Synopsis
Everybody knows the laughing cow but little know the artist who hides behind this logo known all around the world.
Benjamin Rabier (1864 - 1939) revolutionized the world of illustration at the beginning of the XXth century. Pioneer of cartoons well before Walt Disney, inventor of the person of Tintin Sprite who is at the origin of Hergé's Tintin, the graphic creator of Gédéon the duck and of The Laughing Cow he became the man who makes animals laugh.
This film investigates the universe of this outstanding artist.
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Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Novanima
- Co-production : Girelle Production
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- Executive Producer : Marc Faye
- Screenwriter : Marc Faye
- Director of Photography : Marc Faye
- Music Composer : Sylvain Olivier
- Editor : Mathilde Morières
- Executive Producer : Aliénor Pauly
- Voice-over : Yohan Levy
- Co-producer : Christophe Camoirano
- Sound Editor : Ronan Furet
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Portrait, 2D animation
- Themes : Art, Imagination, Childhood, Fauna
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 52 min
- Visa number : 142;507
- Visa issue date : 28/04/2016
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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A Town Called Panic: The Christmas Log (2013), by Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier
The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overexcited by the organisation of the celebration, they fight and destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the last touch. Horse is livid and cancels the gifts from Santa Claus. How will they win back the favours of Horse and The Old Bearded Man? How will they retrieve their gifts ? For Indian and Cowboy begins a long, very long Christmas Eve.
🎄🎁 This new episode of cult animated series ‘A Town Called Panic’ was selected for festivals around the world, and notable gathered the Audience First Prize at the Bologna
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It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
