The Songbirds' Secret

When 9-year-old Lucie arrives at Bectoile for the vacations, she has no idea of the adventures ahead. Her mother, Caroline, is leading an archaeological dig in the region with her colleague Pierrot. Bectoile is also the town where Caroline grew up, and the scene of a family secret... which Lucie is about to unveil! With the help of her new friend Yann and a very special pair of songbirds, Lucie is determined to delve into her family story.
From the underground of a ruined castle to a camper van parked on the edge of the woods, this adventure will lead them from unusual surprises to fabulous discoveries!

Theatrical release in France : October 22nd, 2025
World Première : Annecy Festival, June 2025


Direction Script

Antoine Lanciaux
Pierre-Luc Granjon

Graphism

Sophie Roze, Samuel Ribeyron

Category

feature films

Length

1h 17 mn

Public

from 5 years old, all audience, family

Production

Folimage, Les Armateurs, Lunanime, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Will Production, JPL Films, Dragons Films, Pictanovo, Folimage Animation, TNZPV Productions.

The project received support from: CNC, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Région Grand Est, Région Provence-Alpes Côte d’Azur, Région Bretagne, Région Hauts-de-France, Ciclic - Région Centre-Val de Loire, VAF, Screen Flanders, Tax Shelter, Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Gebeka Films, France tv distribution, Lumière Publishing, Cofinova 18, Cofinova 19, Procirep-Angoa, RTS, Actes Sud jeunesse, Festival La Rochelle Cinema. Co-financed by the European Union. In partnership with Canson and Inrap.

© 2025 Folimage, Les Armateurs, Lunanime, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Will Production, JPL Films, Dragons Films, Pictanovo, Folimage Animation, TNZPV Productions

Distribution

In French theaters Special screenings International sales

Awards / Festivals

7 Prix / Awards :

- Golden Goblet Award (Best Animation Feature), Shanghai International Film Festival, Chine 2025
- Prix du public, Festival Les Vendanges du 7e art, Pauillac, France 2025
- Prix du public, Lucas Film Festival, Francfort, Allemagne 2025
- Prix du Meilleur Film, Just Film Festival (POFF), Tallinn, Estonie 2025
- Prix Benshi (film préféré du jeune public 2025), Paris, France 2026
- Award of Excellence, Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Tokyo, Japon 2026
- Prix du Public (Audience Award), Taiwan International Children's FF, Taiwan 2026

60 Sélections officielles / Official Selections:

- Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, France 2025 (première mondiale / world premiere) HC
- Shanghai International Film Festival, Chine 2025
- Giffoni Film Festival, Italie 2025
- Festival Les Vendanges du 7e art, Pauillac, France 2025
- Haifa International Film Festival, Israël 2025
- BFI London Film Festival, Royaume-Uni 2025
- Festival Voix d'étoiles, Port Leucate, France 2025
- Schlingel IFF, Allemagne 2025
- Young Horizons IFF, Pologne 2025
- Lucas - International Festival for Young Film Lovers, Allemagne 2025
- Taichung International Animation Festival, Taïwan 2025
- Kuandu International Animation Festival, Taïwan 2025
- Animation Nation Festival, Singapour 2025
- Festival du film de La Rochelle, France 2025
- FIC Valdivia IFF, Chili 2025
- Big Cartoon Festival, Russie 2025
- Thessaloniki Intl Film Festival, Grèce 2025
- Athens Children's IFF, Grèce 2025
- Fête du cinéma d'animation UK, Royaume-Uni 2025
- ReAnimania Intl Animation Film & Comics Art Festival, Arménie 2025
- Sao Paulo IFF
- Festival international du film francophone de Namur, Belgique 2025
- Festival De L’écrit à l’écran, Montélimar, France 2025
- Festival Voir Ensemble, Grenoble, France 2025
- Festival Drakkar Toon, Dives-sur-mer, France 2025
- Canlandiranlar, Turquie 2025
- Juniorfest, République Tchèque 2025
- Cinemania, Canada 2025
- Just Film Youth and Children's Film Festival, Estonie 2025
- Festival Voix d’Etoiles, Port Leucate, France 2025
- Piccolo Grande Milano, Italie 2025
- French Film Festival Hong Kong, Hong Kong 2025
- Marrakech IFF, Maroc 2025
- Belmont World Film, Etats-Unis 2025
- Mi Primer Festival, Pérou 2026
- Stop E-Motion Festival, Italie 2026
- Festival Cinéma du Monde Sherbrooke, Canada 2026
- Mi Primer Festival, Barcelone / Madrid, Espagne 2025
- Tübingen IFF, Allemagne 2025
- Geneva IFF, Suisse 2025
- Zurich IFF, Suisse 2025
- Mannheim IFF, Allemagne 2025
- Sevilla European Int’l Film Festival, Séville, Espagne 2025
- Animatex Festival, Egypte 2026
- Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Tokyo, Japon 2026
- Taiwan International Children's FF, Taiwan 2026
- Animation First, New York, Etats-Unis 2026
- Cinéfranco Kids Festival, Toronto, Canada 2026
- New York Int’l Children's Film Festival (Film Education screening), New York, Etats-Unis 2026
- Barbican Centre - Family Film Club, Londres, Angleterre 2026
- Perth Film Festival, Perth, Australie 2026
- Bulbul Children's FF Goa, Inde 2026
- FIFEM - Festival International du FIlm pour Enfants de Montréal, Canada 2026
- Stockholm International Film Festival – Junior, Suède 2026
- Galil Human & Nature Film Festival, Israël 2026
- Cork French Film Festival, Irlande 2026
- Monstra - Lisboa Animated FF, Lisbonne, Portugal 2026
- Berkeley French Film Festival, Etats-Unis 2026
- IF Liban, Liban 2026
- Kristiansand Int’l Children's Film Festival, Norvège 2026


