audiences to European cinemas,” says Martin Vandas of Maurfilm.

The feature stop-motion film Tales from the Magic Garden is an international coproduction between Maurfilm (Czech Republic), Artichoke (Slovakia), ZVVIKS (Slovenia) and Vivement lundi ! (France). The French studio Vivement Lundi ! is also celebrating a second nomination for their feature film Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake.

 

FILM CREDITS

Directors
David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar, Jean-Claude Rozec

Based on a book by
Arnošt Goldflam
Script Writers
Marek Král, Petr Krajíček, Patrik Pašš, Jerneja Kaja Balog, Maja Križnik, Blandine Jet
Art designers
Patricia Ortiz Martinez, Jean-Claude Rozec
Music
Lucia Chuťková
Sound
Miroslav Červená Chaloupka
Editor
Adéla Špaljová

Producers 
Maurfilm (Martin Vandas, Alena Vandasová CZ), Artichoke (Juraj Krasnohorský, Henrieta Cvangová SK), ZVVIKS (Kolja Saksida, SI), Vivement Lundi ! (Jean-Francois Le Corre, Mathieu Courtois FR)

In coproduction with  
Czech TV, Slovak Television and Radio - STVR, RTV Slovenija, Pictanovo with the support of Région Hauts-de-France, Personne n’est parfait !

With the support of
Eurimages, Creative Europe - MEDIA, Czech Film Fund, Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Slovenian Film Centre, Film studio Viba film Ljubljana, Région Bretagne / Bretagne Cinéma, in partnership with the CNC.

With the participation of
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, TVR supported by Rennes Métropole (Tempo), France Télévisions – France 3 Bretagne, Gebeka Films and NuFrame.

The project also received the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at Cartoon Movie 2019 and the main award at the CEE Animation Forum.