RICHARD THE STORK
synopsis
Even though everybody else thinks he’s a sparrow – Richard himself holds tight to the conviction that he is in fact a stork. In this fast-paced adventure, Toby Genkel and Reza Memari tell the story of a bird who sets off self-confidently on a winter trip to Africa in a literal rite of passage that simultaneously serves as an empathetic tale about otherness and self-discovery. This German-international co-production provides spellbinding entertainment with its fantastic and fanciful fable showcasing top-shelf animation.
| international title: | Richard the Stork |
| original title: | Richard the Stork |
| country: | Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway |
| year: | 2017 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Toby Genkel, Reza Memari |
| film run: | 80' |
| release date: | NO 5/05/2017, IT 10/05/2017, HU 11/05/2017, FR 18/10/2017 |
| screenplay: | Reza Memari |
| film editing: | Reza Memari |
| art director: | Stèphane Lecocq |
| music: | Éric Neveux |
| producer: | Kristine Knudsen, Emely Christians |
| co-producer: | Lars Leegaard Marøy, Tom Streuber, Alex Verbaere, David Claikens, Tania Reichert-Facilides |
| production: | Knudsen Pictures, Ulysses Filmproduktion Gmbh, Senator Film Produktion, Walking the Dog, Mélusine Productions, Den siste skilling AS |
| backing: | Eurimages, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig- Holstein, Filmförderungsanstalt, Medienboard Berlin- Brandenburg, Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, Kuratorium junger deutscher Film, Tax Shelter of the Belgian Government, Screen Flanders, Film Fund Luxembourg, Norsk Filminstitutt, C More, TV2, BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance, Mediefondet Zefyr, Norddeutscher Rundfunk |
| distributor: | Kino Świat, Paradis Films, Pro Films |


























