CFD 25 Youth|Living Large

Screenings for Children and Youth
Living Large (Κ)
80’, 2024, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France

12-year-old Ben has just hit puberty and suddenly his weight is a problem - for him and for everyone else. The other kids bully him, his divorced parents don't know what to do... Even the school nurse is worried about him. So, despite his love of food and his emerging talent as a chef, Ben decides to take drastic action. He starts to diet. Maybe that can turn things round. And even win the heart of Klara, the girl of his dreams... Finally, Ben will learn that what truly matters isn’t how you look - it’s how you feel.

Kristina Dufková (1978) is a director, animator, and artist, a graduate of FAMU. Between 1993 and 1997, she studied at the Jan Neruda Gymnasium in Prague, continuing her studies at the Higher Vocational School of Film in Písek, where she majored in Animation. From 2000-2010, she studied Animation at FAMU. Living Large is her debut feature. For her graduation film, Usnula Jsem (A Tear Is Needed) (2008), in which she also cast her partner Jiří Macháček and her daughter Berta, she won the Best Animated Film Award at Anifest 2009. She later published a book of the same name. Dufková’s film work stands out for its excellent animation and visual stylisation. In her artistic work, she combines the world of children and the world of adults.

Directed by Kristina Dufkova
Screenplay Petr Jarchovský with the collaboration of Barbora Dřevikovská, Anna Vášová
Cinematography Václav Fronk
Editing Matej Beneš
Production design Kristina Dufková
Music Michal Novinski
Sound design David Titěra, Viktor Ekrt
With the voices of Tyler Gay, Fionn Kinsella, Alexandra Hermans, Raquel Sciacca, Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld, Wayne Grayson, Laurie Hymes, Preston Bowman, Kacmar Schroeder, Charlie Patton, Asher Edgecliffe, Erica Schroeder, Emily Cramer, Ryan Andes, Erica Schroeder, Georgette Timoney, Mike Pollock, Mary O'Brady, Terry Palasz, Tom Wayland
Producers Matěj Chlupáček, Agata Novinski, Marc Faye
Production companies Barletta, Novinski, Novanima
Co-producers Česká televize, RTVS, MagicLab
World sales Gebeka International

Selected Filmography
2024 Living Large
2008 Usnula Jsem / A Tear Is Needed (μ.μ. / s.f.)

Awards
Jury Award – Annecy International Animated Film Festival, France, 2024.
Nominated for Best European Animated Feature Film, 2024.
Best International Animated Feature Film, International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience SCHLiNGEL, 2024.