Ice Merchants

A Short film of

Production year2022

Runtime13 min

Synopsis

Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.

Credits

Director (1)

João Gonzalez
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Production and distribution (3)

Co-production : Wild Stream

Foreign production companies : COLA animation, Royal College of Art

Film exports/foreign sales : Agência da Curta Metragem

Full credits (9)

Executive Producer : Michaël Proença

Screenwriter : João Gonzalez

Music Composer : João Gonzalez

Editor : João Gonzalez

Sound Recordist : Ricardo Real

Foreign Producer : Bruno Caetano

Production Designer : João Gonzalez

Animation : João Gonzalez, Ala Nunu

Sound Mixer : Ed Trousseau

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film
Sub-genre : 2D animation, Cartoon, Fantasy, Legend, Fairy tale, Poetry
Themes : Imagination, Mountains, Environment, Family
Production language : No dialogue
Coproducer countries : Portugal (85.0%), France (15.0%), Great Britain
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Minority French (Portugal, France, Great Britain)
Production year : 2022
Runtime : 13 min
Visa number : 158.163
Visa issue date : 05/04/2023
Production formats : HD-CAM
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.89
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (15)

French short films on the export market and at international festivals: 2023 annual report

11 SEPTEMBER 2024

Studies & Market Reports

French animation at international animation film festivals: summer 2023

26 JULY 2023

Festivals & events

Selections (44)

Berlin International Short Film Festival (Interfilm)
Germany, 2025
Sections parallèles
Brussels Short Film Festival
Belgium, 2024
Programme spécial
TAAF
Japan, 2024
International Competition
Bogoshorts
Colombia, 2023
Compétition internationale

Awards (15)

TAAF
Japan, 2024
Grand prix
Palm Springs International ShortFest
United States, 2023
Audience Award - Best Animated Short
Animafest Zagreb
Croatia, 2023
Prix du public
REGARD - Festival International du court-métrage au Saguenay
Canada, 2023
Best Animation Short Film

Resources

Presskit(1)

ice-merchants-presskit-english.pdf

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Website(1)

http://colaanimation.com/ice-merchants-by-joao-gonzalez/

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