Disturbed by loud music from one of his neighbors, Mr. Schwartz calls the police. But initially, the officer cannot ascertain anything. Then the film starts again from the view of every tenant and allows the spectator to see what really happened in each apartment: The history of a butterfly effect.
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Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Hazen & Mr. Horlocker won the following awards:
Festival de Cannes: 2nd Prize CINEFONDATION Ottawa International Animation Festival: GRAND PRIZE FOR BEST STUDENT ANIMATION, 1st Prize GRADUATE ANIMATION Dresden Filmfestival 1st Prize BEST ANIMATION 1st Prize BEST SOUND Animamundi - Sao Paulo: 1st Prize BEST SOUNDTRACK 1st Prize BEST FIRST FILM 2nd Prize BEST SCREENPLAY 3rd Prize BEST SHORT FILM Animamundi - Rio: 1st Prize BEST FIRST FILM 3rd Prize BEST SHORT FILM Exground Filmfestival 1st Prize WIESBADEN SPECIAL Filmfest Go-east: 1st Prize BEST ANIMATION Just for laughts Festival - Montreal: 1st Prize Best ANIMATION Cinesonne - Ris-Orangis/ Frankreich AUDIENCE AWARD Seagate Foyle Film Festival Winner of BEST ANIMATION CATEGORY First Sundays Film Festival – New York AUDIENCE AWARD Melbourne International Animation Festival Audience Award Brazilian Student Film Festival Audience Award ITVA- Award 1st Prize VIDEO ART Milan Film Festival STUFF AWARD MUMIA - Belo Horizonte/ Brasilien 2nd Prize BEST SHORT FILM Bamberger Kurzfilmtage 3rd Prize AUDIENCE AWARD Shorts at moonlight 3rd Prize BEST SHORT FILM Videofestival - Wien 3rd Prize BEST ANIMATION Zaragoza Jaja-Festival 1st Prize BEST NEW FILMDIRECTOR International Student Film Festival of Beijing 2nd Prize BEST ANIMATION
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Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Hazen & Mr. Horlocker has been shown at numerous festivals, including:
Festival de Cannes AFI-Fest / Los Angeles London Filmfestivals Melbourne International Film Festivals Annecy International Animation Film Festival Edinburgh International Film Festival First Steps, Bilbao Film Festival Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata / Argentinien Toronto – World Wide Short Film Fest German filmweeks in: St. Petersburg, Buenos Aires, Paris, Moskau,...
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Director: Stefan Mueller Screenplay: Stefan Mueller Producer: Stefan Mueller Music: Stefan Mueller