Sunflower

A sunflower like no other chooses to take a new look at his environment, he will discover a totally different universe...

Direction Script

Natalia Chernysheva

Graphism

Natalia Chernysheva

Category

short films

Length

4 min 10 sec

Public

from 3 years old, all audience, family

Production

Production : Folimage. Coproduction : Studio Pchela. With the support of : Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

Distribution

In French theaters Special screenings International sales

Awards / Festivals

9 PRIX / AWARDS

- Prix jeune public, Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble, France 2023
- Child Inside Mention, Cortocircuiti Short Film Festival, Bari, Italie 2023
- Mention Spéciale du Jury Professionnel, CinéOpen, Festival du cinéma d’animation de Pontarlier, France 2023
- Winner / Short Animation, Innsbruck Nature Film Festival, Innsbruck, Autriche 2023
- Special Jury Mention, for visual integrity and honesty, Big Cartoon Festival, Moscou, Russie 2023
- Best Short Film, National Animation Award "Icarus", Moscou, Russie 2023
- Prize for a Best Short Film, XXVIII Open Animation Film Festival, Suzdal, Russie 2023
- Prix du Public / Meilleur court métrage, El Meu Primer Festival, Barcelone, Espagne 2023
- Prix des Ecoles (catégorie Pitchounes), Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest, France 2023


55 SELECTIONS OFFICIELLES / OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

- IndieLisboa International Film Festival, Lisbonne, Portugal 2023
- Festival Plein la bobine, La Bourboule / Issoire, France 2023
- Mo&Friese, Junges Kurzfilm Festival, Hambourg, Allemagne 2023
- ICARUS - Russian National Animation Award, Russie 2023
- FEST, New Directors | New Films Festival, Espinho, Portugal 2023
- Flatpack Film Festival, Birmingham, Angleterre 2023
- Discovery Film Festival, Dundee, Ecosse 2023 (HC)
- Mecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival, Barcelone, Espagne 2023
- Festival Fenêtres sur courts, Dijon, France 2023 (HC)
- Festival du Film court en plein air de Grenoble, France 2023
- XI Insomnia International Open-Air Film Festival, Kaluga region, Russie 2023
- Imaginaria Animation Festival, Conversano, Italie 2023
- Göteborg Film festival Prisma, Göteborg, Suède 2023 (HC)
- Festival Silhouette, Paris, France 2023
- Fantoche, International Animation Film Festival, Baden, Suisse 2023
- Festival Parties de campagne, Ouroux-en-Morvan, France 2023 (HC)
- New Zealand International Film Festival, Nouvelle Zélande 2023 (HC)
- Filem’on, International Film Festival For Young Audiences, Bruxelles, Belgique 2023
- El Meu Primer Festival, Barcelone & Madrid, Espagne 2023
- Cortocircuiti Short Film Festival, Bari, Italie 2023
- Festival Animatou, Genève, Suisse 2023
- Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest (HC)
- Festival du film d'animation de Savigny, Suisse 2023
- Big Cartoon Festival, Moscou, Russie 2023
- Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal, Canada 2023
- Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgique 2023 (HC)
- Innsbruck Nature Film Festival, Innsbruck, Autriche 2023
- Festival international du court métrage d’Anglet, France 2023
- Anima Córdoba International Animation Festival, Córdoba, Argentine 2023
- CinéOpen, Festival du cinéma d’animation de Pontarlier, France 2023
- Taatrovers Film Festival, Eindhoven, Pays-Bas 2023 (HC)
- New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival, Japon 2023
- Primanima World Festival of First Animations, Budaörs, Hongrie 2023
- Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Etats-Unis 2023
- Armagnac Short Film Festival, Condom, France
- London International Animation Festival (LIAF), Londres, Angleterre 2023
- Feinaki Festival - Beijing Animation Week, Beijing, Chine 2023
- REX Animation Festival, Stockholm, Suède 2023
- Olympia International Film Festival, Pyrgos / Amaliada, Grèce 2023
- Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda (Québec), Canada 2023
- Ajyal Film Festival, Doha, Qatar 2023 (HC)
- Carrefour du cinéma d'animation (Festival du Forum des Images), Paris, France 2023 (HC)
- Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione, San Vito al Tagliamento, Italie 2023
- Be Green Film Festival, Taranto, Italie 2023 (HC)
- Reggio Film Festival, Reggio Emilia, Italie 2023
- Kino Athens, International Independent Film Festival, Athènes, Grèce 2024
- MAFICI, Festival Internacional de Cine de Puerto Madryn, Argentine 2023
- XXVIII Open Animation Film Festival, Suzdal, Russie 2023
- PIAFF, Paris International Film Festival, France 2023
- IndieJunior - International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Porto, Portugal 2024
- Festival Paris Courts Devant, Paris, France 2024
- Tournai Ramdam Festival, Tournai, Belgique 2024
- Festival Ciné Junior, Val de Marne, France 2024
- Festival International du Court Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, France 2024
- Providence Children's Film Festival, Rhode Island, Etats-Unis 2024

Technical information

Technicals

2D computer graphics, 2D animation

Genre(s)

comedy, social satire

Theme(s)

country, difference, environment, loneliness, nature, society

French visa number

154145

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

non

Year of production

2023

Credits

Producer(s)

Executive producers : Reginald de Guillebon (Folimage), Vladimir Gasiev (Pchela)
Producers : Pierre Méloni (Folimage), Anna Djioeva (Pchela)
Heads of development : Corinne Destombes (Folimage), Maria Muat (Pchela)

Adapted from

Based on a story from Kalina Svejin.

Script

Natalia Chernysheva

Animation

Iouri Tcherenkov. Additional Animation : Toby Jackman, Nils Balleydier, Iulia Voitova, Natalia Chernysheva, Alexandre Cormier, Vera Pozdeeva

Compositing

Malek Bentroudi

colors

Natalia Chernysheva, Maša Avramović, Anastasia Melihova

Music

Artem Fadeev

Editing

Natalia Chernysheva

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