Film Guide
A Night Of Short French Films 2024
That night
Directed by : Enzo Martinez Produced by: La Féline Details: 26 min/ 2023/ France Cast: Pierre Hancisse, Olmo Hidalgo, Marie Kauffmann, Agnès Soral In French with English Subtitles
Inquiets par le comportement étrange de leur enfant depuis son retour de classe de neige, un couple de parents souhaite rencontrer Daniel, son professeur.
Worried about their child's strange behaviour since his return from a snow class, a couple of parents want to meet Daniel, his teacher.
Selected for FIFF Namur 2023, Cinémania 2023, Festival du film européen de Brest 2023
Monochrome
Directed by : Cédric Prevost Produced by: La Féline Details: 14m00s / 2023 / France Cast: Paul Fougère, Alexia Giordano, Manda Touré In French with English subtitles.
Après des mois de relation à distance via un site de rencontre, Thomas propose à Marie, qui habite à l’autre bout du pays, d’enfin la rencontrer en vrai. Mais avant cela, elle va devoir faire une révélation choquante pour le jeune homme…
After months of long-distance dating via a dating site, Thomas proposes to Marie, who lives on the other side of the country, to finally meet in person. But before that, she will have to make a shocking revelation to the young man.
Selected for TISFF (Greece) Official Selection 2023, Festival du film court de Villeurbanne, International Competition 2023.
Racaille
Directed by : Irina Fontaine Produced by: 6ème Sens Production Details:10 mins 48 seconds /2023/ France Cast: Sami Batta, Benjamin Beal, Charles Bousquet, Arno Brassens, Noé Deza, Oleg Savchenko In French with English subtitles.
10 minutes dans la vie d'un jeune homme poursuivi par la police. Se réfugiant dans le métro, il vole le portefeuille d'un homme à moitié inconscient. Pourtant, quelques secondes plus tard, il est le seul parmi ceux présents à agir pour sauver la vie de sa victime.
10 minutes in the life of a young man pursued by the police. Taking refuge in the subway, he steals the wallet of a half-unconscious man. Yet, a few seconds later, he is the only one among those present to act to save his victim.
Queen Size
Directed by : Avril Besson Produced by: Topshot Films, The cup of Tea Details : 18 min 56 seconds /2023/ France Cast: India Hair, Marie Loustalot, Raya Martigny In French with English Subtitles
Ce matin, Marina a rendez-vous avec Charlie pour lui vendre un matelas. Le soir, elle annulera son avion pour la Réunion. Mais ça, elles ne le savent pas encore.
This morning Marina has a meeting with Charlie to sell her a mattress. In the evening, she will cancel her flight to Reunion Island. But she doesn't know that yet.
Awards: Festival Off-Courts de Trouville (Unifrance Prize) 2023,
Selected for Dakar Court Francophone Films Program 2023, Festival Tous Courts d'Aix-en-Provence International Competition 2023, Alcine (Spain) European Competition,
TISFF (Greece) Official Selection 2023.
Mukbanger
Directed by : Hugo Becker Produced by: Umedia, Kiss Films, De l’autre côté du Périph’ Details: 17 mins 51 seconds/2023/ France Cast: Alexandre Auvergne, Alicia Hava, Suzanne Jouannet, Quentin Laclotte-Parmentier, Massimo Riggi, Zinedine Soualem In French with English subtitles.
Le mukbang est le phénomène consistant à préparer et à manger des plats, et à avaler souvent des quantités excessives de nourriture, tout en se filmant et en interagissant avec un public connecté. Certains pratiquants deviennent des célébrités. Cette histoire est inspirée de faits réels.
Mukbang is a phenomenon that involves cooking and eating dishes and often swallowing inordinate amounts of food while filming oneself and interacting with a connected audience. Some practitioners become celebrities. This story is inspired by real events.
Selected for FIFF (Belgium) 2023.
Bonnarien
Directed by : Adiel Goliot Produced by: Post-Genres Productions Details: 20 mins 34 seconds/2023/ France Cast: Miremonde Fleuzin, Vanessa Champlain In French with English subtitles.
Mauricette Bonnarien travaille comme dockeuse au port de Dégrad des Cannes, en Guyane. Le reste du temps, elle slame. Très complexée par son nom de famille, imposé à son ancêtre lors de l’abolition de l’esclavage, elle se bat pour mener à bien une procédure de changement de nom. Il est temps de faire entendre à son entourage son nouveau patronyme.
South America. Mauricette Nogood works as a docker at the French Guiana port “Degrad des Cannes.” The rest of the time, she is a slam poet. She's always felt insecure about her last name, which was imposed onto her ancestors at the end of slavery. Now she is fighting to change her family name, struggling against the inefficiency of French bureaucracy. It is time for her to announce her new name to her close circle.
Selected for Festival Premiers Plans French first short films 2024, Festival du film court de Villeurbanne International Competition 2023.
The Whompy News
Directed by : Robin Barrière Produced by: Rencontres Audiovisuelles Details: 2 mins 40 seconds / 2023/ France In French with English Subtitles
Un garçon de 5 ans déjeune avec son père devant les actualités à la télévision. Ou quand le gris quotidien est moins coloré que l’imagination.
A 5-year-old boy has lunch with his father in front of the news on television. Or when the everyday gray is less colorful than a child's imagination.
Selected for Animatou (Switzerland) 2023, Compétition jeune public, Compétition international, Compétition Artopie.
La Tentation du panda roux
Directed by : Haïga Jappain Produced by: Apaches Films Details: 20 mins 40 seconds/2023/ France Cast: Cast: Lucie Boissonneau, Alisson Chassagne, Clément Chelbi, Yeelem Jappain, Alexandra Roth, Sarah Stern In French with English subtitles.
Anna, trente-cinq ans, vit le parfait amour avec Marie. Lorsqu’elle apprend qu’elle présente les signes d’une ménopause précoce, Anna se lance dans une course contre la montre, décidée à faire un enfant au plus vite.
Anna, thirty-five, lives in perfect harmony with Marie. When she learns that she is showing signs of early menopause, Anna embarks on a race against time, determined to have a child as soon as possible.
Selected for Festival Nouv O Monde / Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest / Linea d’Ombra – Corto Europa Festival / Festival de films de Sarlat / Festival du Film Court de Auch.