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'Fast Film' is a 2003 Austrian/Luxembourgian film directed by Virgil Widrich.[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/old-brew/virgil-widrichs-fast-film-2003-2205.html Virgil Widrich's FAST FILM (2003)|Cartoon Brew][https://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/13609/1/virgil-widrich Virgil 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 films[https://www.awn.com/animationworld/keep-it-motion-classic-animation-revisited-fast-film Keep 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.[https://mubi.com/films/fast-film 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)

[https://www.awn.com/animationworld/tearing-tracks-virgil-widrichs-fast-film Tearing up the Tracks: Virgil Widrich's 'Fast Film'|Animation World Network][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZh0Vxibpz4 FAST 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.[https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/films/fast-film FAST FILM - Festival de Cannes]

It was also part of the Animation Show of Shows.[https://www.animationshowofshows.com/products/the-animation-show-of-shows-volume-5?_pos=1&_sid=3bd606044&_ss=r The Animation Show of Shows (Volume 5)][https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lgpaRb96mU Vol. 05 Teaser-Hilary, Le Foto Dello Scandalo, Fast Film - AcmeAnimation on YouTube][https://vimeo.com/82126457 Fast Film, by Virgil Widrich (Preview) on Vimeo][https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/acmes-show-of-shows-on-dvd-4356.html Acme's Show of Shows on DVD|Cartoon Brew]

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