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19 animators, from 12 countries, came together in Nicole Salomon's Workshop
in Annecy to celebrate the First Century of Cinema.
Who better than creators in animation to pay tribute to this 20th century
art form? To remind us that the first cinematic projection took place in
1892, frame by frame, handmade by Emile Reynaud.
Their task: to condense a century into 8 days. They fought, argued, laughed,
struggled to communicate - slowly using only the small desks and materials
of the youngsters who normally work in the workshop. They drew, modelled,
cut out, patched, and stencilled a film together.
The result is the Palace of Dreams - A labour fo love.
16mm - Color - Optical sound
Duration: 6 minutes
Techiques: drawings, cut out, clay
Music: Rowland Lee
Sound editing: Tony Fish
Directors: Enzo d'Alo, Alison de Vere, Knut Eide, Robi Engler, Yves Françon, Geneviève Georgesco, Bob Godfrey, Tina Jacobs, Frantisek Jurisic, Giuseppe Lagana, Tatyana Litko, Edo Lukman, Josko Marusic, Inni-Karine Melbye, Edward Nazarov, Michel Ocelot, Monique Renault, Jean-Christophe Villard, Fusako Yusaki.
Production and distibution:
Atelier de Cinéma d'Animation d'Annecy et de Haute-Savoie
4 passage des Clercs - B.P. 426
74020 Annecy Cedex
tel: (33) 50 45 19 30 fax: (33) 50 45 99 85