Once again a page turns for the Héliotrope association, the 13th edition of Un Festival c’est trop court! has concluded… Organized around 4 official competitions: European, Local Shorts, Experience, and Animation, the festival once again stands out as an essential cultural event in Nice this year. Summary…
The various juries announced their favorites, awarding more than a dozen prizes. On stage or by video messages, the directors shared their emotions and joy in response to this nomination.
A unique and premiere feature for the festival was the programming of Nos héros sont mort ce soir, the first feature film by David Perrault. Also a short film director, he participated in a masterclass titled “From Short to Feature” in the presence of production director Sébastien Autret.
Sensitive to the question of visual education, Héliotrope emphasized exchanges and sharing between school audiences and professionals.
In partnership with the Rectorat of Nice, a morning was dedicated to the Discovery of careers aimed at middle school students. With the support of the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, an entire day was dedicated to students. Festival guests had the opportunity to freely participate in various programs, including a round table on the theme of social and solidarity economy hosted by La CLAIE.
Another novelty, the desire to offer a mixed programming: cinema during the day, music in the evening. An idea very well received by the audience, who, after a day rich in cinematic discoveries, stretched their legs on the dancefloor. The Pandabar, La Zonmé, the C’Factory, and La Station punctuated the week with their musical events.
Let’s not forget the Nice Short Meeting & Work in Progress, where audiovisual professionals gather to discuss the artistic and economic issues of the short film sector. In the presence of Touscoprod, the Regional Council PACA, and several production companies, this day is a real added value for the festival.
In short, the 13th edition of Un festival c’est trop court! included:
6 days, 60 screenings, 159 films including 83 films from the official selection, shown in 6 emblematic locations in Nice.
More than 50 cinema professionals invited, directors, producers, and actors.
1 focus on Denmark, this year’s honored country, with 4 specific programs retracing young Danish creation in light of some older works (C.T Dreyer, L.Von Trier…).
8 programs or 16 screenings offered to school students to discover short films.
2013 AWARDS
GRAND PRIZES: LÀGY ESO [BRUINE] by Dénes Nagy Hungary / 2013 / Fiction / 29’ 2,300 euros offered by the festival. DCP copy creation offered by Vidéo de poche.
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: TRISTESSE ANIMAL SAUVAGE by Florian Berutti Belgium, France / 2012 / Fiction / 20’53
SPECIAL JURY MENTION: TOTO by Zbigniew Czapla Poland/ 2013 / Animation / 12’12
BEST ACTRESS AWARD: Noémie Schmidt in CODA CODA CODA by Ewa Brykalska Belgium / 2012.
BEST ACTOR AWARD: Serge Bozon in QUI MONTE EN MOI JE SENS LE BEAT by Yann le Quellec France, Belgium / 2012
STUDENT JURY PRIZE: OÙ JE METS MA PUDEUR by Sébastien Bailly 2013 France / Fiction / 20’57
AUDIENCE PRIZE: L’AMOUR BÈGUE by Jan Czarlewski Fiction Switzerland / 2012
SPECIAL MENTION STUDENT JURY: ATOMES by Arnaud Defeys Belgium / 2012 / Fiction / 18’16
EXPERIENCE COMPETITION
EXPERIENCE PRIZE ÉNERGIE SOMBRE by Florian Pugnaire & David Raffini France / 2013 / Fiction / 14’29
LOCAL SHORTS COMPETITION
REGION PACA PRIZE: DO YOU BELIEVE IN RAPTURE? by Émilie Aussel France / 2012 / Fiction / 43’
LOCAL SHORTS PRIZE: AM I MY BROTHER’S KEEPER? by Frédéric Farrucci France / 2013 / Fiction / 24’
ANIMATION SHORTS PRIZE: IN BETWEEN by Alice Bissonnet, Aloyse Desoubries Binet, Sandrine Han Jin, Juliette Laurent, Sopie Markatatos France / 2013 / Animation, Fiction / 05’12
