Ice Merchants (2022)

Directed by

João Gonzalez

Genre

fantasy film

Country

United Kingdom, France, Portugal

Runtime

13 min

Rated

All

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father and his young son live in a house high on a cliff. Every day they make dangerous parachute jumps down to the village below to sell ice. The film shows their careful routine and the bond between them.

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What happens

Ice Merchants is a 2022 animated short film directed by João Gonzalez. The 14-minute short about family love is the first ever Portuguese animation to be awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered as part of the 2022 Critics' Week (Semaine de la Critique). The film has been featured in a number of international film festivals, receiving accolades such as the Gold Hugo award for Best Animated Short at the Chicago International Film Festival and won over nine awards in festivals and a nomination for the 95th Academy Awards in the category of Best Animated Short Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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