The Circus

At the hospital, a six year old boy wants to have a quiet moment with his sick mother, but a group of visitors that are unknown to the child create obstacles.

Direction Script

Nicolas Brault

Graphism

Nicolas Brault

Category

short films

Length

7 min

Public

from 9 years old, all audience

Production

Folimage, ONF NFB Canada. Avec le soutien de : Arte, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image animée, Région Rhône-Alpes, département de la Drôme, commission du Film Drôme-Ardèche.

Distribution

In French theaters Special screenings International sales

Awards / Festivals

- Nomination César 2012, Paris, France
- Audience Award, World Film Festival of Montréal (Festival des Films du Monde), 2010
- Prix du Public, Festival des Films du Monde de Montréal, septembre 2010

- Sélections : Festival International du Court-métrage de
Clermont-Ferrand 2011, Festival du Film d'Animation de Stuttgart 2010,
Festival de Sudbury 2010, Festival de Vendôme 2010, Festival de
Villeurbanne 2010...

Technical information

Technicals

rotoscoping

Genre(s)

drama

Theme(s)

family, health, memory

French visa number

123 483

Process

couleur

Available print(s)

35mm, DCP, DVD, Quicktime file

Available version(s)

Original version (without dialogues)

Image ratio (theaters)

1:85

Image radio (TV, video)

16/9

Sound

Dolby 5.1

HD

oui

Dialogues

non

Year of production

2010

Credits

Producer(s)

Pascal Le Nôtre (Folimage), Julie Roy & René Chénier (ONF/NFB Canada)

Animation

Nicolas Brault

Decors

Gaël Brisou

Music

Denis Chartrand, Normand Roger, Pierre Yves Drapeau

Editing

Hervé Guichard

Mixage

Serge Boivin

Voice(s)

Marie-Eve Milot - Jean-Pierre Bergeron - Sophie Clément - Jacques Godin - Josée Lefebvre

Available on DVD
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DVD Folimage Tout Court

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