38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Happy Fumeral

Christian Schulz, Steffen Volz

Image Happy Fumeral
Germany
1993 Fiction 9 min
The actors in this synthesised-image animation are "living" cigarettes. In the classic style of Philip Marlowe, a detective searches for the murderer of his brother, Shorty who has been "stubbed out".
Screenplay : Mathias Dinter, Martin Ritzenhoff
Music : Ulrich Reuter
Editing : Steffen Volz, Christian Schulz
Decors : Steffen Volz, Christian Schulz
Christian Schulz and Steffen Volz Studied together at Stuggart Art College, then at the Filmakademie. "Happy Fumeral" is their graduation film.