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Alain Gagnol
Alain Gagnol
Jean-Loup Felicioli
Jean-Loup Felicioli
Benoît Razy
Benoît Razy
Fabrice Luang-Vija
Fabrice Luang-Vija
Hefang Wei
Hefang Wei
Izù Troin
Izù Troin
Morten Riisberg Hansen
Morten Riisberg Hansen
Also Directed by Alain Gagnol
A young couple finds themselves in difficult financial straits. The man is out of work and spends his days walking the streets, without so much as a cent in his pocket to buy food. He’s so weak that he collapses in front of a store window. The store’s owner, an elderly man, comes to the man’s aid and offers him a job. His new job requires him to spend all day sitting and keeping watch on the small room at the end of a corridor.
The world of 10-year old Nina has been in turmoil since her father lost his job. Despite weeks of strike, his factory closed down. The manager had tampered with the accounts and precipitated its collapse. But rumour has it that a nest-egg remains hidden somewhere in the factory. Nina and her friend Mehdi spring into action to help Nina’s dad out. This tale of our times, which is also a coming-of-age story, stages the interaction between the concerns of children and those of adults.
What are these two strange things above my nose I'm supposed to see with? They can't be my eyes. No! They'd never have let me see such a thing. And yet there's no denying it : I clearly see a knife in the fork compartment. A knife among the forks!
A ten-year-old boy who hates his little brother is punished by his mother and has to spend an afternoon with a scary old man. The boy will learn a lesson about life when he discovers the old man’s terrible secret.
Two burglars release dozens of cats into a neighbourhood and start the dogs barking. They use the din to their advantage and dig up a bag of loot. However, the situation snowballs and turns into the worst night the burglars ever spent.
Carl and Mo plan to pull off a big heist but things do not go according to plan.
We all have a mysterious and invisible creature with whom we share our lives and our emotions. But only Tulip, an eleven year old girl, has the ability to see these strange and fantastical beings. Thanks to Nathan, a boy of the same age, and the creatures who come to her aid, Tulip discovers that there is a hidden family secret behind her special gifts. With, at the end of the journey, the discovery that she is able to accomplish great things.
Also Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli
A young couple finds themselves in difficult financial straits. The man is out of work and spends his days walking the streets, without so much as a cent in his pocket to buy food. He’s so weak that he collapses in front of a store window. The store’s owner, an elderly man, comes to the man’s aid and offers him a job. His new job requires him to spend all day sitting and keeping watch on the small room at the end of a corridor.
The world of 10-year old Nina has been in turmoil since her father lost his job. Despite weeks of strike, his factory closed down. The manager had tampered with the accounts and precipitated its collapse. But rumour has it that a nest-egg remains hidden somewhere in the factory. Nina and her friend Mehdi spring into action to help Nina’s dad out. This tale of our times, which is also a coming-of-age story, stages the interaction between the concerns of children and those of adults.
What are these two strange things above my nose I'm supposed to see with? They can't be my eyes. No! They'd never have let me see such a thing. And yet there's no denying it : I clearly see a knife in the fork compartment. A knife among the forks!
A ten-year-old boy who hates his little brother is punished by his mother and has to spend an afternoon with a scary old man. The boy will learn a lesson about life when he discovers the old man’s terrible secret.
Two burglars release dozens of cats into a neighbourhood and start the dogs barking. They use the din to their advantage and dig up a bag of loot. However, the situation snowballs and turns into the worst night the burglars ever spent.
Carl and Mo plan to pull off a big heist but things do not go according to plan.
Also Directed by Benoît Razy
Also Directed by Fabrice Luang-Vija
Take three animals, in the farm, in the desert and in the jungle. Put them together, although the meeting seems improbable. And you'll have the moral of the tale.
A cat, a hen and her chicks live peacefully together beside a farm. Like all close friends, they sometimes indulge in a good-natured squabble. But one night, the wolf comes out of the forest and kidnaps the hen. The cat and the chicks bravely decide to go and rescue her. This is the beginning of an epic tale and a wild adventure...
Deep in a lush Asian jungle, a Tiger has a rather embarrassing problem : awkward and clumsy, he is incapable of hunting and catching his prey. Until he meets a Cat, a skilled predator, who will teach him the art of hunting...
He was called "He Who Has Two Souls". He was beautiful as a woman. And handsome as a man. He hesitated.
La Fontaine turns filmmaker is a new film from The Cinema Owl. You will remember how last year, Wake Up and Dream Again invited children from 3 to 8 years old to discover some wonderful stories halfway between the world of dreams and the real world! This time The Cinema Owl has brought back from her travels six short films in the form of fables about animals, each with a strong message. La Fontaine turns filmmaker, in the tradition of our cartoon favourites, is both educational and a lot of laughs.
A man in a boat is fishing peacefully with his cat. Rod in hand, he waits patiently for a catch. He tosses the first fish he catches to his cat, who has been watching him hungrily and pleadingly. He lands an increasing number of catches, each more surprising than the last. But they are immediately snatched up, escaping the poor man's grasp according to a surreal and endless pattern of events...
Also Directed by Hefang Wei
10-year-old Louise has just moved to Mexico. When her lizard, Kéza, escapes, Louise goes looking for him and meets Arturo. Along with Luchador Diego, they pursue Kéza and allow him to be reincarnated as the Mexican God, Quetzalcoatl.
Delicately flirting with eroticism, the animated film The Banquet of the Concubine, by young Chinese director Hefang Wei, recounts one of the most famous love stories of Imperial China. In this tale of bitter jealousy, nothing can sweeten the heart of an abandoned mistress, not even the luscious lychee.