The tree

2015 – A 14’45 animated short film
Animated painting
Written and directed by Lucié Sunkova
A coproduction Les Films de l’Arlequin / Maur Films

In the countryside, we follow the life cycle of an old oak tree that overlooks the landscape and a nearby family house. He gives birth to a young stick that grows next to him, protected from rainy winds and dry summers. But one day the old trunk is uprooted by a storm and is taken away to serve as a new carved table for the family. The old tree table is trying to look out the window to see his young fellow growing  until one day the horizon is empty. To his big surprise the family father brings a new chair carved from the young wood.

Some festivals: Animac (Espagne) – Rencontres Cinéma Nature (Dompierre sur Besbre) – Festival International du Film d’Environnement (Paris) – Indie Lisboa (Portugal) – Anifilm (République Tchèque) – Jour de la Terre (Québec) – Zlin Film Festival (République Tchèque) – Womanimation Film Festival (USA) – Fantoche (Suisse) – Croqu’anime (Paris) – Sedicicorto (Italie) – Anim’est (Roumanie) Ecollywood Festival (France) – Festival de Cine de Madrid – Festival du Film d’animation pour la jeunesse (Bourg en Bresse) – Ecollywood Festival (France) – Festival de Cine de Madrid – Festival du Film d’animation pour la jeunesse (Bourg en Bresse) – Cine Pontarlier – Festival Ecollywood (Lille) – Julien Dubuque International film Festival (USA) – Children’s Film Festival (Seattle) – Animateka (Slovenia) – Tubingen Festival – Focus Environmental Film Festival (Toronto)…

Nominated Julien Dubuque International Film Festival – USA – april 2017

Prix des enfants à Fantoche septembre 2016 – Best animation  Grand Off Festival (Poland)

Kid’s Award in Fantoche (Swiss) September 2016