Family Shorts !
 

Hydro-Québec presents

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Family Shorts !
 

The young public segment of REGARD, this tremendous family cinema feast, has grown again. Its three programs, for small and big children, now stretch over two days and fill kids with stories bigger than nature. Colourful or hilarious, touching or captivating, the short films offer an unforgettable round-the-world trip on the wings of fantasy and emotion. The future cinema-lovers can experience auteur cinema with friendly or moving characters, where the extraordinary mixes with everyday life. A unique occasion that shouldn’t be missed! As a bonus, an animation on the circus theme with the « Fous du roi».

Program 1

• FlØjtelØs of Siri Melchior
  Denmark > 2010 > animation > 5 min
  In a colorful and vibrant little town, all poeple and animals whistle - with one exception, namely the small bird called Whistleless.

• The Silence Beneath the Bark of Joanna Lurie
  France > 2010 > animation > 35 mm > 13 min
  In the depths of a great forest clad in a great white mantle, curious creatures discover how beautiful and fascinating and white snow is as it whirls them giddily on their way to extraordinary encounters with the strange and wonderful.

• Thomas of Simon Garant
  Quebec > 2010 > animation > .MOV > 1 min 20 s
  In a gray autumn day, Thomas is bored.

• Monstre sacré / Sacred monster of Jean-Claude Rozec
  France > 2009 > animation > 9 min 35 s
  Accidently born among ducks, a dragon, as enormous as it is harmless, suddenly becomes a media star.

• Un petit bol d’air / A bowl of fresh air of Isabelle Catalan
  France > 2010 > animation > 2 min 6 s
  A ride on sticks in a surprising universe.

• It Wasn't a Wolf by an 11 children collective
  Belgium > 2010 > animation > 5 min 10 s
  And if the Little Riding hood hadn’t met a wolf but a dog, a dinosaur or a monkey, what would have happened?

• Jungle Beat : I Love Rock & Roll of Brent Dawes
  South Africa > 2009 > animation > 5 min
  The day Springbok discovers his echo turns out to be a lot more eventful than one would imagine.

Program 2

• Mobile of Verena Fels
  Germany > 2010 > animation > 6 min 24 s
  A cow that lives cut off from society rebels against its sad fate.

• Fluffy Mc Cloud of Conor Finnegan
  Ireland > 2010 > animation > 2 min 55 s
  A short film about man's misunderstanding and mixed relationship with mother nature.

• Lebensader (Life lines) of Angela Steffen
  Germany > 2009 > animation > 6 min
  UA little girl discovers the whole world within a leaf.

• La traversée of Élise Simard
  Quebec > 2010 > animation > 4 min 15 s
  The film follows a boy as he embarks upon a voyage into the night. He observes from his little boat the shore and its inhabitants. The Crossing is inspired by the anguishes that sometimes occurs at night, and that vanishes once morning comes.

• When a Hen Eats a Bee of Tim Frost
  United Kingdom > 2010 > animation > 30 s
  A very short film about when a hen eats a bee. Not necessarily scientifically correct.

• Lost and Found of Philip Hunt
  United Kingdom > 2008 > animation > 24 min
  A small boy finds a penguin on his doorstep and decides to escort him home… even if he has to row all the way to the South Pole! A fabulous tale on solitude and friendship, inspired by Oliver Jeffers’s book.

Program 3

• KJFG No.5 of Alexey Alexeev
  Hungary > 2008 > animation > 6 min
  In the forest, three animals have only one passion. Improvise freely with their custom instruments.

• Abuella Grillo / Granma Grasshopper of Denis Chapon
  Denmark/Bolivia > 2010 > animation > 12 min 42 s
  When Abuela Grillo sings, rain comes. That day, she has been mistreated by the farmers because of her singing too much. She decides to leave.

• 3 X 3 of Nuno Rocha
  Portugal > 2009 > fiction > 6 min
  A night watchman spends the time in a basketball court throwing a ball into the basket. He has become an expert. His ego rises when he shows his abilities to a simple cleaning employee, who also like him, is there all night.

• Higglety Pigglety Pop! of Chris Lavis et Maciek Szczerbowski
  Canada/USA > 2010 > animation > 23 min
  Jennie need new experiences in order to realize her dream of becoming the star of the World Mother Goose

• Pixels of Patrick Jean
  France > 2010 > animation > 2 min 35 s
  New York invasion by 8-bit creatures !

• Plexo de Jan Anthamatten
  Swiss > 2009 > animation > 2 min
  An extraterrestrial centipede called Plexo is hunting for prey...

• Een kleine duw de Philippe Verkinderen
  Belgium > 2009 > fiction > 15 min
  With the summer vacation coming soon, during a crucial football match for the team of the country, a sperm whale is strand on the beach of Ostend while Robbie, age 9, is victim of taunting from his classmates.

• Fly de Alan Short
  United Kingdom > 2010 > animation > 2 min 44 s
  The eternal battle between man and fly is played out with ever more comedic results to the final pay off.