A Sister Explained

A Sister
Director:Delphine Girard
Producer:Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Music:Sébastien Monnoye
Cinematography:Juliette Van Dormael
Editing:Damien Keyeux
Studio:Versus Production
Distributor:The Animation Showcase
Runtime:16 minutes
Country:Belgium
Language:French

A Sister (French: Une soeur) is a 2018 Belgian short film written and directed by Delphine Girard. It has been selected and awarded at several film festivals including Rhode Island International Film Festival in August 2019 where it won the Oscar Qualifying Best Short Film Award.[1] The film was also nominated at the 9th Magritte Awards ceremony in February 2019 in Best Live Action Short Film category.[2]

In January 2020, it was nominated for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.[3]

Girard's 2023 feature film debut, Through the Night (Quitter la nuit), was an expansion of the story.[4]

Plot

A night. A car. Alie is in danger. To get by, she must make the most important phone call of her life.

Awards

Since its launch, the film has been selected in many festivals around the world and has received several awards.

YearPresenter/FestivalAward/CategoryStatus
2018Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur[5]
20199th Magritte AwardsBest Short Film[6]
Saguenay International Short Film FestivalJury Award[7] [8]
Palm Springs International Film FestivalBest Short Film ?[9]
Rhode Island International Film FestivalBest Short Film[10]
Encounters Short Film and Animation FestivalInternational Competition[11]
Brussels Short Film FestivalBest Short
2020Academy AwardsBest Live Action Short Film

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scene Here: Festivals to the south — in Rhode Island and on the Vineyard - The Boston Globe. BostonGlobe.com. en-US. 2020-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102234957/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2019/08/01/scene-here-festivals-south-rhode-island-and-vineyard/sFnpRvH6G6fh3IOykKuuMN/story.html. 2020-01-02. live.
  2. Web site: 'Girl,' 'Above the Law' Lead Belgium Film Award Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. 14 January 2019 . en. 2020-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802162443/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/girl-law-lead-belgium-film-award-nominations-1175797. 2019-08-02. live.
  3. Web site: Oscars: Full List of Nominations. The Hollywood Reporter. 13 January 2020 . en. 2020-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200113135105/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/oscar-nominations-2020-complete-list-nominees-updating-live-1267880. 2020-01-13. live.
  4. Nikki Baughan, "‘Through The Night’: San Sebastián Review". Screen Daily, September 29, 2023.
  5. Web site: 33e Festival du Film Francophone de Namur: le palmarès. 2018-10-05. Cinopsis. fr-FR. 2020-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103121214/https://www.cinopsis.be/evenements/33e-festival-du-film-francophone-de-namur-le-palmares/. 2020-01-03. live.
  6. Web site: Découvrez le palmarès complet des Magritte du Cinéma 2019. 2019-02-02. RTBF Culture. fr. 2020-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200110082151/https://www.rtbf.be/culture/cinema/dossier/les-magritte-du-cinema/detail_suivez-en-direct-le-palmares-des-magritte-du-cinema-2019?id=10134463. 2020-01-10. live.
  7. Web site: Festival Regard: l'animation à l'honneur. Hervé. Jean-Baptiste. 2019-03-18. Journal Métro. fr-FR. 2020-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103121212/https://journalmetro.com/culture/2251719/festival-regard-lanimation-a-lhonneur/. 2020-01-03. live.
  8. Web site: 10 highlights from one of the best short film fests in the world. Smith. Justine. 2019-03-20. Cult MTL. en-US. 2020-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103121212/https://cultmtl.com/2019/03/festival-regard/. 2020-01-03. live.
  9. Web site: Under guidance of women programmers, ShortFest 2019 films to span #MeToo, ecology and sex. Desert Sun. en. 2020-01-03.
  10. Web site: Scene Here: Festivals to the south — in Rhode Island and on the Vineyard - The Boston Globe. BostonGlobe.com. en-US. 2020-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102234957/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2019/08/01/scene-here-festivals-south-rhode-island-and-vineyard/sFnpRvH6G6fh3IOykKuuMN/story.html. 2020-01-02. live.
  11. Web site: Ten of the best new short films at Encounters Film Festival 2019 Sight & Sound. British Film Institute. 26 September 2019 . en. 2020-01-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103121213/https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/festivals/encounters-short-film-festival-bristol-2019-ten-best. 2020-01-03. live.

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