Monstres... Pas si monstrueux!
We are used to see terrifying monsters on screen... But they are not always as bad! These five short films offer an overview of the most terrible creatures on the planet, in a new light filled with tenderness and humor!
Julia Bueno
Cheng Li
Catherine Lepicard
Inès Pagniez
Julien Roguet
Paul Torris
Jean-Claude Rozec
Pascale Hecquet
Juliette Loubières
Also Directed by Jean-Claude Rozec
Short film by Jean-Claude Rozec.
Slowly, the steel jaws devour the old tower. An ancient owner rushes into the rubble, chasing children unwary. Then began a strange journey into the heart of this 'house' which shelters so many memories...
I was very small, but I still clearly remember. Dad and mum didn't see it but I, I knew straight away. What was in the crib wasn't my little brother. No. It was you.
A young boy is made to wear corrective glasses but refuses so that his imagination of the world around him can roam.
Also Directed by Pascale Hecquet
The Big Bad Wolf is back, and firmly intends to resume his usual behaviour. He is disillusioned when he comes upon Little Red Riding Hood, on her way to her Grandmother's, with a tray of cakes. "Things change, you know!", she exclaims. This is indeed what he finds out when he meets Grandma and the gamekeeper.
Life hangs by a thread. Sometimes, it is none other than an old floor lamp switch. The question (of life and death) should be: must the light stay on or off? This exploration between hunter and prey will be revealed with music.
A clever little monkey remembers to keep his wits about him when the bigger monkeys encroach on his bounty of bananas.
A mouse is chased by a cat who is pursued by a dog that is pursued by a little girl who is put right by her mommy who has enough with the grumbling grandpa who makes his soup and needs a carrot.
A bear is sleeping peacefully in the woods when he accidentally swallows a fly. He can't stand it buzzing around in his belly. On the advice of a squirrel, he swallows a frog... who croaks inside him; then a grass snake, whose wriggling tickles him; then a heron, whose beak prickles him. What lengths will he go to to stop this torture?
For those who are familiar with the old French song, it’s no secret that in the world of the Bread and Butter Lady, her house is made of butter and her bed of boudoir biscuits. And that she marries a Mr Whippy who wears a wafer hat. But can you guess what happens next?
Three short animation films : - Why do the trees lost their leaves at fall ? (8') - Giuseppe (26') - Why do the snow is white ? (5')
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 seriously vain wolf, a wolf cub who wants to try hunting on his own, another little wolf who loves the company of others... In the Cinema Owl's new series Warm-hearted and Wacky Wolves, we revisit the storybook image of wolves with humour and poetry, to return them to their rightful place in the natural world.
Also Directed by Juliette Loubières
The perfect "Granny or Grandpa" poster face is what the photographer from Discra, an adult diaper company, hopes to find as he approaches a retirement home, camera in hand. A quick look at a couple of "nice old folks" and that should be it. But it's just the beginning of the story (or rather stories). While the folks he meets are a bit long in the tooth, they have a lot to say. With Pumpkins and Old Lace, Juliette Loubières joins the classic tradition of puppet animation films, creating a sincere, whimsical fairy tale with a moral that reminds us that old age is sometimes a mask guarding the treasures of our souls.