My Life in Versailles explained
| My Life in Versailles |
| Director: | Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat
Nathaniel H'Limi |
| Starring: | Charlotte Rampling
Jemma Wilcox
Saul Jephcott |
| Music: | Albin de la Simone |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French, English |
| Runtime: | 29 minutes |
| Studio: | Films Grand Huit
Miyu Productions |
| Distributor: | Dandelooo |
My Life in Versailles (French: [[:fr:La Vie de château (téléfilm)|La Vie de château]]) is an animated short film directed by Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat and Nathaniel H'Limi and released in 2019, it won the jury prize[1] at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival the same year. This film is starting point of a serie of five 26-minute-long episodes[2] and a children illustrated book.[3]
Plot
As a shy little girl, eight-year-old Violette loses her parents in a bomb attack in Paris. From now on, she will live with her uncle Régis, a maintenance agent at the Palace of Versailles. Violette hates him: she thinks he stinks. So she decides she won't say a word to him. The stubborn little girl and the big bear will tame each other and together get through their grief.
Voice cast
- Jemma Wilcox as Violette
- Saul Jephcott as Regis
- Charlotte Rampling as Geneviève
- Margeaux Lampley as Olga, parents, kids
- David Coburn as Mr Angel, funeral Director, guide
- Owen de la Hoyde as Malcolm
- Barbara Weber-Scaff as the teacher, parents, kids
Wins
The main awards received by the film include:
- France - Jury prize for a TV special at the 2019 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival
- France - Prix de la compétition Jeune Public & Prix Unifrance Jeune Public du Festival international du film en plein air de Grenoble[4]
- France - Prix des enfants Courts des Petits - Premiers Plans d’Angers[5]
- France - Best Animated Short Film for Kids - Imaginaria[6]
- France - Coup de cœur pour une oeuvre audiovisuelle Association Les femmes s’Animent - Festival national du film d’animation[7]
- France - Réanimania Film Festival : Mention spéciale du Jury Festival Anima • Best Tv & educational Film
- France - Les enfants terribles de Huy : Coup de Cœur du public - Coup de cœur du jury jeune - coup de cœur de 6NEMA
- France - Prix du Meilleur Film d’Animation One Country One Film
- USA - New-York International Children Festival : New York International Children’s Audience Award • NYICFF “Grown-Ups” Best Short Film Award • NYICFF Grand Prize Short Film Award[8]
- USA - Chicago International Children’s Film Festival : Best TV Award Professional and Children Jury[9]
- USA - Best Animation Short - Dell-IKFF
- Germany - Tricks for Kids Award - Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film[10]
- Portugal - IndieJunior Audience Award[11]
- Italy - Best animated Short Film for Kids Imaginaria[12]
References
- Web site: Prix du Jury pour un spécial TV. Annecy Festival.
- Web site: sparkk. Le court-métrage La vie de château aura droit à sa série animée 9emeArt.fr. 2020-12-14. www.9emeart.fr.
- Web site: Vie de château (La). 2020-12-14. www.ecoledesloisirs.fr. fr.
- Web site: My Life in Versailles. 2020-12-14. Dandelooo. fr-FR.
- Web site: Les courts des petits - Festival Premiers Plans 2020. 2020-12-14. www.premiersplans.org.
- Web site: 2019-08-25. Imaginaria Awards 2019. 2020-12-14. Imaginaria. it-IT.
- Web site: My life in Versailles. 2020-12-14. Films Grand Huit. en-US.
- Web site: Milligan. Mercedes. 2020-03-15. NYICFF: Triple Win for 'My Life in Versailles', 'Grab My Hand' Takes Animation Prize. 2020-12-14. Animation Magazine. en-US.
- Web site: 2019-11-11. Ainslie Henderson's 'Archie' wins Best of Fest at the 2019 Chicago Children's International Film Festival. 2020-12-14. Reel Chicago - At the intersection of Chicago Advertising, Entertainment, Media and Production. en-US.
- Web site: My Life in Versailles (2019). 2020-12-14. en.unifrance.org. en.
- Web site: My Life in Versailles – IndieLisboa. 2020-11-26. indielisboa.com.
- Web site: 2019-08-25. Imaginaria Awards 2019. 2020-12-14. Imaginaria. it-IT.
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