Information for film's submission

The Little Match Girl

Animation • 7 min. • 2016 (December) • France / Switzerland

Original title : La Petite Marchande d'allumettes

SYNOPSIS

Adapted from Andersen’s tale, the film tells the fate of a young merchant who tries to sell matches. Unsuccessful, she finally burn them all. These moments of warmth accompanied by happy visions.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Animation technique: cut-outs, 3D sets, 2D • Sound: 5.1 • Process: colour • Screened on: DCP (24 fps), digital HD files (24 or 25 fps) •Frame: 1:85 (16/9) • Original: no dialogues

CREDITS

Director, Script: Anne Baillod, Jean Faravel (adapted from Hans-Christian Andersen’s tale) • Design: Anne Baillod • Camera: Sara Sponga, Aurelie Sprenger • Sets: Jean Faravel, Yves Besson, Delphine Daumas, Simon Jacquard • Animation: Elie Chapuis, Chaitane Conversat, Marjolaine Parrot • Compositing: Aurelie Sprenger • Editing: Zoltan Horvath • Sound: Jean Faravel, Marie Maziere • Music: Bernard Trontin • Mix: Denis Sechaud

DIRECTORS

Anne Baillod • Born in 1960

Biography: Anne Baillod graduated from the Ecole Supérieure d'Art Visuel (ESAV) Geneva in animation and engraving in 1987. She works as an animation director, photographer, does engravings and installations. Cofounded Ivanko Films in 1996. • Filmography : Trois Notes de clarinette (2008), Ivanko de l'ours (2003), Une femme sans préjugés (1996), L'Habit de voyage (1990), Rêve de grenouille (1987)

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Jean Faravel • Born in 1958

Biography: Jean Faravel attended the Haute école d’art et de design (HEAD) in Geneva. He works as a sound engineer and film director as well as in theatre productions. Cofounder of Ivanko Films with Anne Baillod in 1996. • Filmography : Le Géographe (1985), Le Fantôme (1998)

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Address : c/o Folimage, La Cartoucherie, Rue de Chony, 26500 Bourg-les-Valence, France

PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION

• Production company and distribution (except France) : Nadasdy Film • Producers : Nicolas Burlet, Zoltan Horvath • Distributor : Nicolas Burlet, • Address: 39 rue Eugene Marziano, 1227 Les Acacias / Geneva, Switzerland • Ph. : (+41) 79 302 1962 • E-mail : • Website : www.nadasdyfilm.ch

• Coproduction and distribution in France : Folimage • Producer : Corinne Destombes • Distributor : Jeremy Mourlam, • Address: La Cartoucherie, Rue de Chony, 26500 Bourg-les-Valence, France • Ph. : (+33) 475 78 48 68 • E-mail : • Website : www.folimage.fr

PARTICIPATION IN FESTIVALS

2016 : Animatou, Geneva (Switzerland) • 2017: Journées de Soleure (Switzerland) - Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (France) - Festival de cinéma d’animation de Pontarlier (France) - Trois Jours Trop Courts, Castres (France) - Golden Kuker, Sofia (Bulgarie) - Plein la bobine Festival de cinéma Jeunes Publics du Massif du Sancy, La Bourboule (France) - Le Court Nous Tient, Paris (France) - Neum Animated Film Festival (Bosnie Herzegovine) > Best Art Award - Zlin Film Festival (Czech Republic) - Five Lakes Filmfestival, Bavaria (Germany) - KIKI International film festival for kids, Zabok (Croatia) - Faites des courts, Brie-Comte-Robert (France) - Festival de la petite école du film court, Nancy (France) - International Film Festival For Children and Youth, Yerevan (Armenia) - Partie(s) de Campagne, Ouroux en Morvan (France) - Festival de cinéma à Vernon (France) - Bourg en Bresse Animation Festival Festival (France) - Paris International Animation Film Festival (France) - Imaginaria Film Festival, Conversano (Italy)

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Contact concerning the film's submission, shipment and return of screeners and exhibition copies:

Mikhal Bak, film’s festivals agent • 60 rue du 19 Mars 1962, 94500 Champigny-sur-Marne, France

Ph.: (+33) 979 34 99 02 • E-mail:

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