march 31 - april 72017
march 31 - april 7
Friendship between different people
Basque Country. Direction: Agurtzane Intxaurraga. Production: Ricardo Ramón / Dibulitoon Studio. Screenplay: Juan Luis Carreras. Animation director: Ángel Alonso. Music: Joseba Beristain. 3D Direction: Mikel Izagirre, Jon Gómez, Eider Astigarraga. Running time: 70 min
Every year, the elves bring a new spring. This is Tim’s first time. Side-tracked by the enticing sounds of the fair, he gets separated from the other elves and is captured by evil Samuel and Vlad, to be exploited as a circus show. A six-year-old girl named Teresa finds him there and is quite taken. In turn, Tim sees her as his chance for escape. After running away, he hides out in Teresa’s house. Under her protection, they have several different adventures and become steadfast friends.
Care and protection of children
Switzerland. Direction: Claude Barras. Production: Marc Bonny, Max Karli, Armelle Glorennec, Pauline Gygax, Kate Merkt / Rita Productions, Blue Spirit Productions, Gebeka Films. Screenplay: Céline Sciamma. Photography: David Toutevoix. Music: Sophie Hunger. Edition: Valentin Rotelli. Running time: 66 min
Courgette is a strange name for a 9-year-old boy, even if his story is surprisingly universal. After his mother's sudden death, Courgette is befriended by a kind police officer, Raymond, who accompanies Courgette to his new foster home where he joins other boys and girls his age. At first Courgette struggles to find his place in the unfamiliar and hostile environment. But with Raymond's help and his new-found friends, Courgette will learn to love and to trust others.
Stop-motion animated adaptation of the book by Gilles Paris, Autobiographie d’une Courgette, which has enjoyed widespread critical and audience acclaim at its festival screenings.
The meaning of life
France. Direction: Mark Osborne. Production: Dimitri Rassam, Aton Soumache, Alexis Vonarb / On Animation Studios. Screenplay: Irena Brignull, Bob Persichetti. Music: Hans Zimmer, Richard Harvey. Edition: Matt Landon, Carole Kravetz. Running time: 108 min
The friendship between a girl whose exacting mother is preparing her for life in the world and her neighbour, a former aviator, kindly and eccentric, who introduces his new friend to an extraordinary world where anything is possible. A world he himself discovered long ago thanks to the Little Prince. The girl embarks on a magical and emotional journey to the universe of the Little Prince, taking her back to her childhood and making her understand that the most important things are human relationships and that you can only see clearly with your heart, because the most important things are invisible to the eyes. Animated adaptation of the masterpiece by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.