Opening night Dilili in Paris

DILILI À PARIS (PREMIERE)

Dilili is a young Kanak girl living in Belle Epoque Paris. With her friend, a scooter delivery man, they investigate mysterious kidnapping of little girls. During her enquiry, she crosses paths with extraordinary men and women who help her by giving her clues. She faces the villainous organisation of the Male Masters. Together with her friend, they will brave every danger to liberate the kidnapped girls and brighten again the life in Paris.

Date: Friday, 24 May 2019Cocktail at 7pm | Screening at 8pm

Rating: TBCIn French with English subtitlesFrance, Germany, Belgium, 2018, 95minsDirector: Michel OcelotVoices: Enzo Ratsito, Natalie Dessay, Elisabeth Duda Genre: Animation, Family

César Award 2019 for Best animated film

Minuscule 2: Mandibles

from Far Away

MINUSCULE 2 : LES MANDIBULES

DU BOUT DU MONDE

Date: Saturday, 25 May 2019 – 4pm

Rating: GNo dialogue France, 2019, 92minsDirectors: Thomas Szabo, Hélène GiraudGenre: Animation, Family

For children over 3 years old

The weather is getting cold, and it’s almost snowing in the valley. All insects have to start preparing reserves for the winter. Each of them has their own technique, but sometimes, they have to team up to fulfil their goals. Unfortunately, a little ladybug remains trapped in a box sent to… the Caribbean! It’s time for all its friends to gather and start a new adventure to rescue the little ladybug! New world, new dangers, will they arrive on time?

Screening will be followed by a Q&A with Jean-Claude Charles, animator and assistant director on the film Preceded by the short film The Green Bird (7mins – more info at the back)

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2-in-1 movie nightThe Tower

WARDI (PREMIERE)

Wardi is a young Palestinian girl living with her family in a refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. She was born there, just like three generations of her family. It is Sidi, her great-grandfather who settled there after having been expelled from his village in 1948. One day, Sidi entrusts her with the key of his former house in Galilee. Has her great-grandfather lost hope to return home one day? Here begins Wardi’s quest for hope…

Date: Saturday, 25 May 2019 – 8 pm

Rating: TBCIn English France, Norway, Sweden, 2019, 80minDirector: Mats GrorudVoices: Pauline Ziade, Aïssa Maïga, Saïd AmadisGenre: Animation, Drama

This movie night is catered for an adult audience.

2-in-1 movie nightA Man is Dead

UN HOMME EST MORT

(PREMIERE)

Date: Saturday, 25 May 2019 – 8pm

Rating: TBCIn French with English subtitles France, 2019, 66minsDirector: Olivier CossuGenre: Animation, Documentary, Drama

A Man is Dead is adapted from the docu-mentary comics A Man is Dead. This movie night is catered for an adult audience.

Brest, 1950. The working class is being exploited for the post-World War 2 reconstruction effort. Labour unions decide to go on strike to demand better salaries. During a demonstration, the police shoots at the crowd and kills Edouard Mazé, one of the demonstrators. A filmmaker, René Vautier, is summoned by the Labour unions to make a film about the strikes and the workers’ conditions. The film is shown across the region accompanied by Paul Eluard’s poem “A Man is Dead”.

Preceded by the short film The Ostrich Politic (6min25) GOBELINS School

This screening is preceded by WARDI

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PHANTOM BOY

Leo, a 11-year-old young boy, is critically ill but has developed the extraordinary power to duplicate and become invisible. With the help of Alex, a policeman, they will fights against a devilish gangster, “the man with a broken face”, who tries to take control over New York City. Unfortunately, they only have 24 hours to save the city.

