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L'abattu des vents
Synopsis
Alone on a secluded island, a lightkeeper is prisoner of his own madness.
Cast & Crew
- Screenplay : Félix-Antoine Garneau-Chouinard
- Cinematographer : Anthony Labrecque, Alexandre Desjardins, Félix-Antoine Garneau-Chouinard, Jérôme Collin et Maxime Giard
- Editor : Félix-Antoine Garneau-Chouinard
- Sound mix : Zachary Gilbert
- Sound editor : Zachary Gilbert
- Music : Zachary Gilbert
- Artistic director : Anthony Labrecque, Alexandre Desjardins, Félix-Antoine Garneau-Chouinard, Jérôme Collin et Maxime Giard
- Production : Alexandre Desjardins, Anthony Labrecque, Jérôme Collin et Maxime Giard
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Biography
The “L’abattu des vents” team was formed in 2019, after the second year for the team members at the Baccalauréat en Art et Science de L’Animation of the Laval University. Having all worked together on different animation projects during school, they decided to team up for their graduation project. It is their passion for experimental cinema, immersive atmosphere and their desire to create a unique visual universe that guided them through the production of “L’abattu des vents”.
Festivals
- 2021 -
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada
- 2022 -
Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Canada
Athens Animfest, Grèce
Festival du Film Étudiant de Québec, Canada | Prix du Meilleur Film d'Animation
Capital City Film Festival, États-Unis
ZLÍN FILM FESTIVAL International Festival for Children and Youth, République tchèque
Yorkton Film Festival, Canada | Best Student Productions
Figari International Short Film Fest, Italie
Fantasia Film Festival, Canada
Animation Block Party, États-Unis
Les Percéïdes, Canada
Festival Off-Courts, France
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada
Bolton International Film Festival (Student), Royaume-Uni
Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film Festival, Macédoine du Nord | Best Short Animation Movie
Weird Film Fest, États-Unis
Chicago International Children's Film Festival, États-Unis
Blood in the Snow Film Festival (BITS), Canada
Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Horror film festival, Argentine
- 2023 -
Un poing c'est court, Vaulx-en-Velin, France
Cinema On The Bayou Film festival, Lafayette, USA
Dam Short Film Festival, Boulder city, Nevada, USA
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Montréal, Canada
National Film Festival For Talented Youth (NFFTY), Seattle, USA
Indy Film Fest, Indianapolis, USA
ClujShorts International Short Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Roumanie
Adriatic FIlm Festival, Francavilla, Italie
Fargo Fantastic Film Festival, Fargo, USA
FilmQuest, Provo, USA
Director's statement
The movie L’abattu des vents is our graduation film from the arts and science of the animation bachelor’s degree at Laval university. This is our second short movie as a team. The movie is inspired a lot by The Lighthouse from Robert Eggers. This work was a common reference that allowed us to develop as far as possible the search for a particular aesthetic and atmosphere. The five of us had the vision of a computer generated movie with a stop-motion look. This translated into a clay puppet-looking character living in realistic environments. The animation is fluid, but the expression changes are jerky, reminding those of stop-motion animation. The movie was entirely produced remotely.