This Magnificent Cake! | |
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French | Ce magnifique gàteau ! |
Directed by | Marc James Roels Emma de Swaef |
Written by | Marc James Roels Emma de Swaef |
Produced by | Steven de Beul Ben Tesseur Koen Vermaanen |
Cinematography | Marc James Roels |
Animation by | Iris Alexandre Élodie Bonnaure Andreas de Ridder Mirjam Plettinx Patricia Sourdes |
Production companies | Beast Animation Vivement Lundi Pedri Animation |
Distributed by | Cinemien GKIDS |
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Running time | 44 minutes |
Countries | Belgium France Netherlands |
Languages | French Dutch |
This Magnificent Cake! is a stop motion animated short film released in 2018, directed by Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef. [1] A coproduction of companies from Belgium, France and the Netherlands, the film centres on the history of Belgian colonialism in Africa. [2]
The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight program at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. [3]
It won the André-Martin Prize for a French short film at the 2018 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, [4] the Grand Prix at the 2018 Animafest Zagreb, [5] the Grand Prize at the 2018 Ottawa International Animation Festival, [6] and the National Grand Prix at the 2019 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. [7]
At the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, it received an honorable mention for the Best International Short Film award. [8]
It received a César Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 45th César Awards in 2020. [9]
This Magnificent Cake! | |
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French | Ce magnifique gàteau ! |
Directed by | Marc James Roels Emma de Swaef |
Written by | Marc James Roels Emma de Swaef |
Produced by | Steven de Beul Ben Tesseur Koen Vermaanen |
Cinematography | Marc James Roels |
Animation by | Iris Alexandre Élodie Bonnaure Andreas de Ridder Mirjam Plettinx Patricia Sourdes |
Production companies | Beast Animation Vivement Lundi Pedri Animation |
Distributed by | Cinemien GKIDS |
Release date |
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Running time | 44 minutes |
Countries | Belgium France Netherlands |
Languages | French Dutch |
This Magnificent Cake! is a stop motion animated short film released in 2018, directed by Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef. [1] A coproduction of companies from Belgium, France and the Netherlands, the film centres on the history of Belgian colonialism in Africa. [2]
The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight program at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. [3]
It won the André-Martin Prize for a French short film at the 2018 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, [4] the Grand Prix at the 2018 Animafest Zagreb, [5] the Grand Prize at the 2018 Ottawa International Animation Festival, [6] and the National Grand Prix at the 2019 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. [7]
At the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, it received an honorable mention for the Best International Short Film award. [8]
It received a César Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 45th César Awards in 2020. [9]