Charlie's Christmas

During a snowtorm an abandonned baby is found by a postman in the middle of the forest clutching a strange sleigh-bell.

The child, Charlie, grows up in a small orphanage with six other boys. He often confides in his fetish, the sleigh-bell, and tries to unravel the mystery of his origin. A few days before Christmas he accompanies the postman, his best friend to deliver children's letters to Father Christmas…

Direction Script

Damien Louche-Pélissier
Benoît Chieux
Jacques-Rémy Girerd

Graphism

Benoît Chieux, Damien Louche-Pélissier

Category

TV specials

Length

26 min

Public

from 3 years old, all audience

Production

Folimage, France 3, ZDF, avec la participation de Canal+

Distribution

In French theaters Special screenings International sales

Awards / Festivals

- European Gold Cartoon, 1998
- Meilleur Spécial TV, Annecy
- Meilleur Film pour Enfants, Stuttgart,
- Nominé aux Emmy Awards

Technical information

Technicals

drawings on paper

Genre(s)

adventure / action, tale

Theme(s)

abandonment, adoption, childhood, Christmas, friendship, loneliness, split

French visa number

90 723

Process

couleur

Available print(s)

35mm, DCP, Betacam SP, DVD, Blu-Ray, Quicktime file

Available version(s)

French version, English version, International version (music and effects)

Image radio (TV, video)

4/3

Sound

Stereo

HD

non

Dialogues

oui

Year of production

1998

Credits

Decors

Benoït Chieux, Gaël Brisou

Compositing

Patrick Tallaron, Christian Eydoux

Music

Serge Besset

Sound

Loïc Burkhardt

Editing

Hervé Guichard

Mixage

Jean-Claude Millet

Voice(s)

Pierre-Henri Dutron, Marie-Hélène Leschiera, Françoise Monneret, Jean-Paul Racodon, Pierre Saphores

Available on DVD
DVD L'Enfant au grelot (édition 2018)

DVD L'Enfant au grelot (édition 2018)

Available on VOD Vimeo on demand