Ma vie de Courgette
My Life As A Zucchini
Mein Leben als Zucchini
Switzerland / France, May 2016
FILM,
Animation,
66 min.
- directed by
- Claude Barras
- Written by
- Céline Sciamma, Germano Zullo, Claude Barras, Morgan Navarro
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- ritaproductions.com/ma-vie-de-courgette
- IMDb Link
- imdb.com
Zucchini is a rather unusual nickname for a 9-year-old boy and his unique story is surprisingly universal. After his mother’s sudden death, Zucchini is befriended by a kind police officer Raymond, who accompanies Zucchini to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. At first Zucchini struggles to find his place in this strange, at times, hostile environment. Yet with Raymond’s help and his new found friends, he eventually learns to trust, finds true love and at last a new family of his own.
credits
- World Premiere
- May 2016
- Original Version
- French, colour, DCP, 66 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-AD50-0000-Y-0000-0000-9
- Production
- Rita Productions, Blue Spirit Productions, Gébéka Films, KNM, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, Canal +, France 3 Cinéma, Hélium Films
- Producer
- Max Karli, Pauline Gygax, Armelle Glorennec, Marc Bonny, Michel Merkt
- directed by
- Claude Barras
- Written by
- Céline Sciamma, Germano Zullo, Claude Barras, Morgan Navarro
- Cinematography
- David Toutevoix
- Editing
- Valentin Rotelli, Marie-Eve Hildbrand, Marina Rosset
- Sound Editing
- Benjamin Benoit, Jérôme Vittoz
- Sound Design
- Denis Séchaud
- Re-Recording Mix
- Denis Séchaud
- Music
- Sophie Hunger
- Animation
- Kim Keukeleire, Marcos Valin, Daniel Ramsay, Cesar Diaz Melendes, Marjolaine Parot, Brian Leif Hansen, Antony Elworthy, Juan Soto, Gabriel Möhring, Elie Chapuis
- Costumes
- Christel Grandchamp, Vanessa Riera Frangu
- Casting
- Marie-Eve Hildbrand
- Techniques
- Stop Motion
Cast
Gaspard Schlatter
Sixtine Murat
Paulin Jaccoud
Michel Vuillermoz
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Indie Sales
Worldwide Distribution
- Austria
-
Thimfilm GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 17.02.2017 - Belgium
-
Cinéart
Distribution
Release date: 26.10.2016 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
-
Tropik d.o.o.
Distribution
Release date: 20.04.2017 - Brazil
-
California Filmes
Distribution
Release date: 16.02.2017 - Croatia
- Demiurg Cvetka Flakus s.p. Distribution
- Denmark
- Angel Films Distribution
- Estonia
- Must Kasi (Black Hand) Distribution
- France
-
Gébéka Films
Distribution
Release date: 19.10.2016 - Germany
-
Polyband Medien GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 16.02.2017 - Hungary
- Vertigo Média Ltd Distribution
- Italy
-
Teodora Film Distribuzione
Distribution
Release date: 01.12.2016 - Japan
-
Bitters End Inc.
Distribution
Release date: 10.02.2018 - Latvia
- Must Kasi (Black Hand) Distribution
- MIDDLE EAST
- Empire Network Distribution
- Netherlands
-
Cinéart Nederland B.V.
Distribution
Release date: 13.10.2016 - North Macedonia
- Demiurg Cvetka Flakus s.p. Distribution
- Norway
-
Storytelling Media AS
Distribution
Release date: 07.04.2017 - Poland
-
Vivarto SP.ZO.O
Distribution
Release date: 02.06.2017 - Portugal
-
Outsider Films Lda
Distribution
Release date: 11.05.2017 - Romania
-
Asociatia Culturala Macondo
Distribution
Release date: 04.11.2016 - Serbia
-
Five Stars Film Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 01.03.2017 - Slovenia
- Demiurg Cvetka Flakus s.p. Distribution
- South Korea
- ANB Pictures Distribution
- Spain
-
La Aventura Audiovisual S.L.
