Saguenay international
short film festival

Synopsis

A trip into grandmother’s youth and the memories of her intimate life illustrate the status of Slovenian women in the first half of the 20th century.

Production :
Ikki Films, Olivier Chaterin and Studio Virc
Distribution :
Varicoloured OÜ
Contact :
Animation :
Émilie Pigeard
Screenplay :
Maria Bohr and Urška Djukic

In competition for :


Public Award - Official Competition

Best Documentary Short Film Award

Best Animation Short Film Award

Quebec Critic Award AQCC

Jury Prize

Direction
  • Urška Djukic

    Urška Djukic (1986) studied at the Academy of Arts in Nova Gorica. Her short Bon Appétit, La Vie! won the award for Best Short at the National Festival of Slovenian Film 2016 and she co-directed the short film The Right One. By combining live-action, animation and experimental techniques she creates hybrid visual narratives and is especially focused on exploring topics of contemporary womanhood.

  • Émilie Pigeard

    Born in 1990 in the French town Les Lilas. She entered the prestigious Arts Décoratifs school in Paris, specializing in Animation. She earned a distinction for her short graduation film Encore un gros lapin? and studied at the German Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen (HFF). Since then Émilie has been making films as a freelancer in Paris, while continuing to draw and run workshops for kids.