37th edition
18-26 january 2025

Au revoir Balthazar

Rafael Sommerhalder

Image Au revoir Balthazar
Switzerland
2016 Animation 9 min
A scarecrow, a broken leg, the resonant sound of a sea shell.
scénario : Rafael Sommerhalder
musique : Hansueli Tischhauser, Tobias Preisig
montage : Rosa Albrecht, Marina Rosset, Rafael Sommerhalder
Production : Claudia Frei, Stella Händler, Freihändler Filmproduktion GmbH
Independent director and animator Rafael Sommerhalder was born in 1974 in Zurich, and graduated from the ECAL (École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne). He is a co-founder of the production company Crictor, and in 2009 was awarded a Master of Arts in animation from the Royal College of Art in Londres. In 2017, Au revoir Balthazar won the Prix du cinéma suisse for Best Animated Film.