The most recent French graduate films of animation shorts.
Presented by: ASIFA-France / AFCA
October 25th (Sat) 15:15 -
(1) Handy
Directed by: Jean-Philippe Florin
2006 / 3:00 / Ecole des Métiers du Cinéma d'Animation (EMCA)
A story of a young girl, born with two short arms.
(2) Marin/Sailor
Directed by: Alexandre Bernard, Pierre Pages, Damien Laurent
2007 / 8:02 / Supinfocom Arles
A boat with wheels is surveying an arid desert which is a sea without water. On board, a man and a fish in a bowl are fighting to survive.
(3) Keep Walking
Directed by: Carlo Vogele, Antonin Herveet, Sophia Chevrier, Cecile Francoia, Leah Ordonia
2007 / 1:05 / Les Gobelins
After the official opening of the Festival, and just before the Mifa starts in Annecy, a peaceful mood strengthens or encourages newborn friendships around a common passion.
(4) La Revanche des esprits/ The Spirit's Revenge
Directed by: Directed by:Mathias de Panafieu, Vincent Le Garrec, Elsa Lacotte, Ju Hyoung Lee,
Zhenyu Lin, Douglas Metthey, Youyou Shi, Reignier Rampangajow, Gabriel Menant, Celine Molle,
Julien Girardet, Eum Mee Yoon, under the direction of Jean Rubak
2007 / 5:25 / Ecole Européenne Supérieure de l'Image (EESI)
The story of a man annoyed by a small and nasty spirit& Directed in the frame of the "Cinécoh(l)e" project. A tribute to Emile Cohl by students of 6 French animation schools..
(5) Le Café/The Coffee
Directed by: Emilie Tarascou, Stephanie Marguerite
2007 / 2:54 / Ecole de Métiers du Cinéma d'Animation (EMCA)
A day in the life of René, a coffee addict.
(6) Un Matin de Pech/Fishing in the Morning
Directed by: Vincent Le Garrec
2007 / 3:11 / Ecole Européenne Supérieure de l'Image (EESI)
(7) Les Trois Parques/The Three Fate
Directed by: Simon Thery
2007 / 3:18 / Institut Sainte Geneviève
The three Fates have always manipulated human destiny. A scientist, because of his will of liberty will cause the fall of the Fates and of the human beings.
(8) Al Dente
Directed by: Jean-Francois Barthelemy, Mael Francois, Carlos Felipe Leonortiz
2007 / 6:00 / Supinfocom Valenciennes
In an italian town, a little peasant girl looks for food in the streets.
The voice of an opera singer then leads her to a wonderful and dangerous world.
(9) Camera obscura
Directed by: Matthieu Buchalski, Jean-Michel Drechsler, Thierry Onillon
2007 / 7:00 / Supinfocom Valenciennes
The blind man was there. We put a helmet on his head to get a better look at what he couldn't see.
(10) D'un peu plus loin/A Little Further
Directed by: Francois-Marc Baillet 2007 / 2:00 / Ecole Emile Cohl
HIROSHIMA 2008 Rene Laloux Prize
"A Little Farther", when imagination recreates the food chain.
(11) Stop
Directed by: Francois Maumont, Clement Darbois, Benoit Bedrossian, Samy Le Chevalier
2007 / 2:06 / L'Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués (LISAA)
(11) Stop 2007 / 2:06 / L'Institut Supérieur des Arts Appliqués (LISAA)
Driving his car, a sympathetic elderly man sings on an old fashion song.
But this music will not completely suit the tastes of a cow-boy taken in hitch-hiking
(12) Quidam degomme/A Sheep on the Roof
Directed by: Remy Schaepman
2007 / 6:45 / Institute Sainte Geneviéve
(12) Quidam degomme/A Sheep on the Roof2007 / 6:45 / Institute Sainte Geneviéve
A man is confronted with the change of his day-today existence following the landing of a sheep on the roof of the house opposite&
(13) Ronfl
Directed by: Tamouze Arnaout, Theo Boubounelle, Maia Gascuel, Pierre Zenzius
2007 / 1:11 / Ecole Supérieure d'Arts Appliqués et du Textile (ESAAT)
(13) Ronfl2007 / 1:11 / Ecole Supérieure d'Arts Appliqués et du Textile (ESAAT)
Nadine is afraid by terrific dog's snores without suspecting that this animal contains marvellous surprises.
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(14) Oktapodi
Directed by: Julien Bocabeille, Francois-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier, Emud Mokhberi
2007 / 2:27 / Les Gobelins
HIROSHIMA 2008 Special International Jury Prize
(14) Oktapodi2007 / 2:27 / Les Gobelins
Two octopuses help each other in their slapstick escape from the grasps of a stubborn restaurant cook.
(15) NANO
Directed by: Stéphane Vlavonou, Sébastien Rouxel, Stéphane Chung, Nicolas Rubio, Nima Azarba
2007 / 1:18 / Les Gobelins
(15) NANO2007 / 1:18 / Les Gobelins
The tension grows, the race to the prize is at its peak, artists in competition are beginning to feel the pressure....
(16) Moving Still
Directed by: Santiago Caicedo de Roux
2007 / 2 :22 / Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD)
(16) Moving Still2007 / 2 :22 / Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD)
To be a traveler of routine. No surprises at the starting point, no surprises at the point of arrival. To feel the monotony of a recurring journey made too many times.
(17) La queue de la souris/A mouse's tale
Directed by: Benjamin Renner
2007 / 4:10 / La Poudrière
In a forest, a lion captures a mouse and threatens to eat her up. But the mouse suggests a deal.
(17) La queue de la souris/A mouse's tale
Directed by: Benjamin Renner
2007 / 4:10 / La Poudrière
(17) La queue de la souris/A mouse's tale2007 / 4:10 / La Poudrière
In a forest, a lion captures a mouse and threatens to eat her up. But the mouse suggests a deal.