Draft:Spacetime Chronicles

Spacetime Chronicles
Film poster
Directed byStefano Bertelli
Written byStefano Bertelli
Produced byRiccardo Orlandi
Stefano Bertelli
Edited byStefano Bertelli
Music byStefano Bertelli
Production
company
Seenfilm
Distributed byUrban Sales
Running time
70 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Spacetime Chronicles is a 2025 Italian animated film directed by Stefano Bertelli. The film was selected for the Contrechamp competition at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the 2026 Fantasia International Film Festival.[1][2][3][4]

The film received coverage from international publications including Cineuropa, Cartoon Brew, Animation World Network and Film Threat.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Plot

The film follows Fred, a man suspended between dreams, memories and limbo, guided by a cat representing his conscience.

Production

The film was independently produced in Italy using handmade paper animation techniques combining stop motion and super slow-motion sequences.[6]

Riccardo Orlandi designed and built the paper sets and mechanical structures used during production.[8]

According to Cineuropa, the film is Bertelli's second animated feature film after Acid Space (2014).[5]

Release and festivals

Spacetime Chronicles screened at several international film festivals, including:

  • Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 (Contrechamp competition)[1]
  • Fantasia International Film Festival 2026[11]
  • Anima Brussels[12]
  • BAFICI[13]
  • Raindance Film Festival[14]
  • Milano Film Fest[15]
  • Athens International Film and Video Festival[16]

In May 2026, the French sales company Urban Sales acquired the international sales rights to the film during the Cannes Film Market.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Spacetime Chronicles – Annecy Festival Programme". Annecy Festival. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  2. ^ Lang, Jamie (15 April 2026). "Annecy 2026 Lineup Revealed". Variety. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  3. ^ Roxborough, Scott (15 April 2026). "Annecy 2026 Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  4. ^ Amidi, Amid (15 April 2026). "Annecy Festival Reveals Feature Film Selections". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  5. ^ a b De Marco, Camillo (4 June 2026). "Review: Spacetime Chronicles". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  6. ^ a b Amidi, Amid (3 June 2026). "Spacetime Chronicles: Stefano Bertelli's handmade paper animation feature". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  7. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (20 April 2026). "Spacetime Chronicles unfolds a fragile surreal paper-animated tale". Animation World Network. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  8. ^ a b Carey-George, Travis (4 June 2026). "Spacetime Chronicles Review". Film Threat. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  9. ^ "Spacetime Chronicles". FilmItalia. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  10. ^ Amidi, Amid (27 February 2024). "Low-Poly Stop Motion Takes Flight In Stefano Bertelli's 'Don't Make It A Song' Music Vid". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  11. ^ Mack, Andrew (4 June 2026). "Fantasia 2026: Second Wave Titles". ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  12. ^ "Anima Festival Guests". Anima Festival. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  13. ^ "Spacetime Chronicles". BAFICI (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  14. ^ "Spacetime Chronicles". Raindance Film Festival. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  15. ^ "Spacetime Chronicles". Milano Film Festival (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  16. ^ "Spacetime Chronicles". Athens International Film & Video Festival. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  17. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (13 May 2026). "Urban Sales boards Annecy-bound animation Spacetime Chronicles". Screen Daily. Retrieved 4 June 2026.

Category:2025 films Category:2025 animated films Category:Italian animated films Category:Italian independent films Category:Stop-motion animated films

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