Little from the Fish Shop

Little from the Fish Shop (Czech: Malá z rybárny) is a Czech animated film written and directed by Jan Balej. The film is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's story "The Little Mermaid". It uses puppets animated in stop motion.

Little from the Fish Shop
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jan Balej
Screenplay by	Jan Balej
Based on	"The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen
Produced by	Nelly Jenčíková Viktor Mayer
Cinematography	Alan Soural
Edited by	Patrik Pass
Music by	Vincent Favrat Chapelier Fou Yann Tiersen
Production companies	Miracle Film Hafan Film
Release date	28 May 2015 (2015-05-28)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	Czech Republic
Language	Czech
Budget	€ 1.5 million

Plot

This story tells the tale of the fish king and his family, who are forced to move from the sea and set up fish shop. The youngest daughter, Little, then falls in love with a human man.

Production

The film was produced through Miracle Film with co-production support from companies in Slovakia and France. It received eight million Czech crowns from the Czech State Cinematographic Fund, 90,000 euro from the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and 250,000 euro from Eurimages. The full budget corresponded to 1.5 million euro. Principal photography took 410 days. The film was released in 2015.^[1]

See also

• 2015 in film
• Cinema of the Czech Republic