A story about a pilot, a captain, a machinist, a driver, a mailman, a girl... and a giant box. What's in the box, the giant box that the pilot brought with him from a country, far, far away? Probably an elephant, the captain thinks, and very carefully he loads the box onto his ship. The ship hobbles and wobbles on the high seas. A strong gust breaks open the walls of the box creakingly. And what’s in the box? Another box!

written and directed by BRAM ALGOED
based on the book by PIETER GAUDESABOOS

produced by ANIMAL TANK

art director PIETER GAUDESABOOS
animators ENO SWINNEN, JEROEN CEULEBROUCK & WILLIAM LEBRUN
sound design & mixage DAVID KAMP
music BORIS ZEEBROEK

with the support of
FLANDERS AUDIOVISUAL FUND (VAF)
TAX SHELTER OF THE BELGIAN FEDERAL GOVERMENT

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Annecy Festival (FR) 2023
New Zealand International Film Festival (NZ) 2023
International Film Festival of La Roche-sur-Yon (FR) 2023
Tel Aviv Animation Festival (IL) 2023
SILBERSALZ Science & Media Festival (DE) 2023
Festival of Animation Berlin (DE) 2023
Fantoche International Animation Film Festival (CH) 2023
Barcelona Children's Film Festival (ES) 2023
Animatou Film Festival (CH) 2023
Taartrovers Film Festival (NL) 2023
SEMINICI - MINIMINCI (ES) 2023
FILEM’ON (BE) 2023
Cinekid (NL) 2023
DOK Leipzig (DE) 2023
International Short Film Competition of SCHLiNGEL (DE) 2023
SILBERSALZ (DE) 2023
Kortfilmfestival Leuven (BE) 2023
ANIMEST MINIMEST children’s film competition (RO) 2023
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (US)
International Short Film Festival Berlin (DE) 2023
IndieJunior - International Children's and Youth Film Festival (PT) 2023
Lobo Fest (BR) 2023
IKFF India (IN) 2023
ISFFC - International Short Film Festival Canton (CN) 2023
Cinema Miúdo International Children's Film Festival of Ames (ES) 2023
MINAGUILAR (for kids) at the Aguilar Film Festival (ES) 2023
Kulturhaus Niederanven (DE) 2023
El Meu Primer Festival (ES) 2023
IndieJúnior (PT) 2024
KinoEulen (DE) 2024
Anima Brussels International Animation Film Festival (BE) 2024
IFFR - education program (NL) 2024
6-9 MONSTRA festival (PT) 2024
Bulbul Children's International Film Festival Goa (IN) 2024
ISFF Clermont-Ferrand (FR) 2024
Ciné Junior (FR) 2024
BAM Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York (US) 2024
Chenaplans in youth film competition at Premiers Plans Festival (FR) 2024
TICFF - Taiwan International Children's Film Festival (TW) 2024
Psaroloco International Children's & Young People’s Film Festival (GR) 2024
Ciné Court Animé (FR) 2024
PequeFilmes (ES) 2024
Travelling Film Festival - Clair Obscure (FR) 2024
Decentralisation of Anima festival in the Cultural center of Rochefort (BE) 2024
BUFF Malmö Film Festival (SE) 2024
Filmtage Friedrichshafen (DE) 2024
Animac (ES) 2024
Vilnius International Film Festival (LT) 2024
Monstrinha Decentralization Program (PT) 2024
Wisconsin Film Festival (US) 2024
Go Short at Local Art House Cinema (NL) 2024
Accessible Film Festival (TR) 2024
Festival Regard (CA) 2024
Ennesimo Young Selection (IT) 2024
Courts en Champagne (FR) 2024
Brussels Short Film Festival (BE) 2024
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival (ES) 2024
ISFF - Tegenstroom (BE) 2024
La Guarimba International Film Festival (IT) 2024
64th Zlín Film Festival (CZ) 2024
Junges Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg Mo&Friese (DE) 2024
Fest Anca (SK) 2024
Vienna Shorts (AT) 2024
Solar dos Zagallos (PT) 2024
MIMO - Museu da Imagem em Movimento (PT) 2024
TIFF Junior in Tromso (NO) 2024
Giffoni Film Festival (IT) 2024
Fantasia International Film Festival (CA) 2024
Imaginaria (IT) 2024
ITFS - Stuttgart (DE) 2024
Minikino Film Week (ID) 2024
Curtaneu (ES) 2024
Göteborg Film Festival Prisma (SE) 2024
Film Festival Travelling in Rennes (FR) 2024
BAM FF New York (US) 2024
Monstrale Film Festival (DE) 2024
Jugando con el cine (AR) 2024
Filmfest Osnabrück (DE) 2024
Divercine, Festival Internacional de cine para niñas y niños (UY) 2024
International Children's Filmfestival Vienna (AT)
International Children's Filmfestiva Styria (AT)
AnimaSyros (GR) 2024
Family Festival IFI (IE) 2024
Florianópolis Children's Film Festival (BR) 2024
International Animation Festival ANIMANIMA (RS) 2024
Filmfest Weiterstadt (DE) 2024
Le Lierre Parapluie (FR) 2024
ANIMALCOI (ES) 2024
Ojo de Pescado International Film Festival (CL) 2024
KIJUKO (DE) 2024
Riga International Film Festival (LV) 2024
WIEN-EXTRA (AT) 2024
JEF Festival (BE) 2024
Mostra Infantil Florianopolis (BR) 2024
Zagreb Film Festival (HR) 2024
Zlín Film Festival (CZ) 2024
Festival Ciné Court Animé (FR) 2024
Festival européen du film court de Brest (FR) 2024
IFI Dublin (IE) 2024
Indie Junior - International Children’s and Youth Film Festival of Porto (PT) 2024
Animanima (RS) 2024
ALCINE Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares (ES) 2024
Festival Internacional de Cine de Hellín (ES) 2024
Lund Fantastic Film Festival (SE) 2024
Kuandu International Animation Festival (TW) 2024
LIAF London International Animation Festival (UK) 2024

AWARDS

FILE’MON (BE) 2023 // Belgian Short Film Award
Chenaplans in youth film competition at Premiers Plans Festival (FR) 2024 // Audience Award - Prix Des Enfants