Catharsis - © Jules Zingg

Catharsis

A Short film of

Cédric Prévost

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Production year2010

Runtime18 min

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Catharsis - © Jules Zingg

Synopsis

An aspiring film director wakes suddenly to find a camera following his every move. He is trapped inside a film as it is being made. He struggles to escape. To get back to reality, to sanity, and to the girl he loves.

Credits

Director (1)

Cédric Prévost
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Actors (3)

Alexandre Steiger

Alexandre Steiger - © Olivier Allard

Émeline Bayart

Émeline Bayart - © UniFrance / Philippe Quaisse

René Carton

René Carton

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Arts Premiers

Full credits (13)

Executive Producer : Charles Paviot

Screenwriter : Cédric Prévost

Director of photography : Malory Congoste

Music Composer : Éric Pilavian

Editor : Amélie Massoutier

Sound recordists : François Piednoir, François Domerc

Costume designer : Stéphane Rollot

Production manager : Laurence Deray

Sound Editor : François Piednoir

Continuity supervisor : Bénédicte Kermadec

Production Designer : Johanne Carpentier

Special Effects : Laurent Srey

Sound Mixer : Aymeric Dupas

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Fantasy, Comedy
Themes : Love, Cinema, Dreams
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2010
Runtime : 18 min 10 seconds
Visa number : 127.815
Visa issue date : 12/05/2011
Production formats : HD 4K
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 2.35
Audio format : Stereo
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (2)

uniFrance Films Short Film Award 2012

uniFrance Films Short Film Award 2012

15 MARCH 2012

Unifrance (corporate)

9th Unifrance Short Film Award

9th Unifrance Short Film Award

18 MAY 2011

Unifrance (corporate)

Selections (21)

French Cinema Today in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, 2015
Nuit du court-métrage
Richmond French Film Festival
United States, 2013
Sélection courts-métrages
French Cinema Today Festival in Russia
Russia, 2012
Nuit du court-métrage
Hong Kong French Film Festival
Hong Kong, 2012
Programme court-métrage

Awards (1)

Festival of Nations (Ebensee)
Austria, 2011
Silver Bear

Delegations (2)

Resources

Presskit(2)

catharsis-presskit-french.pdf

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catharsis-presskit-english.pdf

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Website(1)

www.catharsis-lefilm.com

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