Altötting

Germany

Director: Andreas Hykade

Produced by:

Thomas Meyer-Hermann, Abi Feijó, Marc Bertrand, Julie Roy

Qualifying Win: Cinanima Int’l Animated Film Festival Grand Prize

Synopsis: In the small Bavarian town of Altötting, a mother takes her young son to visit a nearby chapel. The boy becomes entranced by the Shrine of the Virgin Mary inside the chapel and begins daily pilgrimages to see his beloved Madonna. His love, devotion, and passion for her continue to grow, until one day his world is crushed by the devastating secret behind her eternal beauty.