The Newt Congress
2022
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Synopsis
For years now, giant talking newts have been used both for their labour and as laboratory animals. The Newt Congress takes place at a conference building surrounded by nature where participants have come together to optimize the exploitation of the animals. The short film is a free adaptation of Karel Čapek's "War with the Newts".
Key facts
Cast
Ursula Bienz, Tobias Bienz, Wiebke Mollenhauer, Linda Gunst, Peter Hottinger, Urs-Peter Wolters, Magdalena Neuhaus, Marina Guerrini
Original language
German
Crew
Screenplay
Matthias Sahli, Immanuel Esser
Producer
Filippo Bonacci
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Festival History
- GFFF - Galician Freaky Film Festival 2026
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2023 - XL 7
- GFFF - Galician Freaky Film Festival 2023 generic - Que carallo é isto? Vol. 1 ★ Special Mention, Neuchâtel (2023)
- Seattle International Film Festival 2023 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2023 generic
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 2022 generic
- Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2022 - Oficial Fantàstic Competition - Shorts
Full credits
| Director | Immanuel Esser, Matthias Sahli |
| Cast | Ursula Bienz, Tobias Bienz, Wiebke Mollenhauer, Linda Gunst, Peter Hottinger, Urs-Peter Wolters, Magdalena Neuhaus (Kongressmensch), Marina Guerrini (Kongressmensch), Roman Weishaupt (Kongressmensch), Urs Humbel (A), Manuela Biedermann (Syndikat) |
| Screenplay | Matthias Sahli, Immanuel Esser |
| Story | Karel Čapek |
| Producer | Filippo Bonacci |
| Other | Miriam Rutherfoord |
Technical
| Runtime | 16 min |
| Colour | Color |
| Shooting format | 16mm |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt21802720 |
| TMDB | 998915 |
| FILMFREEWAY | TheNewtCongress |
Additional data: TMDB.
