Synopsis:
What makes a knight? Shiny armour, a flashy coat of arms and an attitude to match it? Not by far. It’s their fabulous expertise in fighting the most heinous monsters of them all: Dragons. But what on earth makes dragons such formidable opponents? Come and see, you’d have never suspected it.
- Director:
- Sven Martin
- Year:
- 2003
- Country:
- Germany
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- 3D Animation
- Original title:
- Ritterschlag
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Marco Gilles & Daniel Mann
- Animators:
- Sven Martin, Sebastian Frey
- Script writer:
- Marcus Sauermann
- Music composer:
- Marius Lange
- Production:
- Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
- Distribution:
- MAGNETFILM
- Tags:
- Animals, Humor, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- 7+
- Festival selections:
- Anima Mundi - International Animation Festival of Brazil, Cannes Film Festival
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