Synopsis
Felix, an orange sparrow among yellow sparrows, is rejected by his fellow sparrows. Sad, he leaves, when a gust of wind suddenly sucks him into a chimney! The yellow sparrows gather together at pour Felix's grave. But suddenly, Felix, with his feathers smoking, shoots out of the chimney like a cannonball and flies away at lightning speed.
For the sparrows, everything is clear: Felix is the legendary Phoenix!
Credits
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Force de l'Image Production
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriters : Clémentine Basty, Thomas Basty
- Music Composers : Clémentine Basty, Thomas Basty
- Editors : Clémentine Basty, Thomas Basty
- Line Producer : Thomas Basty
- Production manager : Clémentine Basty
- Sound editors : Clémentine Basty, Thomas Basty
- Visual effects : Clémentine Basty, Thomas Basty
- Sound mixers : Clémentine Basty, Thomas Basty
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Cartoon, 2D animation, Comedy, Black comedy
- Themes : Fate, Power, Metamorphosis
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2014
- Runtime : 4 min 40 seconds
- Visa number : 141.011
- Visa issue date : 29/01/2015
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)