Agency:.Co-produced by Studio Film Bilder, the National Film Board of Canada and Ciclope Filmes.

Script, Andreas Hykade ; direction, Andreas Hykade ; design, Andreas Hykade, Regina Pessoa ; music, Daniel Scott ; sound design, Olivier Calvert ; animation, Elena Walf, Andreas Hykade, Anselm Pyta, Orion Schweitl ; foley, Lise Wedlock ; sound recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; voice recording, Charles-Emile Beaudin ; music mix, Charles-Emile Beaudin ; re-recording, Isabelle Lussier ; technical director, Ralf Bohde, Éric Pouliot, Pierre Plouffe ; executive production, Thomas Meyer-Hermann, Abi Feijo, Julie Roy ; producer, Thomas Meyer-Hermann, Marc Bertrand, Abi Feijo.

Narration, Andreas Hykade.

Recorded 2020.

"You know, when I was a boy, I fell in love with the Virgin Mary." In the small Bavarian town of Altötting, a mother takes her young son to visit a nearby chapel. The boy becomes entranced by the Shrine of the Virgin Mary inside the chapel and begins daily pilgrimages to see his beloved Madonna. His love, devotion, and passion for her continue to grow, until one day his world is crushed by the devastating secret behind her eternal beauty. Mesmerizing, haunting, and deeply personal, Altötting is a coming-of-age story about love, faith, mortality, and shattered illusions. In this poignant and philosophical animated short, acclaimed filmmaker Andreas Hykade (We Lived in Grass, Ring of Fire, The Runt, Love and Theft) interweaves scenes of quiet, spacious minimalism with flourishes of opulent beauty to create a timeless story of lost innocence.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Best Short Animation, 2020 Craft Award for Best Script, 2020 Honourable Mention, 2020 Grand Prix, 2020 Best Animation Film, 2020 Special Mention (German Animation Competition), 2021

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).