Distribution
Release date: 03.03.2017 - Sweden
-
Folkets Bio AB
Distribution
Release date: 28.10.2016 - Switzerland
-
Praesens Film AG
Distribution
Release date: 22.09.2016 - Taiwan
- Joint Entertainment Distribution
- Turkey
- Bir Film Distribution
- United Kingdom
-
Soda Pictures / Thunderbird Releasing
Distribution
Release date: 02.06.2017 - United States
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GKIDS
Distribution
Release date: 24.02.2017 - Viet Nam
- Empire Network Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Trebon, International Animation Festival ANIFILM Trebon, Best Animated Feature Film for Children - International Competition 2017 (Winner)
- Lisbon, Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival, Audience Award 2017 (Winner)
- Zagreb, World Festival of Animated Films Zagreb, Mr. M - Feature Film Audience Award 2017 (Winner)
- Lisbon, Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival, Grand Prix MONSTRA 2017 (Winner)
-
Namur, Festival international du film francophone,
Bayard d'Or de la Meilleure Photographie
2016
(Winner)
David Toutevoix - International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, SPECIAL MENTION of the Teachers' Jury 2016 (Winner)
- Annecy, Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy, Prix du Public 2016 (Winner)
- Zürich, Zurich Film Festival, Kids Jury Award for Best Children’s Film 2016 (Winner)
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Festival des Notes et des Toiles,
Prix de la meilleure musique
2016
(Winner)
Sophie Hunger - San Sebastian, Donostia Zinemaldia – San Sebastián International Film Festival, Audience Award to the European Film 2016 (Winner)
- Festival de l'écrit à l'écran, Prix du Public 2016 (Winner)
- International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, Award of the european children’s film association (ecfa) 2016 (Winner)
- Warsaw, Warsaw Film Festival, Audience Award 2016 (Winner)
- Angoulême, Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême, Valois de Diamant 2016 (Winner)
- Annecy, Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy, Cristal du Long métrage 2016 (Winner)
- Melbourne, Melbourne International Film Festival, Audience Award 2016 (Winner)
- Kinderfilmfestival/Institut Pitanga, Preis der Kinderjury 2016 (Winner)
- Delémont-Hollywood, Prix Opale 2016 (Winner)
- Annecy, Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy, "Aide Fondation Gan à la Diffusion" pour un Work in Progress 2015 (Winner)
- London, BAFTA British Academy Film Awards, Best Animated Film 2018 (Nomination)
- Paris, Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, César du Meilleur Film d'Animation (long métrage) 2017 (Winner)
- Los Angeles, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Best Animated Feature Film 2017 (Nomination)
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Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Editing
2017
(Nomination)
Marie-Eve Hildbrand -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Editing
2017
(Nomination)
Marina Rosset -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Editing
2017
(Nomination)
Valentin Rotelli -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score
2017
(Winner)
Sophie Hunger -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Special Academy Award
2017
(Winner)
Marie-Eve Hildbrand - Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 2017 (Winner)
- Lille, European Animation Awards, Best Soundtrack in a Feature Film Production 2017 (Winner)
- Lille, European Animation Awards, Best Writing in a Feature Film Production 2017 (Winner)
- Berlin, European Film Academy e.V., EFA Young Audience Award 2017 (Nomination)
-
Paris, L'Académie des Lumières,
Meilleur Scénario
2017
(Winner)
Céline Sciamma - Paris, L'Académie des Lumières, Meilleur Film d'Animation 2017 (Winner)
- Zürich, Prix Walo, Prix Walo - Beste Filmproduktion 2017 (Winner)
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Yaoundé, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma,
Trophée Francophone Meilleure Réalisation
2017
(Winner)
Claude Barras -
Yaoundé, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma,
Trophée Francophone du Scénario
2017
(Winner)
Claude Barras -
Yaoundé, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma,
Trophée Francophone du Scénario
2017
(Winner)
Germano Zullo -
Yaoundé, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma,
Trophée Francophone du Scénario
2017
(Winner)
Morgan Navarro -
Yaoundé, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma,
Trophée Francophone du Scénario
2017
(Winner)
Céline Sciamma - Wroclaw, European Film Academy e.V., Best Animated Feature 2016 (Winner)
- Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurter Buchmesse, Award Best youth novel adaptation 2016 (Winner)
- Los Angeles, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Animated 2016 (Nomination)
- Strasbourg, Lux Film Prize, LUX Prize 2016 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Amsterdam, 38th Cinekid Festival
19.10.2024 - 01.11.2024 -
Namur, 39e Festival international du film francophone Namur
11.10.2024 - 20.10.2024 -
Locarno, 77° Locarno Film Festival
07.08.2024 - 17.08.2024 -