Technical information

Technicals

paper cut-out

Genre(s)

adventure / action, comedy

Theme(s)

adventure, animals, archaeology, biodiversity, childhood, communication, country, daily life, discovery, environment, exclusion, family, farm, flora, friendship, humor, meeting, memory, nature

French visa number

152175

Process

couleur

Available print(s)

DCP, DVD, ProRes HD, H264 HD

Available version(s)

French version, International version (music and effects), original version with English subtitles

Image ratio (theaters)

1:85

Image radio (TV, video)

16/9

Sound

Stereo, 5.1

HD

oui

Dialogues

oui

Year of production

2025

Credits

Producer(s)

Folimage (Reginald de Guillebon, Pierre Méloni), Les Armateurs (Reginald de Guillebon). En coproduction avec Lunanime (Annemie Degryse), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Will Production (Didier Falk), JPL Films (Camille Raulo, Jean-François Bigot), Dragons Films (Stéphane Lhoest), Pictanovo, Folimage Animation, TNZPV Productions (Marc Rius, Mathieu Rey, Thomas Giusiano).

Animation

Sophie Roze, Aline Quertain, Nicolas Liguori, Pierre-Luc Granjon, Léonie Liefooghe, Chaïtane Conversat, Juliette Paquet, Marie-Émilie Amsallem, Loreleï Paliès, Geertrui De Vijlder, Rosanne Janssens, Frederic Tilleman, Jasmine Elsen, Bahar Kiamoghaddam, Fredericke Verhoeven, Catherine Bossy, Juliette Aparicio, Camille Rossi, Grégory Duroy, Antoine Lanciaux

Decors

Samuel Ribeyron, Sandrine Héritier, Simon Jacquard, Delphine Daumas, Coline Desclides, Damien Louche-Pélissier, Cécilia Pepper, Eric Eglène, Richard Despres, Audrey Delepouille, Zélie Elkihel

Compositing

Christophe Gautry, Maïa Gascuel, Faustin Mainguenaud, Izù Troin, Anna Vincensini, Florent Bonneviale, Léo Régeard, Thibaut Richard, Annechien Strouven, Maxime Lambert, Ben Van De Berghe, Lisa Verhue

Music

Didier Falk

Sound

Loïc Burkhardt, Vivien Roche, Ewen Babalone, Samuel Billot, Didier Bouchet, Didier Falk, Sandra De Moyter, Robin Claverie

Editing

Hervé Guichard

Mixage

Alek Goosse, Didier Falk, Ewen Babalone

Voice(s)

Lucie Leontiadis, Marina Le Guennec, Yannick Jaulin, François Marthouret, Anton Souverbie Giorgis, Thierry Buenafuente

director assistant

Camille Rossi, Lionel Kerjean

puppets

Sophie Roze, Camille Rossi, Grégory Duroy, Souad Wedell, Camille Rossi, Izabela Bartosik, Christel Guibert, Loreleï Paliès, Simon Jacquard, Marie-Émilie Amsallem, Catherine Bossy, Anna Vincensini, Diane Dedecker, Emma Bouchon, Gilles Coirier, Hugues Brière, Janis Aussel, Maëlle Bossard, Maude Gallon, Quentin Lemouland

color grading

David Chantoiseau, Grégory Rodriguez

sound effects

Didier Falk, Ewen Babalone

image editing

Hervé Guichard

sound editing

Loïc Burkhardt, Adrien Inglebert

Ressources

Available edition(s)
Exposition Le Secret des mésanges [15 panneaux A3]

Exposition Le Secret des mésanges [15 panneaux A3]

DVD Le Secret des mésanges

DVD Le Secret des mésanges

Roman illustré Le Secret des mésanges

Roman illustré Le Secret des mésanges

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