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The Telegram

A Short film by Coralie Fargeat

Produced by Butterfly Productions

Production year : 2003

    Synopsis

    Two women living in a tiny village are expecting some telegrams from their soldiers sons. Here comes the postman.

    Actors (3)

    Myriam Boyer
    Myriam Boyer
    Arlette Téphany
    Arlette Téphany
    Stéphane Dausse - © C. Nieszawer
    Stéphane Dausse

    Production and distribution

    Executive Producer :

    Butterfly Productions

    Full credits (8)

    Executive Producer :

    Pierre-François Bernet

    Director of Photography :

    Olivier Gallois

    Editor :

    Jérémy Luc

    Music Composer :

    Gilles Migliori

    Screenwriter :

    Coralie Fargeat

    Sound Recordist :

    Patrick Valey

    Production Designer :

    Clément Ducroix

    Costume designer :

    Nadège Bulfay

    Technical details

    Short film

    Genres :

    Fiction

    Sub-genre :

    Psychological drama

    Themes :

    War, Family

    Production language :

    French

    Production country :

    France

    Original French-language productions :

    Unknown

    Nationality :

    100% French (France)

    Production year :

    2003

    Runtime :

    12 min

    Visa number :

    106.997

    Visa issue date :

    04/06/2003

    Production formats :

    35mm

    Color type :

    Color

    Aspect ratio :

    1.85

    Audio format :

    Dolby SR

    Rating restrictions :

    None

    Director

    Coralie Fargeat

    News (2)

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    Festival Selections (24)

    Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival - 2005

    Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival (Spain, 2005)

    Selection

    Out of Competition

    Bratislava French-Language Film Festival - 2005

    Bratislava French-Language Film Festival (Slovakia, 2005)

    Selection


    Festival Ciné Premières de Groningue - 2004

    Festival Ciné Premières de Groningue (The Netherlands, 2004)

    Selection

    Out of Competition

    Osnabrück Independent Film Festival - 2004

    Osnabrück Independent Film Festival (Germany, 2004)

    Selection


    Fundão (Imago) International Youth Film Festival - 2004

    Fundão (Imago) International Youth Film Festival (Portugal, 2004)

    Selection

    International competition

    Festival of European Films on Wheels of Ankara - 2004

    Festival of European Films on Wheels of Ankara (Turkey , 2004)

    Selection


    Nenzing Film Festival (Alpinale) - 2004

    Nenzing Film Festival (Alpinale) (Austria, 2004)

    Selection

    International Competition

    Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival - 2004

    Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival (Spain, 2004)

    Selection

    International Competition

    French Film Festival in Japan - 2004

    French Film Festival in Japan (Japan, 2004)

    Selection

    Short Films Selection

    Tokyo- French Film Festival - 2004

    Tokyo- French Film Festival (Japan, 2004)

    Selection


    Message to Man - 2004

    Message to Man (Russia, 2004)

    Selection

    International Competition

    Huesca International Short Film Festival - 2004

    Huesca International Short Film Festival (Spain, 2004)

    Selection

    International Competition

    Festival of Nations (Ebensee) - 2004

    Festival of Nations (Ebensee) (Austria, 2004)

    Selection

    International Competition

    Cannes International Film Festival - 2004

    Cannes International Film Festival (France, 2004)

    Selection

    Gras Savoye Prize for Best Producer and Director of a Short Film

    Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors - 2004

    Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors (Greece, 2004)

    Selection

    Mediterranean Competition

    Vienna Francophone Film Festival - 2004

    Vienna Francophone Film Festival (Austria, 2004)

    Selection


    Augsburg - Short Film Weekend - 2003

    Augsburg - Short Film Weekend (Germany, 2003)

    Selection

    International Competition

    Curtacinema - 2003

    Curtacinema (Brazil, 2003)

    Selection

    International Competition

    Dakino International Film Festival (Bucharest) - 2003

    Dakino International Film Festival (Bucharest) (Romania, 2003)

    Selection

    Fiction Films

    Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival - 2003

    Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (Germany, 2003)

    Selection

    International Competition

    Ismaïlia - International Short Film and Documentary Festival - 2003

    Ismaïlia - International Short Film and Documentary Festival (2003)

    Selection

    Panorama

    FIFF - 2003

    FIFF (Belgium, 2003)

    Selection

    International Competition

    Umea - International Film Festival - 2003

    Umea - International Film Festival (2003)

    Selection

    Films in Europe

    Montreal World Film Festival - 2003

    Montreal World Film Festival (Canada, 2003)

    Selection

    European Cinema

    Awards (4)

    Message to Man - 2004

    Message to Man (Russia, 2004)

    Awards

    Centaur Award for Best Film in the First Films Competition

    Huesca International Short Film Festival - 2004

    Huesca International Short Film Festival (Spain, 2004)

    Awards


    Festival of Nations (Ebensee) - 2004

    Festival of Nations (Ebensee) (Austria, 2004)

    Awards

    Golden Bear

    Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors - 2004

    Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors (Greece, 2004)

    Awards

    Golden Horse in the Mediterranean Competition

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