When I am sad

A smile travels through the world of sadness, transformed by emotions and thoughts but a kiss of love brings it back home.

This project won the Folimage Award at MIFA PITCHES, Animation du Monde (International Animation Film Festival of Annecy).

Direction

Lilit Altunyan

Script

Lilit Altunyan
Armine Anda

Graphism

Lilit Altunyan

Category

short films

Length

6 min 37 sec

Public

all audience

Production

Coproduction : Hoshkee Film (Armenia) / Folimage. With the support of : The Ministry of Science, Education and Sport of Armenia / National Cinema Center of Armenia, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Procirep, Angoa, Centre du Patrimoine Arménien (Valence), Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy.

Distribution

In French theaters

Folimage

Special screenings

Folimage

International sales

Awards / Festivals

Projet lauréat du Prix Folimage au Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy 2019 / Pitchs Mifa Animation du Monde.

Technical information

Technicals

2D computer graphics, linocut

Genre(s)

drama, portrait / biography, literature

Theme(s)

loneliness, sadness

Process

couleur

Available print(s)

DCP, ProRes HD, H264 HD

Available version(s)

French version, French version with English subtitles, Armenian version, Armenian version with French subtitles, Armenian version with English subtitles

Image ratio (theaters)

1:85

Image radio (TV, video)

16/9

oui

Dialogues

oui

Year of production

2021

Credits

Producer(s)

Producer : Armine Anda (Hoshkee Film). Coproducer : Reginald de Guillebon (Folimage).
Head of development : Corinne Destombes (Folimage).
Folimage CEO : Pierre Méloni

Adapted from

Adapted from the poem "When I Am Sad" by Lilit Altunyan. Adaptation by Lilit Altunyan and Armine Anda.

Script

Lilit Altunyan, Armine Anda

Animation

Mina Convers, Lilit Altunyan

Music

Miqayel Voskanyan

Sound

Miqayel Voskanyan, Tigran Kuzikyan, Ed Mesropyan

Editing

Karen Baghinyan