Fast Film is a 2003 Austrian-Luxembourgish film directed by Virgil Widrich.Virgil Widrich's FAST FILM (2003)|Cartoon BrewVirgil Widrich|Dazed
Plot summary An homage to action films, it tells the story of a chase using scraps of other films as different types of animation (using 65,000 paper printouts of images from 400 live action filmsKeep it in Motion - Classic Animation Revisited: 'Fast Film'|Animation World Network) illustrate a classic chase scene scenario: A woman is abducted and a man comes to her rescue, but during their escape they find themselves in the enemy's secret headquarters.MUBI
Films featured on Fast Film Carnival of Souls (1962) Charade (1963) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Singin' in the Rain (1952) North By Northwest (1959) The General (1926) Ben-Hur (1959) Gone with the Wind (1939) Psycho (1960) The Wild Bunch (1969) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) The Time Machine (1960) Dr. Strangelove (1964) Midnight Cowboy (1969) Jason and the Argonauts (1963) Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Videodrome (1983) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) To Catch a Thief (1955) The Great Race (1965) Breathless (1960) The Maltese Falcon (1941) Vertigo (1958) Sunset Boulevard (1950) House of Wax (1953) Forbidden Planet (1956) Tearing up the Tracks: Virgil Widrich's 'Fast Film'|Animation World NetworkFAST FILM posted by Animatic on official YouTube channel
Accolades The film was nominated for a Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.FAST FILM - Festival de Cannes
It was also part of the Animation Show of Shows.The Animation Show of Shows (Volume 5)Vol. 05 Teaser-Hilary, Le Foto Dello Scandalo, Fast Film - AcmeAnimation on YouTubeFast Film, by Virgil Widrich (Preview) on VimeoAcme's Show of Shows on DVD|Cartoon Brew
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Fast Film on director's official YouTube channel Making of documentary also on official YouTube channel