38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Red Shoes

Rudé boty

Anna Podskalská

Image Red Shoes
Czech Republic
2021 Animation 14 min
A story of desire which turns into obsession, based on European folk tales. The village dance has started and Róza is a wall flower. A curious stranger arrives, invites Róza to dance, and gives her a pair of red shoes…
Screenplay : Anna Podskalská, Matej Podskalský
Editing : Matej Podskalský
Music : Anezka Heinzlová, Vaclav Kopelec
Production : FAMU
Distribution: FAMU - Faculté de cinéma et de télévision de l’Académie des arts du spectacle
Anna Paděrová was born in 1996 in Brno Czechia, where she began studying graphics at the University of Art and Design. She is currently studying animated film at FAMU in Prague. In 2017, she worked with directors Lucie Sunková and Florence Miailhe, learning the technique of animating oil painting on glass.