A look back at the French short films that traveled internationally in March, to festivals supported by Unifrance.
Numerous films were selected, with animation triumphing:
- Shadows by Rand Beiruty won the Grand Prix at the REGARD festival in Canada
- Ashen Sun by Camille Monnier won the Sabine & Nicolai Sawczynski Audience Award in International Competition at Tricky Women/Tricky Realities in Austria
- The Bear and the Bird by Marie Caudry won the Short Animation Award of Excellence at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) in Japan
- Scars We Love by Raphaël Jouzeau won the Best International Short and the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the Kaboom Animation Festival in the Netherlands
The following filmmakers received travel funding:
- Audrey Clemens to go and present her film À poil ! at the Tampere Film Festival in Finland
- Marco Novoa to go and present his film Familiar at SXSW South by SouthWest in the United States
- Marie Caudry to go and present her film The Bear and the Bird at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) in Japan
All the selections / All the awards
In Finland, the Tampere Film Festival presented nine French films or French co-productions in its International Competition:
International Competition
- Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites by Chheangkea
- Percebes by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves
- The Boy With White Skin by Simon Panay
- The Man Who Couldn't Remain Silent by Nebojša Slijepčević
- Le Film de sa vie by Jules Carrin
- Lees Waxul by Yoro Mbaye
- Picus by Frédéric Doazan
- Shadows by Rand Beiruty
- À poil ! by Audrey Clemens
In Portugal, the Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto - Fantasporto presented six French short films in their International Fantastic Cinema Short Film Competition:
- Refugee by Suki
- Dark Globe by Donato Sansone
- Hush Now. by Laen Sanches
- Playing God by Matteo Burani
- Sisowath Quay by Stéphanie Lansaque and François Leroy
- Sublime by Marie Heribel, Candice Yernau, Juliette Buysschaert, Camille Leroy, Joséphine Vandeville, Martin Laurent, and Lucas Foutrier
In Canada, in Chicoutimi, the REGARD festival featured, as usual, a strong French presence.
Official Competition
- Shadows by Rand Beiruty
- Percebes by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves
- Genealogy of Violence by Mohamed Bourouissa
- Hurikán by Jan Saska
- La Voix des sirènes by Gianluigi Toccafondo
- Les Petits Monstres by Pablo Léridon
- S The Wolf by Sameh Alaa
- Supersilly by Veronica Martiradonna
Youth Competition
- Gaston veut des loukoums by Marion Jamault
- Acrobats by Éloïse Alluyn, Hugo Danet, Anna Despinoy, Antonin Guerci, Alexandre Marzin, and Shali Reddy
- Capybaras by Alfredo Soderguit
- Filante by Marion Jamault
- Green Light by Bérenger Barry
- The Bear and the Bird by Marie Caudry
- The Night Tunnel by Annechien Strouven
- The Night Boots by Pierre-Luc Granjon
- Pié dan lo by Kim Yip Tong
- Hello Summer by Martin Smatana and Veronika Zacharová
- Zizanizzz by Nicolas Bianco-Levrin
Thematic Programs
- Two Dollars by Emmanuel Tenenbaum
- Familiar by Marco Novoa
- Ni Dieu ni père by Paul Kermarec
- Scars by Alex Anna
- Skhizein by Jérémy Clapin
- An Orange from Jaffa by Mohammed Almughanni
- Which is Witch? by Marie Losier
Shadows won the festival's Grand Prix, while Capybaras received the Best Youth Short Film Special Mention, and Percebes the Quebec Critic Award AQCC Special Mention.
