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
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)
-
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