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Film

Langue:

French

Other languages or subtitles:

English

Production country:

France

Running time (In minutes):

15 mn

Theme:

Comedy

Category/Format:

Fiction Features

Student film:

Production year:

January, 2009

Film Credits

About the Director:

www.nicolaszappi.overblog.com

Film director:

Nicolas Zappi

Producer:

Eddy Charbit

Screenplay:

Nicolas Zappi

Editing:

Nathalie Triniac

Film photographer:

Camilo Soares

Sound:

Quentin Degy

Music:

Goulwenn Courteaux

Art Director:

Jean-Marc Pacaud

Costume:

Maud Galbrun

Cast 1:

Christophe Alévêque

Cast 2:

Pierre Perrier

Cast 3:

Amandine Maugy

Film synopsis:

As soon as he begins his first day of trainee as a mortician, Vincent, twenty years old young quit the job, overhelmed by the sophisticated techniques used on the dead bodies and overall by the strange methods of his boss. Getting out the funeral home with his pay of the day, Vincent cross an angel : Iris a young prostitute. After touching death, he’ll touch life… More than a sexual and emotional affair, the meeting is an immediate and reciprocal « coup de foudre »… To continue this paying lovestory, Vincent finally take his job back… Without love, life isn’t worth to be lived. Death neather by the way…

Budget

Budget Range:

Under $10 000

Technical infos

Original Film Format:

Format Ratio:

16:9

Film Sound:

Optical

Video master available ?:

Yes

Video Type:

HD CAM

Festival Selection, Awards...

Festival selection, awards or citation already received and other comments... :

Already selected in a Festival?:

Yes

Festival selections:

Australia
8th FLEXIFF Auburn, Australia (2010)

Canada, Quebec
24th Festival International du film francophone en Acadie, Moncton (2010)

France :
Les Heraults du cinéma, Agde (2009)
Festival Cinémages, Toulon (2009)
Sens, Clap 89. (2010)

Germany :
24 stunden von Nurnberg, Nurnberg (2009)
Berlin filmfenster, Berlin (2010)
International film festival, Detmold (2010)

Eulenspiegeleien Internazional Film Festival, Berlin (2011)

Greece
Thess International short film festival, Salonica (Thessaloniki) (2010)

INDIA

Vygbior International Film festival, Thrissur (2011)

Italy :
Cortisonici, Varese.(2010)
Kimera Festival, Molise (2010)
Digital festival, Imperia (2010)
Cittadella del Corto, Rome (2010)
Festivale Internazionale del cinema d’arte, Bergamo (2010)
4th Bagnolo Corti International Film Festival, Bagnolo Mella (2010)

Netherlands :
Fransfilm festival, Groningen (2009)
MCM film festival, Venlo (2010)

Mexico
Muestra internacional de Cortometraje, Mexicali (2010)

Poland
Zilenia Gora MFK International film festival (2010)

Porto-Rico
8 th Cinfiesta : Festival internacional de Cortos Metrajes de Puerto-Rico (2010)

Portugal
Porto 7 Festival intercional de curtas metragens de Porto (2010)

Romania
B-EST Bucarest (2010)
Iasi International Film Festival (2010)

Kinofest International short film festival, Bucharest (2010)

RUSSIA

MSFF International Short Film Festival, Moskow (2010)

Deboshir International independant Film Festival, Saint Petersburg (2010)

SERBIA

Filmski Front, Novi Sad, (2010)

Spain
13th International short film festival « La Boca del Lobo » Madrid. (2010)
2nd Sintetitza: Festival Internacional de Curtmetratges dels Pirineus, Berga (2010)

SWITZERLAND

Montelly International Short Film Festival, Lausanne (2011)

Taïwan
Urbannomad festival, Taïpei (2010)

TURKEY

Izmir International Short Film Festival, Izmir (2010)

UKRAINE

New Vision Cinema International Short Film festival, Kiev (2011)

USA:
Pare Lorentz international film festival, Clarksburg, Virginia (2009)
Frederiks film festival, Frederick, Maryland (2010)
West Chester film festival, Pennsylvania (2010)

Awards received:

- « BEST SHORT COMEDY » at Pare Lorentz International Film Festival, Clarksburg, Virginia USA (2009) - « BEST COMEDY » at West Chester film festival, Pennsylvania, USA (2010) - « BEST DIRECTOR » (PRIX DE LA MISE EN SCÈNE) at Festivale Internazionale del Cinema d’ arte di Bergamo, Italy (2010) - « SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY » at MFK International film festival, Poland (2010) GRAND PRIX at DEBOSHIR Independant International film festival, Saint Petersbourg, Russia (2010)

Film distribution

Theatre:

Open

TV:

Already Secured

Video:

Already Secured

International:

Already Secured

Internet:

Open

Sales/distribution name:

ALV PRODUCTIONS

Address:

15 rue Fizeau 75015 Paris France

Email:

eddycharbit@yahoo.fr

Publicity Infos

Publicity contact:

nzappi@free.fr

Publicity contact email:

nzappi@free.fr

Trailer availble:

yes