Date: Sunday, 26 May 2018 – 2pm

Rating: PG In French with English subtitles France, Belgium, 2015, 84minsDirectors: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain GagnolVoices: Edouard Baer, Jean-Pierre Mari-elle, Audrey Tautou Genre: Animation, Fantasy

For children from 7 years old

The Horn Quartet

LE QUATUOR A CORNES & Downpour at

Sous-Bois-Les-Bains

DÉLUGE À SOUS-BOIS

-LES-BAINS

Date: Sunday, 26 May 2018Snacks at 4pm | Screening at 4.30pm

Rating: TBCIn French with English subtitlesFrance, Belgium, 2018, 27mins x 2

Directors: Benjamin Botella, Emmanuelle Gorgiard | Matthieu AuvrayVoices: Anaëlle Manquest, Maia Baran | Sebastien Pierre, Sören PrévostGenre: Animation, FamilyFor children over 3 years old

Aglaé, Rosine, Clarisse and Marguerite are four cows with a very definite personality. One day, under the advice of a seagull, they decide to undertake a journey towards the sea. They will discover an unknown world, full of adventure & discoveries.-Non-Non is fed up with his monotonous life. With his friend the crab Magaïveur, they decide to go on an adventure. But the rain arrives to thwart their plans! Non-Non becomes the captain of an original boat and has the mission to ensure a safe journey for his friends.

Preceded by the short film Thermostat 6 (4min50) GOBELINS School

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OPENING NIGHT7PM | COCKTAIL RECEPTION8PM | SCREENING

THE GREEN BIRD MOPA Animation School

DILILI À PARISDilili in Paris By Michel Ocelot

8PM | SCREENING

2-IN-1 MOVIE NIGHTWARDIBy By Mats Grorud UN HOMME EST MORT A Man Is Dead By Olivier Cossu

2PM | SCREENING

PHANTOM BOY By Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol

7PM | SCREENING

COURTS LA NUITShorts at NightFree screening of short films

4PM | SNACK4.30PM | SCREENING

LE QUATUOR À CORNES The Horn Quartet By Benjamin Botella & Emmanuelle Gorgiard

DÉLUGE À SOUS-BOIS LES BAINS Downpour at Sous-Bois les Bains By Matthieu Auvray

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Shorts at Night

COURTS LA NUIT (PREMIERE)

Date: Sunday, 26 May 2019 – 7pm | Rating: TBC | In French with English subtitles France, 75 min | Genre: Animation | FREE | Limited seats, online registration required

The screenings curated for Shorts at Night present the opportunity to discover the vast diversity that animated films have to offer. Through the course of these short films, you are invited on a journey through the world of different characters who are faced with the realities of ecology, love, death, war, fear, sexuality, existentialism – or quite simply, with life.Preceded by the short film Hors de l’eau (8min15), GOBELINS School

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La mort, père et fils (13 mins) (The Death, Father and Son) | Nominated for Best Animated Short Film César Award 2019

Raymonde ou l’évasion verticale (17 mins) (Raymonde or the Vertical Escape) | Nominated for Best Animated Short Film César Award 2019

Pépé le Morse (15 mins) (Grandpa Walrus) | Winner of Best Animated Short Film César Award 2018 | Public Choice Prize Annecy Festival 2017, Cannes Festival official selection

Hybrids (7 mins) Running for Oscars 2019 competition

Lettres de femmes (12 mins) (Women’s Letters) Nominated for Best Animated Short Film César Award 2014 | Winner of Public Choice Prize Annecy Festival 2013

Sous tes doigts (13 mins) (Under Your Fingers) Nominated for Best Animated Short Film César Award 2016

In association with:

TICKETINGVENUE

Alliance Française de Singapour Theatre, Level 1

1 Sarkies Road, 258130 Singapore

TICKETSPrices of the festival movie screenings:

From S$8 (AF and Singapore Film Society members)

From S$10 (non-members) Opening movie: $16 (AF & SFS members)

and $19 (Non-members)Event “Courts la nuit” and the masterclass is free,

registration is mandatory.

Tickets are available on alliancefrancaise.org.sg

Prices are inclusive of GST.

All films are in French with English subtitles unless otherwise indicated.

