Funny Fish

In the middle of the ocean, a school of fish comes to the rescue of a red fish floating on the surface of the water. They try to do everything they can to help it come back into the water and breathe, unaware that it’s in fact a balloon.

Film produced thanks to our Residence programme (young audience film).

Direction Script

Krishna Nair

Graphism

Krishna Nair

Category

short films

Length

6 min 21 sec

Public

from 3 years old, all audience, family

Production

Folimage, Nadasdy Film. Partners: Canal + Family, CNC, Procirep / Angoa, Région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Fontevraud / Nef animation, Citia, Salon du livre et de la presse jeunesse de Montreuil.

Distribution

In French theaters Special screenings International sales

Awards / Festivals

11 récompenses :

- Prix Coup de Cœur du Jury, Festival Interactif de Cinéma de Lévis, Canada 2018
- Prix du meilleur scenario, Festival du Film Merveilleux et Imaginaire, Paris, France 2018
- Prix du public, Festival Partie(s) de Campagne, Ouroux-en-Morvan, France 2018
- Prix du public, Compétition suisse, Festival Fantoche de Baden, Suisse 2018
- Best film of the programme (Periscope Award – 500 €), Intl’ animation festival ANIMANIMA, Cacak, Serbie 2018
- 2nd place, Animation for young audiences competition 6 to 12, Ottawa Intl’ Animation Festival, Canada 2018
- Best Debut Award, International Festival of Animated Films TOFUZI, Batumi, Géorgie 2018
- Meilleur court métrage pour enfant, Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Canada 2018
- Prix Bronze, Mon premier Fantasia, Montréal, Canada 2018
- Best Film for Children, Multivision, Festival d'animation de Saint-Petersbourg, Russie 2018
- Excellence Award - Short Film, Seoul Guro Kids Film Festival, Seoul, Corée du Sud 2019

93 sélections :


- Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, France 2018
- New York International Children’s Film Festival, New York, Etats-Unis 2018
- FIFEM, Festival International du film pour enfants de Montréal, Canada 2018
- Big Eyes, Big Minds, Singapore International Children’s film festival, Singapour 2018
- Festival Trois Jours Trop Courts, Castres, France 2018
- Little Big Shots, International Children Film Festival, Melbourne, Australie 2018
- Festival d’un jour, Valence, France 2018
- Regard, Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay, Canada 2018
- Festival de Cinéma en Famille de Québec, Canada 2018
- 13th Athens Animfest, Athènes, Grèce 2018
- IndieLisboa – 15th Lisbon International Independent Film Festival, Lisbonne, Portugal 2018
- 12th Flatpack Film Festival, Birmingham, Angleterre 2018
- Festival jeune public “Les yeux ouverts”, Le Havre, France 2018
- Festival de cinéma d’animation de Pontarlier, France 2018
- 10th 2018 Environmental Youth Forum (California Film Institute), Etats-Unis 2018 (HC)
- Festival du court métrage pour jeune public de Stains, France 2018
- Festival international du film d’animation d’Annecy, France 2018
- Rochester International Children's Film Festival, Rochester, Etats-Unis 2018
- Festival Faites des courts, Brie Comte Robert, France 2018
- Animafest, Word Festival of Animated Films, Zagreb, Croatie 2018
- Festival international Le 7e art dans le 7e, Paris, France 2018 (HC)
- Festival Intéractif de Cinéma de Lévis, Québec, Canada 2018
- International Film Festival for Children and Youth of Zlin, République Tchèque 2018
- 8th Pune Short Film Festival, Pune, Maharashtra, Inde 2018
- Festival Séquence Court-Métrage, Toulouse, France 2018
- Festival Anima Mundi, Rio de Janeiro / São Paulo, Brésil 2018
- Palm Springs International ShortFest, Etats-Unis 2018
- Festival du Film d’Animation de Savigny, Suisse 2018
- Festival Partie(s) de Campagne, Ouroux en Morvan, France 2018
- Festival International de Films Fantasia, Montréal, Canada 2018
- Festival Imaginaria, Conversano, Italie 2018
- Festival CourtsCourts de Tourtour, France 2018
- Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada 2018
- Festival du Film Merveilleux, Paris, France 2018
- Fantoche, International Animation Film Festival, Baden, Suisse 2018
- Zinetxiki Zinemaldia, le festival du film pour enfants de Bilbao, Espagne 2018
- Festival Silhouette, Paris – Saint Ouen, France 2018
- Festival Animanima, Čačak, Serbie 2018
- Festival international du film d’animation Animatou, Genève, Suisse 2018
- Festival international du film de Nancy, France 2018
- PIAFF, Festival International du Film d'Animation de Paris, France 2018
- Festival Paysages de Cinéastes, Châtenay-Malabry, France 2018
- Carrousel international du film de Rimouski, Québec, Canada 2018
- Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest, France 2018 (HC)
- Zero Plus International Film Festival, Tyumen, Russie 2018
- Sharjah International Children's Film Festival, Sharjah, Emirats Arabes Unis 2018
- World Festival of Animated Film, Varna, Bulgarie 2018
- Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa, Canada 2018
- KROK International Animation Film Festival, Kiev, Ukraine 2018
- Milwaukee Film Festival, Milwaukee, Etats-Unis 2018
- Taichung International Animation Festival, Taiwan 2018
- Festival TOFUZI, Batumi, Géorgie 2018
- Lahore International Children’s Film Festival, Pakistan 2018
- KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival, Pays-Bas 2018
- New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Hokkaido, Japon 2018
- Festival Cinekid, Amsterdam, Pays-Bas 2018
- Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgique 2018 (HC)
- Festival Balkanima, Belgrade, Serbie 2018
- Goa Short Film Festival, Inde 2018
- Big Cartoon Festival, Moscou, Russie 2018
- Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Etats-Unis 2018
- Court en Scène, Festival international du court métrage, Troyes, France 2018
- Festival Cinemagic, Belfast, Irlande du Nord 2018
- Primanima World Festival of First Animations, Budaörs, Hongrie 2018
- Festival international du film sur le handicap, Montpellier, France 2018
- Manchester Animation Festival, Angleterre 2018 (HC)
- Tindirindis, Vilnius International animation film festival, Lituanie 2018
- Festival du Film Court en Armagnac, Condom, France 2018
- Abycine, International film festival of Albacete, Espagne 2018 (HC)
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal, Canada 2018
- Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne, France 2018
- Multivision, Festival du film d'animation de Saint-Petersbourg, Russie 2018
- Reggio Film Festival, Reggio Emilia, Italie 2018
- Children’s Film Festival of Seattle, Etats-Unis 2018
- Festival Images en vues, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Canada 2018
- Festival Animateka, Ljubljana, Slovénie 2018
- Chinh India Kids Film Festival, New Dehli, Inde 2018
- Anilogue International Animation festival, Budapest, Hongrie 2018 (HC)
- Festival du film court francophone de Vaulx-en-Velin, France 2018
- Festival international du film d'éducation d'Evreux, France 2018 (HC)
- IndieJunior Allianz - International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Porto, Portugal 2019
- Festival Anima Bruxelles, Belgique 2019
- Festival L'ombre d'un court, Jouy-en-Josas, France 2019
- Tehran International Animation Festival, Téhéran, Iran 2019
- Providence Children’s Film Festival, Pawtucket, Etats-Unis 2019
- Festival national du film d'animation (AFCA), Rennes, France 2019 (HC)
- PLAY, Lisbon's International Kids Film Festival, Lisbonne, Portugal 2019
- Seoul Guro Kids Film Festival, Seoul, Corée du Sud 2019
- 11th CMS International Children’s Film Festival, Lucknow, Inde 2019
- Festival international de cinéma Résistances, France 2019 (HC)
- International Film Festival for Children and Youth KINOLUB, Katowice, Pologne 2019
- Festival Longue vue sur le court, Montréal, Canada 2019
- La Matatena, Festival Internacional de Cine para Niños (...y no tan Niños), Mexico, Mexique 2019

Technical information

Technicals

2D computer graphics

Genre(s)

comedy, ecology / environment, humour

Theme(s)

biodiversity, fish, friendship, Human Behavior, sea

French visa number

146 247

Process

couleur

Available print(s)

DCP, DVD, Blu-Ray, ProRes HD, H264 HD

Available version(s)

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

Image ratio (theaters)

1:85

Image radio (TV, video)

16/9

Sound

Stereo, Dolby 5.1

HD

oui

Dialogues

oui

Year of production

2018

Credits

Producer(s)

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

Animation

Marc Robinet, Florent Ribeyron, Krishna Chandran A. Nair

Decors

Emilie Mercier, Reza Amirriahi, Izù Troin

Compositing

Izù Troin

Music

Frédéric Le Junter

Sound

Loïc Burkhardt

Editing

Hervé Guichard

Mixage

Thomas Besson

Voice(s)

Liam Gibert, Anna Tessier, Hal Collomb

Available on DVD
DVD La Résidence 'jeune public'

DVD La Résidence 'jeune public'

DVD Petits contes sous la neige

DVD Petits contes sous la neige

Available on VOD Vimeo on demand