Women’s letters
short film – 11’15 – 2013
short film – 11’15 – 2013
On the front-lines of the First World War, each day, Simon, a nurse, repairs the broken faces of French soldiers with love letters: women’s words with the power to heal the wounds of these paper soldiers. As for Simon, he seems to be impenetrable, wrinkle-free, and tear-resistant in his white button down. But when death knocks where he does not expect it, will written words still be able to erase the pain?
Augusto Zanovello
Augusto Zanovello & Jean-Charles Finck
Pictor Média & Xbo films
puppets & stop-motion
Finalist Cartoon d’Or 2013 / Nominated for best foreign animation – Gold Panda Awards 2013 (China) / Nominated for the César award for best animated short 2014 (France) / Unifrance Favorite at Festival du film de Cannes 2013 (France) / People’s choice award at Annecy Festival 2013 (France) / Grand Jury special award, Young Jury Award et Press Jury Special Award at Festival du Film Court en Plein Air de Grenoble 2013 (France) / Award for the best french language animation SACD at Festival International du Court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2014 (France) / Award for the best screenplay at Festival Animamundi 2014 (Brazil) / People’s Choice Award at Festival Autour du court 2013 (France) / Best Animated Film Award at Festival International du Film de Vebron 2013 (France) / Special Mention for ingenious integration of material and story at Festival Anibar 2013 (Kosovo) / Award for the best screenplay at BuSho International Short Film Festival 2013 (Hungary) / People’s Choice Award and Special mention for best animation at Festival Tournez court 2013 (France) / People’s Choice Award at Festival Court en Champagne 2013 (France) / Award for best short film at Festival Anim’est 2013 (Romania) / Jury’s Special Mention at Vilnius International Short Film Festival 2013 (Lithuania) / Best film Award at Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival 2013 (Canada) / Mention spéciale du jury au Festival du Film d’Animation de Bourg en Bresse 2013 (France) / Best animated short film at Tirana International Film Festival 2013 (Albania) / The Best Visual Imagery Award at Festival Multivision 2013 (Russia) / Second place at Big Cartoon Festival 2013 (Russia) / Bronze Brick at Animax Skopje Fest 2013 (Macedonia) / Best professional film award at Bradford Animation Festival 2013 (UK) / Jury Award at Animpact Animation Festival 2013 (Korea) / Screenplay Award at Festival L’ombre d’un court 2014 (France) / Grand Prize of the city at Festival du court-métrage de Fréjus 2014 (France) / Best animated short film Award at FIMCO 2014 (Canada) / Best international animated short films Grand prize at Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2014 (Japan) / Grand Prize at FICAM 2014 (Morocco) / National Grand people’s choice award at Ciné Court Animé 2014 (France) / Young jury special mention at Filmfest Dresden 2014 (Germany) / Jury’s special award at CoLCoA 2014 (USA) / Grand prize at SICAF 2014 (Korea) / Grand prize att KROK International Animated Films Festival 2014 (Ukraine/Russia)
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2013 (Switzerland) / OFF Odense 2013 (Danmark) / Sapporo International Short Film Festival 2013 (Japan) / FIFF Namur 2013 (Belgium) / Un Festival c’est trop court 2013 (France) / Leeds International Film Festival 2013 (UK) / Cinanima Festival 2013 (Portugal) / Interfilm Berlin 2013 (Germany) / Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest 2013 (France) / Zinebi Festival 2013 (Spain) / Anima Festival 2014 (Belgium) / CIFF Cleveland International Film Festival 2014 (USA) / Go Short 2014 (Netherlands) / Trickfilm Festival 2014 (Germany) / BSFF Brussels Short Film Festival 2014 (Belgium) / Animafest Zagreb 2014 (Croatia) / Animamundi Festival 2014 (Brazil) / MIFF Melbourne International Film Festival 2014 (Australia) / Festival International du film d’animation – Hiroshima 2014 (Japan) / Festival International du court métrage – Lille 2014 (France) / Festival des Nouveaux Cinémas 2013 (France) / Festival du film français au Japon 2013 (Japan) / Animania Festival 2013 (Serbia) / Calgary International Film Festival 2013 (Canada) / Animage Festival 2013 (Brazil) / Manhattan Short 2013 (USA) / Balkanima Festival 2013 (Serbia) / City court festival à Hagondange 2013 (France) / Se-Ma-For Film Festival 2013 (Poland) / Festival du film court de Noyon 2013 (France) / Festival du film de Saint Paul Trois Chateaux 2013 (France) / Colchester Film Festival 2013 (UK) / Chacun son court 2013 (France) / Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue 2013 (Canada) / ReAnimania Festival 2013 (Armenia) / DOK Leipzig 2013 (Germany) / Festival international du film francophone de Tübingen 2013 (Germany) / Fenêtres sur courts 2013 (France) / 3D Wire 2013 (Spain) / Festival du film de Compiègne 2013 (France) / Festival Ciné Premières de Groningue 2013 (Netherlands) / Images en vues 2013 (Canada) / Alcine Festival 2013 (Spain) / KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival 2013 (Netherlands) / Court c’est court 2013 (France) / Istanbul International Short Film Festival 2013 (Turkey) / International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima 2013 (Poland) / Festival International Séquence court-métrage 2013 (France) / Festival du film français en République Tchèque 2013 (Czech Republic) / Whistler Film Festival 2013 (Canada) / Les nuits magiques 2013 (France) / Festival Le Cinéma français aujourd’hui en Russie 2013 (Russia) / Un poing c’est court 2014 (France) / Ciné Junior Val-de-Marne 2014 (France) / Animex – Middlesbrough 2014 (UK) / Durango Independent Film Festival 2014 (USA) / MECAL Festival 2014 (Spain) / Akbank Short Film Festival 2014 (Turkey) / Landshut Short Film Festival 2014 (Germany) / Festival du film français de Richmond 2014 (USA) / Future Film Festival 2014 (Italy) / Festival européen du court-métrage de Bordeaux 2014 (France) / Trois jours trop courts 2014 (France) / Ashland Independent Film Festival 2014 (USA) / French Spring Festival in Ukraine 2014 (Ukraine) / Panorama du cinéma français en Chine 2014 (China) / Tripoli Film Festival 2014 (Lebanon) / Mediawave – International Festival 2014 (Hungary) / LISFE – Leiden International Short Film Experience 2014 (Netherlands) / Anifilm Festival 2014 (Czech Republic) / Détours en Cinécourt 2014 (France) / Fest Anča 2014 (Slovakia) / Animix 2014 (Israël) / Fantoche Festival 2014 (Switzerland) / Festival du film historique de Cloyes sur le Loir 2014 (France) / LIAF London International Animation Festival 2014 (UK) / Certamen Internacional de Cortos Ciudad de Soria 2014 (Spain) / Festival A nous de voir 2014 (France) / Festival International de Cortometrajes de Aguilar de Campoo 2014 (Spain) / Le Cinéma français aujourd’hui au Kazakhstan 2015 (Kazakhstan) / China International New Media Short Film Festival 2015 (China)
With the support of Région Midi-Pyrénées, Région Rhône-Alpes and CNC. In collaboration with France Télévisions - France 2, Movistar and RTS 2