La Rochelle, 52e Festival International du Film de La Rochelle
28.06.2024 - 06.07.2024 -
Montréal, 29e Festival de Films CINEMANIA
01.11.2023 - 12.11.2023 -
Angoulême, 15e Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême
23.08.2022 - 28.08.2022 -
Les Arcs, 13e Les Arcs Film Festival
11.12.2021 - 18.12.2021 -
Lisbon, 19th Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival (postponedCorona)
29.09.2020 - 10.10.2020 -
Angers, 32e Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers
17.01.2020 - 26.01.2020 -
Taipei, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2019
08.11.2019 - 24.11.2019
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Hamburg, 27. Filmfest Hamburg
26.09.2019 - 05.10.2019 -
Krakow, 59th Krakow Film Festival
26.05.2019 - 02.06.2019 -
Tokyo, 31st Tokyo International Film Festival
25.10.2018 - 03.11.2018 -
Stuttgart, 25. Internationales Trickfilm-Festival
24.04.2018 - 29.04.2018 -
Angers, 30e Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers
12.01.2018 - 21.01.2018 -
Bellinzona, 30. Castellinaria Festival internazionale del cinema giovane Bellinzona
18.11.2017 - 25.11.2017 -
15. Alice nella Città Film Festival
26.10.2017 - 05.11.2017 -
Shanghai, Shanghai International Film Festival
17.06.2017 - 26.06.2017 -
Sydney, 64th Sydney Film Festival
07.06.2017 - 18.06.2017 -
Zagreb, 27th ANIMAFEST World Festival of Animated Films
05.06.2017 - 10.06.2017 -
Zlin, 57th Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth
26.05.2017 - 03.06.2017 -
Trebon, 8th International Animation Festival ANIFILM Trebon
02.05.2017 - 07.05.2017 -
Buenos Aires, 19° Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
19.04.2017 - 30.04.2017 -
TIFF KIDS International Film Festival
07.04.2017 - 23.04.2017 -
Vilnius, 22nd Vilnius International Film Festival
23.03.2017 - 06.04.2017 -
Lisbon, 16th Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival
16.03.2017 - 26.03.2017 -
Guadalajara, 32° Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara
10.03.2017 - 17.03.2017 -
Annonay, 34e Festival International du Premier Film d'Annonay
03.02.2017 - 13.02.2017 -
Park City, 33rd Sundance Film Festival
19.01.2017 - 29.01.2017 -
Solothurn, 52. Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2017 - 26.01.2017 -
Palm Springs, 28th Palm Springs International Film Festival
02.01.2017 - 16.01.2017 -
Ljubljana, 13th International Animated Film Festival Animateka
05.12.2016 - 11.12.2016 -
12e Festival du film d'Education Evreux
29.11.2016 - 03.12.2016 -
International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!
27.11.2016 - 04.12.2016 -
Krakow, 23nd International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima
22.11.2016 - 27.11.2016 -
28. Kinderfilmfestival Wien
12.11.2016 - 20.11.2016 -
Stockholm, 27th Stockholm International Film Festival
09.11.2016 - 20.11.2016 -
21es Rencontres du cinéma francophone
07.11.2016 - 13.11.2016 -
Thessaloniki, 57th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
03.11.2016 - 13.11.2016 -
Leipzig, 59. DOK Leipzig - Internationales Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm
31.10.2016 - 06.11.2016 -
10th International Children's Film Festival Filem'on Bruxelles
30.10.2016 - 07.11.2016 -
Copenhagen, 8th CPH:PIX Copenhagen Feature Film Festival
27.10.2016 - 09.11.2016 -
Jihlava, 20th Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
25.10.2016 - 30.10.2016 -
61. Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid
22.10.2016 - 29.10.2016 -
Puchon, Bucheon International Animation Festival
21.10.2016 - 25.10.2016 -
Haifa, 32nd International Film Festival Haifa
15.10.2016 - 24.10.2016 -
Ghent, 43rd International Film Festival Ghent
11.10.2016 - 21.10.2016 -
La Roche-sur-Yon, 7e Festival international du film La Roche-sur-Yon
10.10.2016 - 16.10.2016 -
Warsaw, 32nd Warsaw International Film Festival
07.10.2016 - 16.10.2016 -
Genève, 11e Festival international du film d'animation Animatou
06.10.2016 - 14.10.2016 -
Festival Diritti Umani Lugano
05.10.2016 - 09.10.2016 -
London, 60th BFI London Film Festival
05.10.2016 - 16.10.2016 -
Namur, 31e Festival international du film francophone Namur
30.09.2016 - 07.10.2016 -
Delémont-Hollywood
26.09.2016 - 30.09.2016 -
Zürich, 12. Zurich Film Festival
22.09.2016 - 02.10.2016 -
Festival des Notes et des Toiles
22.09.2016 - 25.09.2016 -
Festival de l'écrit à l'écran
20.09.2016 - 25.09.2016 -
San Sebastian, 64. Festival internacional de Cine San Sebastian
16.09.2016 - 24.09.2016 -
Bienne, 12e Festival du Film Français d'Helvétie Bienne
14.09.2016 - 18.09.2016 -
Toronto, 41st Toronto International Film Festival
08.09.2016 - 18.09.2016 -
Baden, Fantoche 14. Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm Baden
06.09.2016 - 11.09.2016 -
Venezia, 13° Giornate degli Autori
31.08.2016 - 10.09.2016 -
Angoulême, 9e Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême
23.08.2016 - 28.08.2016 -
Sarajevo, 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival
12.08.2016 - 20.08.2016 -
Melbourne, 65th Melbourne International Film Festival
28.07.2016 - 14.08.2016 -
Annecy, 40e Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy
13.06.2016 - 18.06.2016 -
Cannes, 48e Quinzaine des Réalisateurs Cannes
12.05.2016 - 22.05.2016