Nuts & Bolts (film)
| Hochbetrieb | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andreas Krein |
| Produced by | Oliver Fink |
| Cinematography | Felix Cramer |
| Edited by | Anja Rosin |
| Music by | Stefan Ziethen |
| Distributed by | Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
Hochbetrieb (Nuts & Bolts in English) is a silent slapstick short film, directed by Andreas Krein. It received a Menzione Speciale (Special Mention) at the Venice Film Festival - "For having paid a tribute to Harold Lloyd, who shall not be forgotten, by means of modern technology."[1] Set on top of a high-rise construction site in the 1930s, the movie depicts the antics of a foreman and his apprentice while hunting for a frog and stolen food.[2]
The film was shot entirely in front of bluescreen in 2001. Principal photography was followed by two years of post production to create a CG construction site and city environment, the latter generated procedurally in part.[3] After its release, Hochbetrieb screened at the TriBeCa Film Festival and the Berlinale Kinderfilmfest.[2] It won the German Federal Film Board's short film award, Short Tiger,[4] and the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Shortfilm Award.
2004 it received theatrical release as part of a feature-length short film compilation,[5] and it was part of a special screening with a focus on silent cinema[6] at the Museum of Modern Art in 2008.
References
- ^ "Miramax Gets Venice Winner "Zatoichi," Other Honorees Unveiled in Italy". IndieWire. 2003-09-08. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ a b "Hochbetrieb" (PDF). berlinale.de. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ Flückiger, Barbara (2009). "Städtebilder aus dem Computer" (PDF). University of Zurich (in German): 111. doi:10.5167/uzh-27415 – via Zurich Open Repository and Archiv.
- ^ Blaney, Martin (2003-07-03). "Hochbetrieb wins FFA Short Tiger award". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ "Kurz - Der Film". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ "Silent Cinema" (PDF). German Films Quarterly. 2008. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
External links
- Nuts & Bolts at IMDb