Little from the Fish Shop
{{Infobox film
| name = Little from the Fish Shop
| image = Little from the Fish Shop poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Jan Balej
| producer = Nelly Jenčíková
Viktor Mayer
| screenplay = Jan Balej
| based_on = "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen
| starring =
| cinematography = Alan Soural
| music = Vincent Favrat
Chapelier Fou
Yann Tiersen
| editing = Patrik Pass
| studio = Miracle Film
Hafan Film
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2015|05|28|df=yes}}
| runtime = 75 minutes
| country = Czech Republic
| language = Czech
| budget = € 1.5 million
}}
Little from the Fish Shop ({{Langx|cs|Malá z rybárny}}) is a Czech animated film written and directed by Jan Balej. The film is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's story "The Little Mermaid". It uses puppets animated in stop motion.
Plot
This story tells the tale of the fish king and his family, who are forced to move from the sea and set up fish shop. The youngest daughter, Little, then falls in love with a human man.
Production
The film was produced through Miracle Film with co-production support from companies in Slovakia and France. It received eight million Czech crowns from the Czech State Cinematographic Fund, 90,000 euro from the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and 250,000 euro from Eurimages. The full budget corresponded to 1.5 million euro. Principal photography took 410 days. The film was released in 2015.{{Cite web|last=Meils |first=Cathy |date=2014-07-07 |url=http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech/108615-production-balej-animated-fish-shop-gets-sneak-peak-at-kviff/menu-id-150 |title=Balej Animated Fish Shop Gets Sneak Peak at KVIFF |work=Film New Europe |accessdate=2014-07-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714063343/http://www.filmneweurope.com/news/czech/108615-production-balej-animated-fish-shop-gets-sneak-peak-at-kviff/menu-id-150 |archivedate=2014-07-14 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.malazrybarnyfilm.cz Official website]
- {{IMDb title|id=3038052}}
{{The Little Mermaid}}
Category:2010s Czech-language films
Category:Animated films based on The Little Mermaid
Category:Films scored by Yann Tiersen
Category:2010s stop-motion animated films
Category:Czech animated romance films
Category:Czech animated drama films
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