Little from the Fish Shop

Little from the Fish Shop (Czech: Malá z rybárny) is a Czech animated film written and directed by Jan Balej. The film is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's story "The Little Mermaid". It uses puppets animated in stop motion.

Little from the Fish Shop
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJan Balej
Screenplay byJan Balej
Based on"The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen
Produced byNelly Jenčíková
Viktor Mayer
CinematographyAlan Soural
Edited byPatrik Pass
Music byVincent Favrat
Chapelier Fou
Yann Tiersen
Production
companies
Miracle Film
Hafan Film
Release date
28 May 2015
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCzech Republic
LanguageCzech
Budget€ 1.5 million

Plot

This story tells the tale of the fish king and his family, who are forced to move from the sea and set up fish shop. The youngest daughter, Little, then falls in love with a human man.

Production

The film was produced through Miracle Film with co-production support from companies in Slovakia and France. It received eight million Czech crowns from the Czech State Cinematographic Fund, 90,000 euro from the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and 250,000 euro from Eurimages. The full budget corresponded to 1.5 million euro. Principal photography took 410 days. The film was released in 2015.[1]

See also

References

  1. Meils, Cathy (2014-07-07). "Balej Animated Fish Shop Gets Sneak Peak at KVIFF". Film New Europe. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-13.


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