Best Animation

The Seine's Tears

by Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, Alice Letailleur
Pôle 3D, France

Jury Motivation

For a cleverly crafted animation with a strong emotional impact which deals with the 1961 Paris massacre of Algerian protesters.

Synopsis

17 october 1961, "Algerian workers" get down the streets to manifest against the mandatory curfew imposed by the Police prefecture.

Director's biography

Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer and Alice Letailleur have graduated from the Pôle 3D school (Roubaix, France). In 2021, they co-directed the short film "The Seine's tears".

Credits

Director: Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, Alice Letailleur
Screenplay: Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard
Music: Ibrahim Maalouf, Pierre-Antoine Naline, Luis Galceran
Producer Carlos De Carvalho

Specifications

Original title Les larmes de la Seine
Runinig time 09'
Film type Animation
Country France
Completion date July 2021