Three beautiful stories to better comprehend grief
Suzanne, Derek and Tom are staying with their grandfather, but he no longer feels like reading them stories anymore. Suzanne thus turns into a storyteller and invites them to escape for a while. Through the three stories she shares with her family, the little girl brings joy and generosity to a group that has been withdrawn in their grief.
Adapted from short stories from renowned Czech writer Arnošt Goldflam, Tales from the Magic Garden tackles sensitive topics such as death, old age and grief with great sensitivity. Three charming stories woven together by a central narrative that breathes magic and joy into moments of profound sorrow.
« Le deuil à hauteur d’enfants dans un très réussi film en stop motion »
Olivier Bachelard Abus de ciné
ECFA Prize for Best European Film, Giffoni Film Festival, 2025, it
Audience Award, Amman International Film Festival, 2025, jo
Best Animated Film, Slovene Film Festival, 2025, si
Best Screenplay, Slovene Film Festival, 2025, si
Jean-Claude ROZEC
After his studies at the Rennes 2 University, Jean-Claude Rozec directed his first animated short, Monstre sacré (2009) which was selected for the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. In 2010, he directed Specky Four-Eyes, a new short film that won multiple awards and was shortlisted for the Oscars. He directed the animated series Les Schlacks, and the short film The House of Dust (2014) which received the France Télévisions Award at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. In 2019, his short film Tadpole won the FIPRESCI Prize in Annecy and the Grand Prix at the National Animation Film Festival 2020 in Rennes.
David Súkup graduated from the Animation section of the FAMU, Prague in 2005. There, he directed his short films Light (2001) and Mechanics (2003) and was selected for the Cinefondation in Cannes. In his works, he uses drawing, puppets and 3D animation. In 2011, he collaborated on the feature film Fimfarum 3. In 2013, he completed Rabbit Fial, a 13-part series for the Czech television program Bedtime Stories. In 2014, he created the 10-episode animated series Unrepresented Science for the Science Academy. Following the series’ success, a second is currently in production.
Patrik Pašš graduated from the Animation section of the FAMU in Prague and from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He is a director, screenwriter, animator, and illustrator, known for numerous animated short films and more than twenty music videos.
Leon Vidmar graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts and Design (ALUO) in Ljubljana. His graduation project, (In)tolerance (2010), which he wrote, directed, and animated, brought him recognition in festivals. His professional debut, Farewell (2016), received the Vesna Award for Best Animation at the Slovene Film Festival. Since then, it has been screened in more than 80 international festivals, including the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Animafest Zagreb.
