Once upon a time in Dragonville

Samson, a dragon bullied by the other inhabitants of Dragonville, is forced to enter Humanville. There he meets Simon, a little boy who helps him to face all the difficulties. Samson discovers a new world and, above all, a taste of friendship.

Film produced thanks to our Artist-in-Residence programme (folimage.fr/residence).

Direction Script

Marika Herz

Graphism

Ekaterina Klimova

Category

short films

Length

9 min 15 sec

Public

from 3 years old, all audience, family, young audience

Production

Folimage, Nadasdy Film. Partners : Canal + Kids, CNC, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Gebeka Films, Creative Europe MEDIA, Procirep-Angoa, Sauve qui peut le court métrage - Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, Mèche Courte, Institut Français.

Distribution

In French theaters Special screenings International sales

Technical information

Technicals

paper cut-out

Genre(s)

adventure / action, comedy, social satire

Theme(s)

adventure, childhood, city, civilisation, communication, difference, discovery, dragon, entraide, exclusion, flying, friendship, handicap, happyness, Human Behavior, humor, learning, loneliness, meeting, Mountain, snow, society

French visa number

163 410

Process

couleur

Available print(s)

DCP, ProRes HD, H264 HD

Available version(s)

Original version (without dialogues)

Image ratio (theaters)

1:85

Image radio (TV, video)

16/9

Sound

Stereo, 5.1

HD

oui

Dialogues

oui

Year of production

2024

Credits

Producer(s)

Producteurs délégués : Reginald de Guillebon (Folimage), Nicolas Burlet (Nadasdy Film)
Producteur exécutif : Pierre Méloni (Folimage)
Directrice du développement : Corinne Destombes (Folimage)

Script

Marika Herz. Consultants : Sophie Furlaud, Samir Senoussi

storyboard

Mathieu Villon

Animation

Iulia Voitova, Marjolaine Parot, Chaïtane Conversat, Marika Herz

Decors

Marie-Emilie Amsallem

photography

Nadine Buss (consultante lumière)

Compositing

Malek Bentroudi

Music

Lucas Mège

sound design

Flavien Van Haezevelde

Editing

Antoine Rodet

Mixage

Olivier Roche