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GIFFONI EXPERIENCE 2009 - 12.25 July

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NICOLAS & GUILLEMETTE

Category: Edition 2009

Synopsis

In a shop that sells small characters made from plastic cords, “Nicolas the little musician” is the only fully finished one. He wakes up one day and decides to build “Guillemette the little dancer”. Unfortunately, he fails to tie the cords together properly and the dancer becomes entangled, turning into a thousand-headed monster. Nicolas then creates a giant child made from wire with long pianist's fingers in order to help untie the little dancer, freeing her from her tangled prison.

 

Sinossi

In un negozio che vende piccoli personaggi fatti di corde di plastica, “Nicolas, il piccolo musicista” è l'unico personaggio completamente finito. Un giorno, Nicolas si sveglia e decide di costruire “Guillemette, la piccola ballerina”. Purtroppo, Nicolas non riesce a legare insieme le corde correttamente e la ballerina resta impigliata, diventando un mostro dalle mille teste. Nicolas quindi crea un bambino gigante con delle lunghe dita da pianista al fine di aiutare la ballerina, che così riesce a liberarsi dalla sua prigione.

 

Original Title NICOLAS & GUILLEMETTE
Category Official Competition
Section Elements +3
Tipology Animation, Short Film
Duration 9' 34''
Production Year 2008
Nationality France
Directed by Virginie Taravel
Screenplay Virginie Taravel
Script Virginie Taravel
Director of photography Marie Bourguet
Editor Élisabeth Patte
Animation Élisabeth Patte
Sound Norman Bambi
Music Mami Chan, Norman Bambi
Original Voices Virginie Taravel
Mami Chan
Norman Bambi
Produced by Jean-Jacques Benhamou

nicolas  guillemette regVirginie Taravel
Virginie has always loved to create small characters made of different materials to stage and photography them. In 1996, she was very impressed with the Calder Circus shown at the Paris exhibition in the Palais de Tokyo. She started working with plastic cords around this time, taking her inspiration from children drawings. In 2001, she graduated from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris. Virginie Taravel has been working for 6 years as a 3D graphic designer at Mac Guff Ligne, post-production company (on the projects AZUR AND ASMAR, CHASSEURS DE DRAGONS, PAT & STAN, MINUSCULE, OASIS). NICOLAS & GUILLEMETTE is the first short she directed.

 

Virginie Taravel
Virginie ha sempre amato creare piccoli personaggi di diversi materiali e fotografarli. Nel 1996 rimane molto impressionata dal Circo di Calder in mostra a Parigi al Palais de Tokyo. Inizia quindi a lavorare con le corde di plastica, ispirandosi ai disegni dei bambini. Nel 2001 si laurea presso la Scuola Nazionale Superiore di Arti Decorative (ENSAD) a Parigi. Lavora per sei anni come grafico 3D alla Mac Guff Ligne, società di post-produzione (sui progetti AZUR E ASMAR, CHASSEURS DE DRAGONS, PAT & STAN, MINUSCULE, OASIS). NICOLAS & GUILLEMETTE è il suo primo cortometraggio da regista.

 

Production
Haïdouk! Films
31, avenue de Ségur, 75007 Paris - France
phone +33 153584647
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www.haidouk.com

 

Festival contact
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