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French Focus

Friday 15 April 2011 by Claire Spencer Cook Tags: animation, video, animated image
Extract of the clip "70 Million" by Hold Your Horses!
France is world renowned as a centre of excellence for film and animation and some of its film schools are world class. In particular, the two schools of Supinfocom in Valenciennes and Arles are recognised this side of the Channel (UK) as key places to spot the next hot animation talent.
 

8 bits / Valérie Amirault, Jean Delaunay, Sarah Laufer and Benjamin Mattern / France 2010

 

A revolution is coming and retro-gaming's 8-bit nature is about to be lost forever. John, a dressing-gown wearing, slightly unwashed anti-hero must save and protect it from its modern 3D successor. A speedy adventure through videogame history from French animation school Supinfocom’s finest. 

 

Café Allongé / Maxime Paccalet / France 2009

 

Yannick sits dreaming in a cafe. As he stands up to leave, a beautiful young woman comes in and sits down at the nearby table. Instantly in love, Yannick imagines a thousand different ways to get her to notice him, battling it out with the suave yet creepy barman. An entertaining animated tale of male fantasy vs. reality from another Supinfocom alumnus, produced by Kawanimation

 

70 million / Hold your horses ! / France 2010

 

From classic paintings such as Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ to Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’, the French-American band of "Hold your horses!" meticulously reconstructs each painting in this super-styled music video produced by L'Ogre. A joyous and cheeky celebration of ‘high art’ and popular music, where you can simultaneously test out your knowledge of art history trivia. 

 

Pleix Piu / Pleix / France 2010

 

Cute bouncy birds pop in and out of socks, cups, boots and drawers, whistling at each other to compose a charming melody. A perfect little film for Easter as the birds resemble both fluffy chicks and Easter eggs from Paris-based collective Pleix.

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