Stone of Destiny

COMPLETED 2025

LOGLINE
Stone of Destiny explores the beauty of finding your path, even when it’s fraught with uncertainty.

SYNOPSIS
The animated musical follows the journey of the Stone of Destiny as it embarks on a quest filled with symbolic encounters and hidden meanings. Leaving its ancestral home in a sudden urge to search for its purpose, the Stone settles in a coastal villa but finds no solace despite its efforts.

Stone of Destiny serves as the alter ego of the author Julie Černá. Through the film, she explores themes of emotional understanding, her past relationships, and loneliness.

The film is based on Julie Černá’s trilogy of comic books, Stone of Destiny, which was awarded the Muriel Prize for the best student comic book in 2022.

PROJECT DETAILS
Original title: Kámen Osudu
Length: 11 min
Country: Czech Republic
Produced by: Pure Shore (CZ), UMPRUM (CZ)
Animation Technique: 2D hand-drawn animation
With the support of: Endowment Fund Filmtalent Zlín, Studio FAMU, Soundsquare
Original language: Czech

CREDITS
Writer: Julie Černá
Director: Julie Černá
Producer: Kristina Husová
Script-Editor: Kateřina Boušková
Animators: Julie Černá, Matouš Valchář
Editor: Alexandra Volfová
Music: Johana Novotná (Johuš Matuš)
Sound: Juras Karaka

Festival Distribution: Square Eyes
International Sales: New Europe Film Sales

WORKSHOPS AND MARKETS
Aniklani Pitching
DOK Short n’ Sweet
Zlín – Works in Progress
East Silver Market

FESTIVALS
Berlinale – Berlinale Shorts / World Premiere
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – National Selection – Pragueshorts
Pragueshorts – National Competition / Czech Premiere
Go Short – European Competition / Dutch Premiere
Anifilm – International Competition of Student Films
Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival – Animation Competition
goEast – Festival of Central and Eastern European Film – Anarcho Shorts
IndieLisboa International Film Festival – International Competition / Portugal Premiere
ANIFILM – International Festival of Animated Films – Student Competition
Zlin Film Festival – Student Competition
SXSW London – Official Selection / United Kingdom Premiere
International Animation Festival Fest Anča – International Competition of Student Shorts / Slovakian Premiere
Animafest Zagreb – Youth Competition – Short Film / Croatian Premiere
Lago Film Fest – Competition / Italian Premiere
Kyiv International Short Film Festival – Competition / Ukraine Premiere
Women Make Waves International Film Festival – Official Selection / Taiwan Premiere
Concorto Film Festival – Competition
Curtas Vila do Conde – My Generation Competition
Beast International Film Festival – Competition

AWARDS
1. Anifilm – Special Mention in Student Film Category (Czech Republic)
2. Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival – Special Mention (Germany)

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