Synopsis
Octave Miller, a failed writer, discovers a mysterious typewriter. Although the machine seems to provide him with a talent unknown until then, Octave notices that his physical state progressively deteriorates as he writes. Will he choose to see his book through right to the end?
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- Executive Producer : L'USINE A FLIMS
Full credits (16)
- Screenwriter : Sébastien Berna
- Director of Photography : Clayton Burkhart
- Music Composer : Yannick Donet
- Assistant Director : Hugo Nelli
- Editor : Melody Obadia
- Sound Recordist : Sylvain Dumaine
- Costume designer : Carole Pochard
- Assistant Operators : Thibault Lhuilléry, Thomas Durazzi
- Production manager : Zoé Marsault
- Sound Editor : Charli Masson
- Continuity supervisor : Clara Smadja
- Production Designer : Robert Voisin
- Special Effects : David Scherer
- Visual effects : Jérémy Wulff, Olivier Jarry
- Make-up Artist : Amélie Javegny
- Sound Mixer : Xavier Marsais
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fantasy, Psychological drama
- Themes : Metamorphosis, Art, Literature
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 29 min 6 seconds
- Visa number : 143.341
- Visa issue date : 03/08/2016
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- 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
Future Film Festival in Bologna.
It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
