Hurikán
Jan Saska
Audience Award
European short films // Éric Robineau MMA Angers La Fayette
Hurikán rushes out to save his favourite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he has a crush on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst.
Cinematography : Marek Pokorný, Michaela Večerková, Jan Saska, Camille Chao, Hugo de Faucompret, David Štumpf, Jean-Christophe Lie, Félicia Gillibert, Delphine Grelet
Editing : Jan Saska
Sound : Jiŕí Gráf
Distribution : Miyu Distribution
Jan Saska is a Czech animation director and comics author. After premiering at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes in 2016, his FAMU graduation film Happy End, a black comedy about death, has been screened on numerous film festivals around the world, received more than twenty-five awards and was shortlisted for the 2017 Oscars. Jan’s latest project – Hurikán – is a short comedy based on Jan’s original comic character of the same name. Together with his longtime collaborators – Marek Pokorný and Vojtěch Kiss – Jan is part of True Lovers, a group of artists dedicated to comics and animation.