Does the light determine who or what we are? Or do we actually need the dark to see ourselves? In other words, what can we do without? And more importantly... what is actually left? After another Elvis act, Lion Angel has had enough and takes a radical decision. He steals a fire-engin and locks himself up together with the Virgin Mary, the only one that seems to understand him. A suspicious chapel fire brings them to the hollow centre of the earth. Freed from their personage, Lion and Mary start searching for the exit, which soon implies that they will have to leave much more behind…
Info
| Title | Good News |
|---|---|
| Original title | Goed Nieuws |
| Original version | Dutch |
| Status | Completed |
| Category | Shorts , Animation |
| Year of production | 2010 |
Credits
| Cast | An Miller, Guido Belcanto, Marijke Pinoy, Mieke Verdin, Willy Thomas, Dirk Lambrecht, Seydou Aruna Sy, Mamoudou Niang, Ciska Thomas |
|---|---|
| Screenplay | Kris Mergan, Geert Vandenbroele, Kris Vandenbempt |
| Editing | Geert Vandenbroele, Kris Mergan |
| Music | Guido Belcanto, Kloot Per W, Sanne Putseys, Kris Mergan, Kris Vandenbempt, Raph Schillebeeckx |
| Released | 14/02/1020 |
| Other | animation: Geert Vandenbroele, Kris Mergan, Matthias Claeys animation assistance: Paul Delissen, Bart De Melker Art-direction: Geert Vandenbroele script assistance: Johan Verzyck dramaturgy: Ward Rooze colouring: Egbert Aerts, Geert Vandenbroele, Bart De Melker fire engine driver: Edwin De Saegher |
Technical specs
| Running time film | 29' |
|---|---|
| Release format | HD-ProRes 422 |
| Aspect ratio | 16/9 |
| Sound format | Stereo |
| Colour | Colour |
Partners
| Supported by | Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Flagey |
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Awards
Festivals
2010: Ciné Privé 2010 (BE) / Anima - Le Festival du Film d'Animation de Bruxelles (BE) / Animabasauri - Basauri-Bizkaia International Animation Festival (SPA) / International Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart (DEU) / Vesak Buddhist Film Festival Sri Lanka (LKA) / CinemadaMare (ITA) / Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (EST) / Internationaal Kortfilmfestival Leuven (BE) / Screenings in Sint-Lukas (BE)
Awards
2010: Light of Asia Award voor Beste Animatiefilm (Vesak Buddhist Film Festival Sri Lanka)
Good news for Good News
Elvis-inspired animated short Good News, directed by Kris Mergan and Geert Vandenbroele, has been selected for the seventh edition of the Animabasque International Animated Film Festival in Spain (1-7 April). The short film will screen in the Karratu Short Film Section. Good News has also been selected for the 18th Internationales Trickfilm Festival in Stuttgart (3-8 May).
In Good News, Elvis impersonator Lion Angel changes his life drastically: he steals a fire engine, sets off to a chapel, and locks himself in with only the Virgin Mary to understand and save him. When the chapel catches fire, he leaves for the centre of the earth.
Last edited on 16 November 2011