Cartoonists - Foot Soldiers of Democracy explained
| Cartoonists - Foot Soldiers of Democracy |
| Director: | Stéphanie Valloatto |
| Producer: | Radu Mihăileanu
André Logie |
| Starring: | Plantu |
| Cinematography: | Cyrille Blanc |
| Editing: | Marie-Jo Audiard |
| Music: | Armand Amar |
| Studio: | Oï Oï Oï Productions
Panache Productions |
| Distributor: | EuropaCorp Distribution |
| Runtime: | 106 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
Cartoonists - Foot Soldiers of Democracy (French: Caricaturistes - Fantassins de la démocratie) is a 2014 documentary film directed by Stéphanie Valloatto about 12 cartoonists around the world who risk their lives to defend democracy. The film premiered in the Special Screenings section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[1] The film was nominated for the César Award for Best Documentary Film at the 40th César Awards.[2]
Featuring
- Plantu, French cartoonist
- Jeff Danziger, American cartoonist
- Rayma Suprani, Venezuelan cartoonist
- Angel Boligan, Cuban-Mexican cartoonist
- Mikhail Zlatkovsky, Russian cartoonist
- Michel Kichka, Belgian-Israeli cartoonist
- Baha Boukhari, Palestinian cartoonist
- Zoho (Lassane Zohore), Ivorian cartoonist
- Damien Glez, Franco-Burkinabé cartoonist
- Willis from Tunis (Nadia Khiari), Tunisian cartoonist
- Slim (Menouar Merabtene), Algerian cartoonist
- Pi San (Wang Bo), Chinese cartoonist
Release
Cartoonists - Foot Soldiers of Democracy premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May. A public preview screening of the film was held at the Place de la République in Paris on 23 May 2014, before its theatrical release on 28 May.[3]
On 7 January and 9 January 2015, the film was broadcast on Canal+ and France 3 respectively, in tribute to victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack.[4] [5]
The film was released on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD on 2 December 2014.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: 2014 Official Selection . 14 May 2014 . Cannes.
- Web site: Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, Kristen Stewart Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees . 29 January 2015 . The Hollywood Reporter.
- Web site: Caricaturistes - Fantassins de la démocratie . 12 January 2015 . France Info.
- Web site: Après l'attentat à Charlie Hebdo. Caricaturistes sur Canal + ce soir . 12 January 2015 . Ouest-France.
- Web site: Hommage à "Charlie" : France 3 diffuse "Caricaturistes : fantassins de la démocratie" . 12 January 2015 . Télérama.
- Web site: Caricaturistes - Fantassins de la Démocratie : DVD, Blu-ray, VOD . 12 January 2015 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150112085921/http://www.premiere.fr/Cinema/Sorties-DVD/Fiche-DVD/Caricaturistes-Fantassins-de-la-Democratie-4077347 . 12 January 2015 .
