All Cats Are Grey in the Dark

{{Short description|2019 Swiss film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = All Cats Are Grey in the Dark

| native_name = {{infobox name module|de|Nachts sind alle Katzen grau}}

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Lasse Linder

| producer = Edith Flückiger

| writer = Lasse Linder

| starring =

| music = Dominik Blumer
Roman Lerch
Thomi Christ

| cinematography = Robin Angst

| editing = Michèle Flury

| studio = Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

| distributor = Some Shorts

| runtime = 18 minutes

| released = {{film date|2019|08|08|Locarno|df=y}}

| country = Switzerland

| budget =

}}

All Cats Are Grey in the Dark ({{langx|de|Nachts sind alle Katzen grau}}) is a Swiss short documentary film, directed by Lasse Linder and released in 2019.Mario Trlaja, [https://www.fm1today.ch/ostschweiz/stgallen/film-eines-widnauers-gewinnt-europaeischen-filmpreis-140187145 "Film eines Widnauers gewinnt europäischen Filmpreis"]. FM1 Today, 10 December 2020. The film centres on Christian, a lonely single man from Bregenz, Austria, who has decided to have his pet cat inseminated to help fulfill his own desire to become a parent.

The film was made as Linder's thesis project in the film studies program at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.David Grob, [https://www.tagblatt.ch/kultur/der-widnauer-filmemacher-lasse-linder-ohne-filmfoerderung-ginge-es-nicht-ld.1185441 "Der Widnauer Filmemacher Lasse Linder: «Ohne Filmförderung ginge es nicht»"]. St. Galler Tagblatt, 14 January 2020.

The film premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival.[https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/zentralschweiz/filmfestival-locarno-luzerner-jungfilmer-fuer-besten-schweizer-kurzfilm-ausgezeichnet "Luzerner Jungfilmer für besten Schweizer Kurzfilm ausgezeichnet"]. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, 18 August 2019. It was subsequently screened at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best International Short Film.Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-taika-waititis-jojo-rabbit-wins-audience-award-1239778 "Toronto: Taika Waititi's 'Jojo Rabbit' Wins Audience Award"]. The Hollywood Reporter, 15 September 2019.

The film won the award for Best Short Film at the 33rd European Film Awards.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/another-round-wins-2020-european-film-awards-4104374/|title='Another Round' Wins 2020 European Film Awards|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|date=12 December 2020}}