Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light (Czech: Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo; Hungarian: Tomi, Polli és a Varázsfény; Slovak: Tonko, Slávka a kúzelné svetlo) is a 2023 stop-motion animated adventure fantasy film directed by Czech director Filip Pošivač.[2] It has won Contrechamps category award at Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[4][5]
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| Directed by | Filip Pošivač |
| Written by | Jana Šrámková |
| Produced by | Pavla Janoušková Kubečková Jakub Viktorín |
| Cinematography | Denisa Buranová |
| Music by | Ádám Balázs |
Production companies | Nutprodukce Nutprodukcia Czech Television Radio and Television of Slovakia Kouzelná animace Filmfabriq[2] |
| Distributed by | CinemArt (Czech Republic) Continental Film (Slovakia) LevelK (international) |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Countries | Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary |
| Language | Czech |
| Budget | 45,000,000 CZK[3] |
| Box office | 1,450,000 EUR |
Plot
edit11-year-old Tony has a unique ability - he is glowing since birth. His parents try to keep him at home to protect him from the outside world but one day he meets Shelly, a mysterious girl who moves into one of the neighboring apartments before the Christmas holidays. Tony finds his first real friend in her and someone to whom he can can reveal fantasy world in inside his pillow bunker. Shelly in turn, shows Tony a miraculous flashlight with which she can create amazing images and magical worlds from ordinary things that only they can see. Together they set for the search of the origin of mysterious wisps of darkness that drain the sunlight from their house.
Voice actors
edit| Character | Czech voice | Slovak voice | Hungarian voice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony | Michael Polák | Radoslav Kotleba | Martin Gyetvai |
| Shelly | Antonie Talacková Barešová | Karolína Kubánková | Mili Pesztericz |
| Mrs. Šímová, Tony's mother | Ivana Uhlířová | Petra Polnišová | Eszter Ónodi |
| Mr. Šíma, Tony's father | Matěj Hádek | Juraj Kemka | Gergely Kocsis |
| Silvia Silvestrová, Shelly's mother | Jana Plodková | Soňa Norisová | Judit Schell |
| Housekeeper | Pavel Nový | Peter Bebjak | Tamás Fodor |
| Genius Loci | Jaroslav Plesl | Erik Major | |
| Mrs. Bečková | Sabina Remundová | Zuzana Kronerová | |
| Mrs. Haslerková | Eva Holubová | Eszter Csákányi | |
| Ernestyna | Linda Křišťálová | Hegedűs Johanna |
Production and release
editIt is inspired by Pošivač's animated short film Shining Tony.[6] Film's woking title was Tony, Shelly and Genius.[7][8] The film was produced by Czech company nuprodukce and Slovak company nutprodukcia. It was coproduced by Czech Television, Radio and Television of Slovakia, Kouzelná animace and Hungarian company Filmfabriq.[9] The film was supported by Czech film fund.[3]
The film premiered at 2023 Zlín Film Festival. Exposition showing production of the film was part of the festival.[10][9] The first trailer was released on 10 August 2023.[11] It is set to enter Czech theatres on 2 November 2023.[12] Slovak premiere is set for 7 December 2023.[13] On 20 September 2023 the final trailer was released.[14]
Reception
editIn 2018 it has won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at Cinekid and received €20,000. Jury praised "high artistic quality based on traditional European values combined with a modern cinematographic language."[7] The film has won Contrechamps category award at Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[10]
References
edit- ^ Škoda, Jan. "Začal Zlín Film Festival. Zahajuje ho Tonda, Slávka, kouzelné světlo i Pavel Nový". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b Kudláč, Martin (7 June 2023). "Review: Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light". Cineuropa. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b Borovan, Aleš. "Nutprodukce dostala miliony korun na animovaný film Tonda, Slávka a Génius". Borovan.cz. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Animovaný film Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo vyhrál v kategorii Contrechamps". Deník N (in Czech). 11 September 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Shevchenko, Anna. "Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light awarded in Annecy". FilmNewEurope.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Rozhovor: Filip Pošivač". anifilm.cz. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Tony, Shelly & Genius wins the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at Cinekid". Cineuropa. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Vzniká nový animák Tonda, Slávka a Génius". Zlín Film Office (in Czech). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Celovečerní animovaný film Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo zahájí 63. ročník Zlín Film Festivalu". tojesenzace.cz (in Czech). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo zažili hvězdné chvilky ve Zlíně". Totalfilm.cz (in Czech). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Video dne: První ukázku představil nový český animák Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo". Deník N (in Czech). 10 August 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Český animovaný film Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo má svou první upoutávku". CzechCrunch (in Czech). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Animovaný film Tonko, Slávka a kúzelné svetlo má cenu z festivalu v Annecy". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 19 June 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo: Do kin míří zářivé dobrodružství z tajemného domu (trailer)". Totalfilm.cz (in Czech). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.