In the USA, SXSW South by SouthWest in Austin selected in various strands:
- Wassupkaylee by Pepi Ginsberg (Narrative Short Competition)
- Familiar by Marco Novoa (Midnight Short Competition)
- S The Wolf by Sameh Alaa (Animated Short Competition)
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Around animation
French animation shone particularly brightly at three festivals dedicated to this form. In Austria, Tricky Women/Tricky Realities presented four French shorts in its International Short Film Competition:
International Short Film Competition
- Butterfly by Florence Miailhe
- Society of clothes by Dahee Jeong
- Ashen Sun by Camille Monnier
- Supersilly by Veronica Martiradonna
Special Program
- Percebes by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves
- Between Yawns by Alma Rajot
- Jusqu’au dessert by Jules Duclos and Noë Simondi
- La Mort du petit cheval by Gabrielle Selnet
- The Roe Deer by Delphine Priet-Mahéo
Tricky Monsters
Ashen Sun received the Sabine & Nicolai Sawczynski Audience Award in International Competition
In Japan, the Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) presented seven French short films in its International Competition:
International Competition
- The Bear and the Bird by Marie Caudry
- The Perra by Carla Melo Gampert
- The Path by Marie Vieillevie
- The fireflies by Mathieu Staropoli, Maïa Xueref, Loïs Angilella, Léa Faynel, Hannah Gozlan, and Emilie Richard
- Next? by Christel Guibert
- The Shyness of Trees by Bingqing Shu, Maud Le Bras, Simin He, Loïck Du Plessis D'agentré, Sofiia Chuikovska, Lina Han, and Jiaxin Huang
- Trash by Gregory Bouzid, Maxime Crançon, Robin Delaporte, Mattéo Durand, Romain Fleischer, Alexis Le Ral, Margaux Lutz, and Fanny Vecchie
The Bear and the Bird by Marie Caudry won the Short Animation Award of Excellence
We round off this report in The Netherlands, where the Kaboom Animation Festival presented no fewer than 39 French animated shorts.
International Competition
- A Very Twisted Tale by Catherine Buffat and Jean-Luc Gréco
- The Night Tunnel by Annechien Strouven
- Baba Yebta - Let U Go by Jean-Baptiste Bertholom
- Percebes by Alexandra Ramires and Laura Gonçalves
- Capybaras by Alfredo Soderguit
- Between Yawns by Alma Rajot
- Father's Letters by Alexey Evstigneev
- Hic svnt dracones by Justin Fayard
- Littles Saints by Clémence Taveau
- The Roe Deer by Delphine Priet-Mahéo
- Scars We Love by Raphaël Jouzeau
- My Very Own Footballer! by Cheyenne Canaud-Wallays
- Méditerranée by Clémence Soulmagnon
- Naive New Beaters & Star Feminine Band - Ye Kou Si Kuo Watch & Dance by Lola Lefèvre
- Ordinary Life by Yoriko Mizushiri
- Où va le monde ? by Mickaël Dupré
- Butterfly by Florence Miailhe
- Simply Divine by Mélody Boulissière and Bogdan Stamatin
- Shadows by Rand Beiruty
- Stuffed by Louise Labrousse
- Supersilly by Veronica Martiradonna
- Back to the Basswood by Mariam Farota
- Un été bleu by Juliette Ragot
Kaboom Kids Competition
- Sparrows by Rémi Durin
- Baking With Boris by Maša Avramović
- The Genie in the Bottle by Thomas Leclercq
- The Night Boots Pierre-Luc Granjon
Focus
- Genius Loci by Adrien Merigeau
- Beautiful Men by Nicolas Keppens
- Le Bruit du gris by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar
Bonkers Shorts
- RushMore by Oriane Azzhiri, Sarah Balanger, Alexandre Bruneau, Eva-Luna Delmas, Emeline Guidé, Clara Maynard, Tom Perrony, and Elie Plisson
- Forever by Martin Chailloux, Ai Kim Crespin, Elise Golfouse, Chloé Lab, Hugo Taillez, and Camille Truding
- Corn Man Origin Theory by Alexandre Louvenaz
Special Programs:
Feature Film in Provocation
- Hold Me Tight by Léoluna Robert-Tourneur
- Margarethe 89 by Lucas Malbrun
- Inglorious Liaisons by Chloé Alliez and Violette Delvoye
From Perversion to Liberation
Masters
- Luna Rossa by Olga Pärn and Priit Pärn
On the awards front, Un été bleu received the Best Student Short International Special Mention, Father's Letters Best International Short Special Mention, and Scars We Love triumphed with the Best International Short and the Audience Award for Best Short Film.
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