The renown Swiss animator Georges Schwizgebel premieres his newest short film, Chemin Faisant, at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival.

Chemin faisant (On the way) is a 5 minute short by Georges Schwizgebel.

The film synopsis reads:Through paintings which operate as Russian dolls,  we are trained in the swirling flow of thought of a voyager staff, a solitary passerby...

The film is part of the Locarno film festival tirbute La Faute à Rousseau (The Blame to Rousseau), a multi-director tribute to the Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who was born in 1712.

7 films in the collection (including Chemin Faisant) will have their world premiere at Locarno Film Festival: 4 August 2012, 16: 15 @ Cine La Sala (Locarno, Switzerland).

Georges Schwizgebel is not unknown to festivals.

His latest Romance has travelled the animation festival circuit, and won the best professional short film award at Anima, Brussells 2012.