Acorn's Adventure - Pure Shore

Acorn’s Adventure

IN DEVELOPMENT

LOGLINE
Should you try to be a superhero, or is it more important to be yourself? Quido, a boy made of acorns, embarks on an epic, action-packed adventure to find the answer.

SYNOPSIS
Quido, a boy made of acorns, appears in Resinland – a village hidden deep in the forest, created and ruled by children’s imaginations. Everyone in Resinland seems to have a pre-defined purpose, except for Quido. And as he quickly finds out – no one can be part of the village without a reason for being there. So Quido is under pressure to explain himself, plus decide what he wants to do with his life.

Suddenly at this same moment, the village’s vital resource – resin – comes under attack from an unknown ring of thieves. No one knows who is behind the heists, and before long the last reserves of resin are running out, threatening Resinland‘s survival.

No one in Resinland has their purpose pre-defined as a hero, so who is going to be the one to save the resin and the village? Under pressure to find his place and fit in, Quido lies to everyone about his pre-defined purpose: he declares himself the hero, and sets off on an epic mission to save the village. The only thing is, he doesn’t have any idea what a hero is, or what they do…

On his journey to try and save Resinland, Quido is accompanied by a loyal crew led by his best friend Mary, an intrepid car racer who shows him the ways of the forest. Their quest leads them through the forest, from adventure to increasingly action-packed and humorous adventure, as the well meaning gang is forced to come together to contend with everything from malicious robot conspiracies, to daring rescue missions, spaceships, and airplane chases.

In the end, Quido rises to the occasion, helping to expose the truth about the resin’s disappearance and to safeguard the village’s future. His experience also leads him to discover and be honest with himself, and to finally admit to everyone that he lied about being a hero. With his true heart and sincere intentions, he convinces the villagers to change the rules of Resinland so everyone can pursue their true passions instead of their assigned roles, and learn to be themselves – even if it takes a little time, or a few heroic deeds, to figure out exactly what that means.

PROJECT DETAILS

Original title: Kaštánci
Length: 80 min
Country: Czech Republic
Animation Technique: 3D Animation using Unreal Engine
Produced by: Pure Shore (CZ), moloko film (CZ), Pařez Animation (CZ)
Estimated Budget: €800 000
With the support of: the Creative Europe – MEDIA
Original language: Czech

CREDITS
Writer: Filip Mašek
Script-Editor: Štěpánka Ansorge, Heiko Martens
Director: Filip Mašek
Producer: Kristina Husová
Line Producer: Anika Homolová
Consultant: Martin Třešňák
2D Animation: Marie Urbánková, Matouš Vyhnánek
DOP: Tomáš Šťastný

WORKSHOPS
Animation Production Days 2024
Young Horizons Industry – Talent Program 2024