This year more than ever, the Plein la Bobine Festival offers you a complete change of scenery with the “Travel journals” retrospective – 14 films which will take you to the 5 continents…

The festival trailer, made by children from the Sancy area under the supervision of filmmaker Jeanne Paturle, is all about travelling. A showcase for the festival, this short film was made in the context of a workshop called “Atelier Cinéma du Sancy”, organized in partnership with the “Massif du Sancy” Community. It will be shown at the beginning of every screening at the Casino in La Bourboule.

Lola and the King

A programme of two animated short films

45 minutes

Vinga Gets Lost (Vinga pa villovägar)

Gun Jacobson, Lotta Geffenblad / Sweden / 1991 / Animation / 15’ / 35mm / In French

Lola (original name : Vinga) has just moved into a new house. Mum is making pancakes, and Lola goes to the shop to buy some marmalade. But when she comes back, she realizes that all houses look exactly the same. How will she find her way back home?

Contact: Les Films du Préau

The King Who Wanted More Than A Crown (Kongen som ville ha mer enn en krone)

Randall Meyers, Anita Killi / Norway / 1999 / Animation / 30’ / 35mm / In French

The King has disappeared! The Major, the Lieutenant and the Butler search the castle but all they find is the Jester, who suggests they set out on a quest for a new king. They embark on a journey during which they meet many bizarre characters…

Contact: Les Films du Préau

At the Roxy Cinema in La Bourboule

Tuesday 17 June, 2pm

At the Casino Theatre in La Bourboule

Wednesday 18 June, 4pm

At the Olympic Cinema in Le Mont-Dore

Thursday 19 June, 4pm

The Stolen Airship (Ukradená vzducholod)

From age 5

Karel Zeman / Czechoslovakia / 1966 / Fiction - Animation / 1h25’ / 35mm / In French

Prague, 1891. Five young boys take off in a lighter-than-air machine from the Centenary Exhibition. As adults race to copy the invention for their own evil purposes, the boys land on an uncharted island. The five boys survive against pirates, Captain Nemo, and the elements of nature… An extraordinary adventure for the whole family.

Contact: Gébéka Films

At the Casino Theatre in La Bourboule

Sunday 15 June, 4:30pm

At the Roxy Cinema in La Bourboule

Monday 16 June, 10:30am

At the Casino Theatre in La Bourboule

Tuesday 17 June, 8:30pm

The Mighty River and The King of the Cloud Forest

From age 5

A programme of 2 animated short films

50 minutes

The Mighty River (Le Fleuve aux grandes eaux)

Frédéric Back / Canada / 1993 / Animation / 24’ / 35mm / In French

This poetic animation film is a love song, a tribute to a gentle giant whose beauty we have taken for granted. The film has a lot to teach us: about the history of the river and its astounding riches; and about the people who have lived, and continue to live, on its shores. The story of the St. Lawrence is the story of the rivers of the world. It is the story of life itself - a fragile life that tentatively takes hold and then bursts forth. A life that abounds seemingly without end, only to wither under the relentless attacks of a rapacious and reckless humankind.

Contact: Les Films du Paradoxe

The King of the Cloud Forest (Le Roi de la forêt des brumes)

Jean-Jacques Prunès / France / 2002 / Animation / 26’ / Beta SP / In French

In the 1930s, young Ashley Anderson is forced to leave war-torn China with a Tibetan doctor. As he is lost on the outer edges of the Himalaya, his life will be saved by yetis…

Contact: Les Films de l’Arlequin

At the Casino Theatre in La Bourboule

Saturday 14 June, 2:30pm

Monday 16 June, 2pm

The Gold Rush

From age 5

Charlie Chaplin / USA / 1925 / Fiction / 1h36’ / 35mm / Silent

This Chaplin classic finds Charlie in the Klondike searching for gold. A careful balance of masterful slapstick, romantic tenderness and wry social satire, it contains the celebrated "dancing dinner rolls" gag.

Contact: MK2 Diffusion

At the Roxy Cinema in la Bourboule

Saturday 14 June 8:30pm

Tuesday 17 June, 11am