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IFF Message to Man > 2026 > International Competition: Short animation > Gherking

Gherking

Information about the film

Genres: Animation, Short-length

Director: Claudius Gentinetta

Producer: Claudius Gentinetta

Producer company : Gentinettafilm

Year: 2026

Country: Switzerland

Duration: 7 min.

Languages: no dialogue

Description

Russian premiere

The dictator’s shouts are broadcast over the radio to every corner of the country. A fire is flickering in the stove, and an old woman makes provisions for the approaching winter.

About the director:

Gherking

Claudius Gentinetta

One of Switzerland’s most acclaimed animation filmmakers. Born in Lucerne in 1968. He studied graphic design and animation in Lucerne, Liverpool, and Kassel. In 1995 he received a fellowship in Kraków. He has worked as a freelance graphic artist and animator in Zurich and Bedigliora. Gentinetta’s films Sleep, Islander’s Rest, Think Something Nice, and Selfies became international festival hits and have won numerous accolades.

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