THE NEWT CONGRESS

DER MOLCHKONGRESS

By Matthias SAHLI, Immanuel ESSER

OUAT MEDIA - as SALES All rights, World

Environmental - Completed 2022

The Newt Congress takes place at a conference building surrounded by nature where participants have come together to optimize the exploitation of the animals.

Festivals
& Awards

Locarno 2022
Winner, Pardino d’argento Swiss Life for the National Competition
Stiges 2022
Winner, Best short film in the SOFC (Critic's Jury)
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2022
Official Selection
Sundance 2023
Official Selection
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Environmental, Fantasy, Book adaptation
    • Countries
    • SWITZERLAND, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 16 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Matthias SAHLI, Immanuel ESSER
    • 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”.