Goat Story

Goat Story - The Old Prague Legends
Goat Story - The Old Prague Legends
	Czech theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jan Tománek
Written by	Jan Tománek; David Sláma; Robin Panzer
Story by	Jan Tománek; David Sláma
Produced by	Jan Tománek
Starring	Jiří Lábus; Matěj Hádek; Mahulena Bočanová; Michal Dlouhý; Petr Pelzer; Jan Přeučil; Viktor Preiss; Miroslav Táborský; Karel Heřmánek; Petr Nárožný; Dalimil Klapka; Pavel Rímský; Ota Jirák; Filip Jevič; Justin Svoboda
Cinematography	Jan Tománek
Edited by	Alois Fisárek; Jan Tománek
Music by	David Solař
Production; companies	Art And Animation studio; Visions In Technology; D production; Ceská Televize; Walden Media
Distributed by	Bontonfilm (Czech); Universal Pictures (US)
Release date	16 October 2008 (Czech)[1]; 19 May 2010 (United States);
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Czech Republic
Languages	Czech; English
Budget	$1.8 million
Box office	$1.3 million (Czech Republic)

Goat Story - The Old Prague Legends (Czech: Kozí příběh - pověsti staré Prahy) is a 2008/2010 Czech-American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced and directed by Jan Tománek, and written by Tománek with David Sláma. The first Czech-produced feature-length computer-animated film,[2] it features animation by Art And Animation studio and Distributed by Universal Pictures in was released May 19, 2010 in United States.

The film features the voice performances of Jiří Lábus, Matěj Hádek, Mahulena Bočanová, Michal Dlouhý, Petr Pelzer, Jan Přeučil, Viktor Preiss, Miroslav Táborský, Karel Heřmánek, Petr Nárožný, Dalimil Klapka, Pavel Rímský, Ota Jirák, Filip Jevič and Justin Svoboda. Produced over the course of five years on a $1.8 million budget, and only about ten animators and 3D graphic designers worked on it.

Goat Story was theatrically released on October 16, 2008 by Bontonfilm and Universal Pictures was released in May 19, 2010. It won the main prize at the 2010 Buenos Aires International Children's Film Festival,[3] and received nominations at other film festivals. A sequel, Goat Story 2, was released in 2012.

Plot

The film features a comedic story about the friendship between the village boy Kuba and his goat in medieval Prague. In Prague, Kuba falls in love with Máca, a worldly girl with pronounced female attributes. The Goat begins to envy this relationship. Their story intertwines with that of the poor student Matěj and his contract with the Devil.

Voice cast

Jiří Lábus as Goat
Matěj Hádek as Kuba
Mahulena Bočanová as Máca
Michal Dlouhý as Matěj
Petr Pelzer as Mistr Hanuš
Jan Přeučil as Purkmistr
Viktor Preiss as Konšel
Miroslav Táborský as Priest Ignác
Karel Heřmánek as Devil / Leader
Petr Nárožný as Beggar
Dalimil Klapka as Beggar
Pavel Rímský as Beggar
Ota Jirák as Taverner
Filip Jevič as Student
Justin Svoboda as Student
Mike Buffo as Jemmy (English version)
Luba Goy as Cořum (English version)
Jo-Anne Krupa as Katy (English version)

Production

Jan Tománek is the film's director, producer, writer and editor.

On 14 October 2001, it was announced that Jan Tománek was hired and set to direct, produce and write Goat Story - The Old Prague Legends. David Sláma co-wrote the script for the film. The film budget was just $1.8 million for release in 2008. On 5 June 2003, it was announced that Jiří Lábus, Matěj Hádek, Mahulena Bočanová, Michal Dlouhý, Petr Pelzer, Jan Přeučil, Viktor Preiss, Miroslav Táborský, Karel Heřmánek, Petr Nárožný, Dalimil Klapka, Pavel Rímský, Ota Jirák, Filip Jevič and Justin Svoboda joined the film.

Mike Buffo and Jo-Anne Krupa joined the cast on 9 July to voice Jemmy and Katy in the English version produced by Karl Hirsh. On 10 December 2005, it was announced that David Solař would compose the music for the film. Development, animation, lighting, color and storyboarding of the film was completed in Prague, Czech Republic. On 8 March 2007, Phase 4 Films and Bontonfilm acquired distribution rights to the film.

Release

Goat Story received a theatrical release on 16 October 2008 by Bontonfilm.

Marketing

The film was featured on the cover of the March 2008 edition of American publication Animation.[4]

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 10 April 2009 by Bontonfilm.

In 2015, the producers uploaded both Goat Story and its sequel on YouTube.[5]

Reception

Box office

The film grossed $1.3 million in the Czech Republic. With admission 350.000 just in the Czech Republic it became the most successful Czech animated film ever.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result
2009	Bangkok International Film Festival	Golden Kinnaree Award for Feature Animation	Nominated
2009	Czech Lion Award	Best Art Direction (Nejlepší výtvarný počin)	Nominated

Sequel

A sequel, Goat Story 2 was released in 2012.

References

"Czech CGI movie Goat Story released". Radio Prague. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
Bendazzi, Giannalberto (2015). Animation: A World History: Volume III: Contemporary Times. Routledge. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-138-85482-6.
"Goat Story awarded in Buenos Aires". Czech News Agency. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
"Kozí příběh, první český 3D film, zaujal i v Hollywoodu". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 26 June 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
Giesen, Rolf; Khan, Anna (2017). Acting and Character Animation: The Art of Animated Films, Acting and Visualizing. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1138069817. I gave both movies to YouTube for free. This act generates some money for the advert. It's paradox [sic] but this act didn't spoil DVD and TV sales.

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[1] "Czech CGI movie Goat Story released". Radio Prague. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

[2] Bendazzi, Giannalberto (2015). Animation: A World History: Volume III: Contemporary Times. Routledge. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-138-85482-6.

[3] "Goat Story awarded in Buenos Aires". Czech News Agency. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

[4] "Kozí příběh, první český 3D film, zaujal i v Hollywoodu". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 26 June 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2014.

[5] Giesen, Rolf; Khan, Anna (2017). Acting and Character Animation: The Art of Animated Films, Acting and Visualizing. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1138069817. I gave both movies to YouTube for free. This act generates some money for the advert. It's paradox [sic] but this act didn't spoil DVD and TV sales.