Films for children age 3 - Films for children age 7 - Films for children age 12

Recent films, previews, previously unreleased films from age 7

Puppets in films from age 7

Focus on young talents 2 from age 7

Short films in competition 2 from age 7

Competition 2

1h19

The Great Zambini (El Gran Zambini)
Igor Legarreta, Emilio Pérez / Spain / 2005 / Fiction / 14’ / 35mm / No dialogue
The remains of an ancient circus can still be seen on the outskirts of a big city.
Contact: Kimuak

Ousmane (Deweneti)
Dyana Gaye / Senegal - France / 2006 / Fiction / 15’ / 35mm / Original version with French subtitles
Dakar, Senegal. Ousmane, a seven-year-old child who begs on the streets, decides to write a letter to Santa Claus…
Contact: Andolfi

The White Wolf (Le loup blanc)
Pierre-Luc Granjon / France / 2006 / Animation / 8’30’’ / 35mm / in French
A child manages to train a big white wolf to be his horse. He and his little brother are thrilled. But one day the boys’ father brings home an unusually large catch for supper…
Contact: Agence du Court Métrage

Shipwrecked
Frodo Kuipers / The Netherlands / 2005 / Animation / 5’30’’ / 35mm / No dialogue
A castaway on a small island tries to make contact with anyone who can save him.
Contact: Netherlands Institute for Animation Film

Tzaritza
Theodore Ushev / Canada / 2006 / Animation / 6’58’’ / 35mm / in French
Lili misses her grandma, her Baba, who lives near the Black Sea. On the Seashore, Lili once found a tzaritza, a magic shell that grants one wish. The little girl soon hatches a clever plan to bring her grandma to Montreal and make her father a happy man…
Contact: ONF du Canada

Printed Rainbow
Gitanjali Rao / India / 2006 / Animation / 15’ / 35mm / No dialogue
A big city. A tiny apartment. There, in solitude, live an old woman and her cat, stuck in their daily chores against the hiss of the city. The windows look out into more windows with more desolate lives. The old woman, however, has a secret window: her precious collection of match boxes. Their printed labels open into a myriad of exotic worlds.
Contact: Gitanjali Rao

Histoire à la gomme
Éric Blésin / Belgium - France / 2006 / Animation / 14’ / 35mm / in French
Gaspard would like to draw Léontine’s attention but he is too shy and awkward. One day, after school, four strangers take Léontine away in a big car. Gaspard instantly transforms into a Superhero and starts chasing them…
Contact: Agence du Court Métrage

Sunday, June 17, 11am at the Casino theatre in La Bourboule
Tuesday, June 19, 10:30am at the Casino theatre in La Bourboule
Wednesday, June 20, 2pm at the Casino theatre in La Bourboule