Once upon a time in Dragonville

Samson, a dragon bullied by the other inhabitants of Dragonville, is forced to enter Humanville. There he meets Simon, a little boy who helps him to face all the difficulties. Samson discovers a new world and, above all, a taste of friendship.

Film produced thanks to our Artist-in-Residence programme (folimage.fr/residence).

Direction Script

Marika Herz

Graphism

Ekaterina Klimova

Category

short films

Length

9 min 15 sec

Public

from 3 years old, all audience, family, young audience

Production

Folimage, Nadasdy Film. Partners : Canal + Kids, CNC, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Gebeka Films, Creative Europe MEDIA, Procirep-Angoa, Sauve qui peut le court métrage - Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, Mèche Courte, Institut Français.

Distribution

In French theaters Special screenings International sales

Awards / Festivals

26 Sélections officielles / Official selections :

- Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, France 2025
- Festival national du film d'animation (AFCA), Rennes, France 2025
- New York International Children’s Film Festival, New York, Etats-Unis 2025
- Cinemagic ‘On the Pulse’ Festival, Belfast, Irlande du Nord 2025
- IndieJúnior, Youth Program of IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Lisbonne, Portugal 2025
- Young Horizons International Film Festival, Warszawa, Pologne 2025
- Festival Faîtes des Courts, Brie Comte Robert, France 2025
- PTX XS Kids and Teens Content Festival, Taipei, Taiwan 2025
- Zlin Film Festival, Zlin, République Tchèque 2025
- Matsumoto Film Festival, Nagano, Japon 2025
- Festival Ptit Clap, Levallois, France 2025
- Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan 2025 (HC)
- Periferie Animate Festival, Bari, Italie 2025
- Göteborg Film Festival Prisma, Göteborg, Suède 2025 (HC)
- Kiki International Film Festival for Children, Zabok, Croatie 2025
- Planktoon – Competition of Short Animated Films for Children, by Supertoon Festival, Šibenik, Croatia 2025
- Anibar International Animation Festival, Peja, Kosovo 2025
- Rolan International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Yerevan, Armenie 2025
- Filmfest Sundsvall, International Children’s Films Competition, Sundsvall, Suède 2025
- Kijuko, Festival du film pour enfants et jeunes, Brême, Allemagne 2025 (HC)
- Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble, France 2025
- Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, Busan, Corée du Sud 2025
- Fantasia, Festival international de films de Montréal, Canada 2025
- FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, Badalona/Barcelone, Espagne 2025
- Giffoni Film Festival, Giffoni Valle Piana, Italie 2025
- Festival Imaginaria, Conversano, Italie 2025

Technical information

Technicals

paper cut-out

Genre(s)

adventure / action, comedy, social satire

Theme(s)

adventure, childhood, city, civilisation, communication, difference, discovery, dragon, entraide, exclusion, flying, friendship, handicap, happyness, Human Behavior, humor, learning, loneliness, meeting, Mountain, snow, society

French visa number

163 410

Process

couleur

Available print(s)

DCP, ProRes HD, H264 HD

Available version(s)

Original version (without dialogues)

Image ratio (theaters)

1:85

Image radio (TV, video)

16/9

Sound

Stereo, 5.1

HD

oui

Dialogues

oui

Year of production

2024

Credits

Producer(s)

Producteurs délégués : Reginald de Guillebon (Folimage), Nicolas Burlet (Nadasdy Film)
Producteur exécutif : Pierre Méloni (Folimage)
Directrice du développement : Corinne Destombes (Folimage)

Script

Marika Herz. Consultants : Sophie Furlaud, Samir Senoussi

storyboard

Mathieu Villon

Animation

Iulia Voitova, Marjolaine Parot, Chaïtane Conversat, Marika Herz

Decors

Marie-Emilie Amsallem

photography

Nadine Buss (consultante lumière)

Compositing

Malek Bentroudi

Music

Lucas Mège

sound design

Flavien Van Haezevelde

Editing

Antoine Rodet

Mixage

Olivier Roche