TV OR THE DISTURBANCE ON FOREST HILL ROAD // 
ANIMATED SHORT FILM 

Producer
A police patrol is drawn into a vortex of fictional worlds, triggered by the extensive TV consumption of a little boy.
14'09" / 2D Computer Animation / Cinemascope 2K / Switzerland 2025
Leaving for his dream job, a satellite technician keeps solitude at bay by constantly texting with his old friends. After neglecting his duties a satellite leaves its orbit which causes the worlds network to collapse.
Presskit
AWARDS
H.R. Giger “Narcisse” Award for Best Swiss Short Film
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF), 2025
Insomnia Festival Profnastil Prize - Best International Short Film
Insomnia International Animation Film Festival, 2025
Grand Prix - Best International Short Film
Animafilm International Animation Festival Baku, 2025
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
SXSW Film & TV Festival (WORLD PREMIERE) Austin USA, 7. - 15.3.2025 (Animated Shorts Competition)
Kaboom Animation Festival Utrecht/Amsterdam NL, 21. - 30.03.2025 (International Competition)
Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen NL, 1. - 6.4.2025 (European Competition)
ITFS Internationales Trickfilm Festival Stuttgart Stuttgart DE, 6. - 11.5.2025 (International Competition)
Chilemonos International Animation Festival Santiago de Chile CL, 26. - 30.5.2025 (International Competition)
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2025 Tokyo JP, 28.5. - 11.6. 2025 (International Animation Competition)
Fest Anča International Animation Festival Zilina SK, 24. - 29.6.2025 (Short Films from around the world)
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) Neuchâtel CH, 4. - 12.7.2025 (Swiss Shorts Competition)
Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival Folegandros GR, 10. - 17.7.2025 (International Competition)
Insomnia International Animation Film Festival Moscow RU, 17. - 21.7.2025 (International Competition)
Rooftop Films New York City USA, 30.7.2025 (Dark Toons Short Film Program)
Animix International Animation & Comics Festival Tel Aviv IS, 5. - 9.8.2025 (International Competition)
Flipbook Film Festival Skopje MK, 7. - 10.8.2025 (European Panorama)
La Guarimba Film Festival Amantea IT, 7. - 12.8.2025 (La Grotta dei Piccoli, Youth Section)
Kino im Kocherpark Bern CH, 13.8.2025 (Open-Air Cinema Screening)
Indie Street Film Festival Red Bank USA, 18. - 24.8.2025 (Animated Shorts)
Shorts Mexico Mexico City MX, 1. - 30.9.2025 (International Animation Competition)
Fantoche International Animation Film Festival Baden CH, 2. - 7.9.2025 (Swiss Competition)
Animafilm Baku AZ, 3. - 7.9.2025 (International Competition)
Victory International Film Festival Evansville USA, 11. - 13.9.2025 (International Competition)
Galician Freaky Film Festival Vigo ES, 19. - 27.9.2025 (International Competition)
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival Bristol UK, 24. - 27.9.2025 (International Competition)
Gig Harbor Film Festival Gig Harbor USA, 25. - 28.9.2025 (International Competition)

Production Year: 2025, Director: Frederic Siegel Producer: Marwan Abdalla Eissa, Co-Producer: Fela Bellotto, Production: Team Tumult AND YK Animation Studio
Co-Producer: Swiss Radio and Television, Gabriela Bloch-Steinmann, Music: Jakob Eisenbach
Layout: Frederic Siegel, Animation: Fela Bellotto, Nina Christen, Oleksandra Gorshevikova, Justine Klaiber, Julia Krummenacher, Beni Morard, Etienne Mory, , Frederic Siegel, Lorenz Wunderle
Sound Design: Noisy Neighbours, Foley: Dieter Hebben 
Supported by Federal Office of Culture, Zürcher Filmstiftung, Canton Bern, Canton Zug, Swisslos
Promotion: SWISSFILMS,
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