Toys in the Attic (2009 film)

Toys in the Attic
Original Czech theatrical release poster
Directed byJiří Barta
Written by
  • Edgar Dutka
  • Jiří Barta
Produced byMiloslav Šmídmajer
Starring
CinematographyIvan Vít
Edited byLucie Halabová
Music byMichal Pavlíček
Production
companies
At Armz
Česká Televize
Continental Film
Eurocine Films
Eurociné
Krátký Film Praha
Universal Production Partners (UPP)
Bio Illusion[2]
Distributed byCinemArt
Release date
Running time
75 minutes
Countries
  • Czech Republic
  • Japan
  • France
  • Slovakia
[1]
LanguageCzech
Box office$64,918

Toys in the Attic (Czech: Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny?; festival title: In the Attic or Who Has a Birthday Today?) is a 2009 internationally co-produced stop-motion animated fantasy film directed by Jiří Barta and written by Edgar Dutka and Barta which depicts a community of toys and other objects in an attic who come to life when no human is around.[2] It is an international co-production between the Czech Republic, France, Japan and Slovakia.[1] The film was released first in the Czech Republic on 5 March 2009 and has been shown subtitled at film festivals internationally. An American English dub – adapted, produced and directed by Vivian Schilling and performed by actors including Forest Whitaker, Joan Cusack, Cary Elwes[3] and Schilling herself – has been recorded, which the film was first shown with on 3 March 2012 at the New York International Children's Film Festival and was released nationally on 24 August 2012 by Hannover House.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny? (2009)". FDb.cz. Filmová databáze. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Na půdě: O filmu". Bio Illusion. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  3. ^ Fleming, Mike (December 22, 2011). "Hannover House to release English language version of Toys in the Attic". Deadline.com. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Release dates for Na pude (2009)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 22 June 2012.[permanent dead link]