SHORT FILM COMPETITION
16 new French short films will compete for the 2019 COLCOA Awards. This exclusive selection of French shorts underlines the creativity of French production and putting new talent in the spotlight. 50% of the films selected this year have been written and directed by women. Each film will be shown before a feature film presentation during COLCOA (September 23-28).
The competition will take place in two parts alternately every afternoon at 1 pm from Tuesday, September 24 to Friday, September 27.
- Each part will be screened twice (Free admission on a First Come First Served basis.)
- Attendees will vote for the 2019 COLCOA Short Film Award and the 2019 COLCOA Animation Short Film Award.
- You will have to see the entire program presented in two parts to be able to vote (see below).
- Every day after the competition and before evening screenings, you can attend our free Happy Hour Talk Panel program, followed by a complementary wine & cheese reception.
Part of the 2019 COLCOA Short Film Program will be broadcasted on TV5 Monde Cinema On Demand, a SVOD service now available everywhere in the United States.
COLCOA Short competition is presented with the support of Unifrance and TV5 Monde.
SHORT FILM COMPETITION PART I
Tuesday, September 24 & Thursday, September 26 • Truffaut Theatre • 1 pm (ends at 2:50 pm)
DO NOT ASK FOR YOUR WAY / Ne demande pas ton chemin
Comedy • 2019 • 17’00
Written and directed by: Déborah Hassoun
Produced by: Jonathan Hazan (Les Films du Cygne)
International Sales: L’Agence du Court Métrage
31-year-old Inès wishes to leave her analyst. When confronted with the magnitude of the task, she decides to get help from another therapist.
(Also presented with HAPPY BIRTHDAY on Wednesday, September 25 at 5:00 pm)
MY BRANCH SO THIN / Ma branche toute fine
Drama • 2019 • 14’11
Written and directed by: Dinara Droukarova
Produced by: Julie Gayet, Nadia Turincev (Rouge International)
A young woman washes her mother’s lifeless body with the help of an elderly woman, – a babushka, as the Russians say – she has just met for the occasion.
(Also presented with CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 on Friday September 27 at 1:00 pm)
ONE AFTER THE OTHER
Animation, documentary • 2018 • 13’
Written and directed by: Nicolas Pegon
Produced by: Emmanuel Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron (Miyu Productions)
International Sales: Miyu Distribution
Grant, a young American musician, idly wanders through the house where he lives, exploring it and its surroundings. He seems to draw his inspiration and writes his blues from old memories and a few lucky finds.
(Also presented with I LOST MY BODY on Wednesday September 25 at 8:15 pm)
BY A HAIR / Pile Poil
Drama • 2018 • 20’57
Written and directed by: Lauriane Escaffre, Yvonnick Muller
Produced by: Emmanuel Wahl, Adrien Bretet (Qui Vive!)
International Sales: L’Agence du Court Métrage
In three days, Élodie will take the hair removal exam for her beautician diploma. Her father, would like her to help more in his butcher’s shop.
(Also presented with STARS BY THE POUND on Saturday September 28 at 1:10 pm)
BRAZIL
Comedy • 2018 • 11’11
Written and directed by: Mathilde Élu
Produced by: Lionel Massol, Pauline Seigland (Films Grand Huit)
International Sales: Films Grand Huit
Camille is having her hair permanently removed at a beauty salon. The beautician is strongly encouraging her to “get rid of it all down there” and she won’t take no for an answer.
(Also presented with OH LES FILLES ! on Thursday September 26 at 10:20 pm)
FIRE ME IF YOU CAN / Vire-moi si tu peux
Comedy • 2019 • 12’36
Written by: Stéphane Landowski
Directed by: Camille Delamarre
Produced by: Boris Mendza, Gaël Cabouat, David Atrakchi (Fulldawa Films)
International Sales: Fulldawa Films
Today, restructuring is taking place at Sunshine & Co. Michel, a merciless HR manager, known as “the butcher”, has been recruited to fire Pierrot, the company’s handyman. But Michel doesn’t know that nobody can resist Pierrot’s charm.
(Also presented with CYRANO, MY LOVE on Saturday September 28 at 4:45 pm)
MY LADY OF THE CAMELLIA / Ma dame au camélia
Comedy • 2019 • 15’19
Written and directed by: Édouard Montoute
Produced by: Murielle Thierrin (Aldabra Films)
40-year-old Patrice, powdered and dressed as a 19th century courtesan, attends an audition organized by the all-powerful casting director Selenna Meyer. Will Patrice convince her that he would be the best for the lead role of a new film adaptation of My Lady of the Camellia?