A VIRTUAL EXPLORATION OF FRENCH ART

In conjunction with the French Animation Film Festival, Alliance Française is pleased to offer A VIRTUAL EXPLORATION OF FRENCH ART.This interactive experience is an enticing, in depth virtual reality journey within four selected classic art pieces: A bar at Folies Bergère by Edouard Manet, The Water Lily by Claude Monet, Children’s Games by Pieter

Dates: 23-24-25-26 May 2019

Time: Thursday & Friday: 1pm – 7.30pmSaturday: 9.30am to 8pmSunday: 1pm – 7pm

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Bruegel the Elder, and Gauguin’s inner journey, an imagination of Paul Gauguin’s visit in Tahiti. Through an active multi-sensorial approach, renowned animation directors or multimedia artists created an entirely new perspective that allows to alternatively discover these famous masterpieces. A VIRTUAL EXPLORATION OF FRENCH ART is presented in collaboration with the Fantasium Group, an intellectual and creative entertainment group whose mission is to bridge the gap between technology and humanity through art, education and innovation.

MEET THE ARTISTSQ& A & MASTERCLASS

JEAN-CLAUDE CHARLESAnimator and assistant director of Dilili à ParisJean-Claude Charles is a 3D animator and set-up director, who worked with Michel Ocelot as animator and assistant director on several films, such as Azur & Asmar, Tales of the Night,

Kirikou and the Men and Women, and the latest one Dilili in Paris. His daughter Prunelle gave her voice to the character of Dilili. In 25 years, Jean-Claude Charles has experienced the whole process of creating a film through different positions he held (animator, 3D puppets manufacturer, animation director and assistant director). He has learnt to understand the constraints around direction (whether it’s an advertising film, a documentary, a video game, an animation series, a live feature film or an animation film) and also to appreciate team work. Dilili in Paris is his 4th film with Michel Ocelot.

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Following the screening of Dilili à Paris, Jean-Claude Charles will take part in a Q&A session with the audience.He will also conduct a master class organized at the School of Interactive and Digital Media (SIDM) – Nanyang Polytechnic in the afternoon.

GRADUATION SHORT FILMS

Before some screenings, discover graduation movies from French School GOBELINS. Students from Nanyang Polytechnic will present these films following a correspondence established with their French counterparts.

Founded more than 50 years ago, GOBELINS School is one of the best animation schools in the world. It specialises in

many other different arts of image, such as photography, motion design, video games, etc.

The School of Interactive & Digital

Media (SIDM) thrives on providing a dynamic mix of creativity, the applied arts, interactive and digital media design and technology.

Date: Friday, 24 May 2019 – 8 pmRating: TBC | France, 2018, 7mins Directors: Maximilien Bougeois, Quentin Dubois, Marine Goalard, Irina Nguyen-Duc, Pierre Pervey

THE GREEN BIRD (PREMIERE)

PARTNERSHIP OF FRENCH AND SINGAPOREAN SCHOOLS

A little green bird with long legs has just laid its first egg. It’s going to try everything to make it hatch.

The Green Bird is a graduation movie, created by five students from MOPA School in Arles, France. After they released it in 2017, the film has been awarded Best Film in the International Animation category of the Student Academy Awards 2018, granted by the Oscars Academy.

4PM | SCREENING

MINUSCULE 2 : LES MANDIBULES DU BOUT DU MONDE Minuscule 2: Mandibles From Far Away By Thomas Szabo & Hélène Giraud

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F R E N C HANIMATIONF I L MF E S T I V A L

MASTERCLASS: Friday 24 May – 2.30pm Venue: School of Interactive and Digital Media (SIDM) – Nanyang Polytechnic

FREE | Limited seats – Book your tickets on Alliance Française Website With the support of:

2.30PM | MASTERCLASS

BY JEAN-CLAUDE CHARLES At School of Interactive and Digital Media (SIDM) – Nanyang Polytechnic

(c) Le voyage intérieur de Gauguin