(Also presented with SOMEONE, SOMEWHERE on Wednesday September 25 at 8:00 pm)
WILD LOVE
Animation, horror, comedy • 2018 • 7’
Written and directed by: Paul Autric, Quentin Camus, Léa Georges, Maryka Laudet, Zoé Sottiaux, Corentin Yvergniaux
Produced by: École des Nouvelles Images
International sales: Miyu Distribution
During a romantic escapade, Alan and Beverly cause a fatal accident. This crime will not go unpunished.
(Also presented with the MYSTERY CLOSING FILM on Saturday September 28 at 10:30 pm)
SHORT FILM COMPETITION PART II
Wednesday, September 25 & Friday, September 27 • Truffaut Theatre • 1 pm (ends at 2:50 pm)
MY GENERATION
Animation, experimental • 2019 • 8’04
Written and directed by: Ludovic Houplain
Produced by: Maxime Vandenabeele (H5), Mirwais Ahmadzaï (Les Productions 50/50)
An eight-minute traveling shot, a trip through the different worlds of our time – contemporary art, GAFA, sport, religions, pornography, politics, finance, sacred cows, golden calves, generalized surveillance, opium of the people.
(Also presented with ON A MAGICAL NIGHT on Tuesday September 24 at 8:00 pm)
MEMORABLE
Animation, drama • 2019 • 12’03
Written and directed by: Bruno Collet
Produced by: Jean-François Le Corre, Mathieu Courtois (Vivement Lundi!)
International Sales: Vivement Lundi!
Louis, an artist, and his wife Michelle have been experiencing strange events for a little while now. The world around them seems to be changing. Slowly, furniture, objects, and people become less real. They deconstruct, disintegrate.
(Also presented with YOUNG AHMED on Tuesday September 24 at 5:30 pm)
INVISIBLE HERO / Invisível Herói
Drama, documentary • 2019 • 28’02
Written and directed by: Cristèle Alves Meira
Produced by: Gaëlle Mareschi (Fluxus Films)
International Sales: L’Agence du Court Métrage
Duarte, a visually impaired fifty-year-old, sets out in Lisbon’s streets to look for Leandro, his Cape Verdean friend. But nobody remembers him. His investigation will lead him deep into the night, and will ultimately reveal his secret.
(Also presented with TONI on Wednesday September 25 at 12:45 pm)
MODERN JAZZ
Drama • 2019 • 6’
Written and directed by: Anaïs Tellene
Produced by: Jérôme Schwab (Caméra Subjective)
International sales: Caméra Subjective
Christine and her lover decide to tell their respective partners that they love each other. Who will be the most cowardly of the two?
(Also presented with ADULTS IN THE ROOM on Tuesday September 24 at 7:45 pm)
ADAM’S SKIRT / La Jupe d’Adam
Comedy, Drama • 2019 • 11’55
Written by: Aude Léa Rapin
Directed by: Clément Tréhin-Lalanne
Produced by: Lionel Massol, Pauline Seigland (Films Grand Huit)
International Sales: Films Grand Huit
David and his ex-wife are summoned by their son’s teacher. She and other parents want to understand why, this morning, Adam came to school wearing a skirt.
(Also presented with IN SAFE HANDS on Thursday September 26 at 7:45 pm)
SPEECHLESS / La Maman des poissons
Drama, comedy • 2019 • 13’35
Written by: Zita Hanrot, Valentine Milville
Directed by: Zita Hanrot
Produced by: Boris Mendza, Gaël Cabouat, David Atrakchi (Fulldawa Films)
International Sales: Fulldawa Films
The day of their grandmother’s funeral, Sacha brings together his cousins to write a tribute to her. But nothing goes as planned.
(Also presented with PARTY GIRL on Thursday September 26 at 1:00 pm)
I’M GOING OUT FOR CIGARETTES / Je sors acheter des cigarettes
Animation, comedy, drama • 2018 • 13’35
Written and directed by: Osman Cerfon
Produced by: Emmanuel Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron (Miyu Productions)
International Sales: Miyu Distribution
Jonathan, twelve years old, lives with his sister, his mother and also some men. They all have the same face and nests in closets, drawers and TV set.
(Also presented with OUR WONDERFUL LIVES on Saturday September 28 at 5:00 pm)
BARKING DOGS / Les Chiens aboient
Drama • 2019 • 16’24
Written by: Grégory Montel, Marine Danaux
Directed by: Grégory Montel
Produced by: Boris Mendza, Gaël Cabouat, David Atrakchi (Fulldawa Films)
International Sales: Fulldawa Films
Juliana loves Hicham. But everything opposes their love. Hicham’s parents are immigrants. She’s a gipsy and lives in a nearby camp. Determined to brave prejudices, Hicham goes to the camp to make their relationship official.
(Also presented with LES MISERABLES on Friday September 27 at 5:00 pm)
