La Petite Ancêtre

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The Little Ancestor > Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur



Court métrage (Short film) | Canada | Animation | 00:11:12 | 2024 | Sans-dialogue

Synopsis français.

Sur une colline balayée par le vent, dans un lieu encore jeune et exempt de toute vie, une maison ancestrale se construit d’elle-même. La demeure s’anime, se bâtit, et nous illustre sa vie longue de cent cinquante années. Brique par brique, planches par planche, chaque action petite ou grande devient sensible. Au fil des époques, elle nous amène à percevoir le passage du temps, les transformations de son milieu et sa vulnérabilité face à la frénésie inarrêtable de nos zones urbaines. La maison évolue ainsi tranquillement au cœur d’une ville grandissante et bourdonnante qui finira par expédier sa fin.

English synopsis.
On a windswept hill, in a place still young and devoid of all life, an ancestral house builds itself. The house comes to life and unveils its long life of one hundred and fifty years. Brick by brick and beam by beam, each action, big or small, shows life. Over the years, it leads us to feel the passage of time, the transformations of its surroundings and its vulnerability in the face of the unstoppable frenzy of our urban growth. The house evolves quietly in the heart of a growing and buzzing city that will eventually bring its end.

Festivals et galas :

1. FCVQ - Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Québec, Canada, September 2024
2. Girona Film Festival, Girona, Spain, September, 2024
3. ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival, Baku, Azerbaijan, October, 2024
4. Sharjah International Film Festival for Children & Youth (SIFF), Sharjah, United Arab-Emirates,October, 2024
5. Yellowknife International FIlm Festival, Yellowknife, Canada, November 2024
6. Silver Wave Film Festival, Fredericton, Canada, November 2024
7. Manchester Animation Festival, Manchester, UK, November 2024
8. SPARK Animation, Vancouver, Canada, November, 2024
9. Linea d'Ombra Festival-Vedo Animato Contest, Salermo, Italy, November 2024
10. Cinemania, Montréal, Canada, November 2024
11. Animalcoi, Alcoi, Spain, November 2024
12. Izmir International Short Film Festival, Izmir, Turkey, November 2024
13. Animafest Gdańsk International Animation Film Festival, Gdańsk, Poland, November 2024
14. Amarcort Film Festival, Rimini, Italy, December 2024
    Special Program Short Film Winner
15. International Festival of Winter Cinema, Edmonton, Canada, 7-16 February 2025
16. Animac: International Animation Film Festival, Lleida, Spain, 20-23 February 2025
17. Spokane International Film Festival, Spokane, USA, 7-9 March 2025
    Best Animated Short
    Audience Award Animation
18. New York Int. Children Film Festival, New York, USA, March 2025
19. Santiago Alvarez in Memoriam Documentary Festival, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 15-21 March 2025
20. Cinequest Film Festival, San Jose, USA, 6-23 March 2025
21. REGARD, Int Short film festival Saguenay, Chicoutimi, Canada, 20-24 March 2025
22. CINELEBU, Lebu, Chili april 1-6 2025
23. Riga Int. Short Film Festival (2 Annas), Riga, Latvia, 4-10 April 2025
    Youth Audience Award
24. Festival Quebecua, Logroño, Spain, 5-12 April 2025
25. Corti da Sogni Antonio Ricci, Ravena, Italy, 7-12 April 2025
26. Animocje International Film Festival, Bydgoszcz, Poland, 7-13 April 2025
27. Independent Days International Film Festival, Karlsruhe, Germany, 9-13 April 2025
28. RiverRun Int Film Festival, USA, 11-19 April 2025
29. Apedemak Sudan Int Animation FF, Apedemak, Sudan, april 17-20 2025
30. Hong-Kong International Film Festival, Hong-Kong, 10-21 April 2025
31. Istanbul Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-22 April 2025
32. Aulajut: Nunavut International Film Festival, Ilaquit, Canada, 23-27 April 2025
33. Made Here Film Festival, Burlington, USA, 24-27 April 2025
34. Festival du film d'animation d'Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 28- 4 May 2025
35. Mediawave International Film And Music Gathering, Rabazd, Hungary, May 2025
36. Les sommets du cinéma d'animation, Montréal, Canada May 26-31 2025
37. Festival autogéré de films engagés, Québec, Canada, 30 May - 1 June 2025
38. The Portland EcoFilm Festival, Portland, USA, March-June 2025
39. Okotoks Film Festival, Okotoks (Alberta) Canada, 4-8 June 2025
40. Le Courtivore, Rouen, France, 16 mai au 14 June 2025
41. Guadalajara International Film festival, Guadalajara, Mexique, 6-14 June 2025
42. River Film Festival, Padova, Italy, 4-21 June 2025
43. Hudson Animation & Short Film Festival, Hudson, Canada (QC), 2025 june 20-22
    Best Animated Short Film
44. FEST - New Directors / New Film Festivals, Espinho, Portugal, 21-29 June 2025
45. Palm Springs International ShortFest, Palm Springs, USA, 23-30 June 2025
    Special Mention Best Animated Film
46. Cactus International Children's and Youth Film Festival, Aoste, Italy, 23 June- 6 July 2025
47. Mecal Pro, Barcelona Int. Short and Animation Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain, 26 June- 6 July 2025
48. Short Out, Lainate, Italy, July 2025
49. Rural FilmFest, Elche, Spain, 5-7 July 2025
50. Galway Film Fleadh, Galway, Ireland, 8-13 July 2025
51. Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche, Spain, 2025 July 11-18
52. ICFF, Toronto, Canada, 27 June - 20 July 2025
53. Bridge Film Festival, Verona, Italy, July 2025
54. Life After Oil International Film Festival, Villanovaforru, Italy, 17-21 July 2025
55. Indy Shorts Int Film Fest, by Heartland Film, Indianapolis, USA, 22-27 July 2025
56. Festival du court métrage Fernando Di Leo, San Ferdinando, Italy, 1-3 August 2025
57. Quarantine Film Festival, Varna, Bulgaria, 5-9 August 2025
58. Anim sur Le Lac, Saint Félicien, Canada, 2025 August 8-9
    Audience Award
59. La Guarimba Film Festival, Amantea, Italy, 7-12 August 2025
60. Festival autogéré de films engagés, Québec, Canada, August 2025
61. Sidewalk Film Festival, Birmingham, USA, August 2025
62. Festival du Film de Knowlton, Knowlton, Canada, August 2025
63. DokuFest, Prizren, Kosovo, August 2025
64. Festival Les Percéides, Percé, Canada, August 2025
    Audience Award
    Best Animated Short Film
65. Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, Bengalore, India, August 2025
66. Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Weiterstadte Germany, August 2025
67. Animadeba, Deba, Spain, 3-6 September 2025
68. Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental de Cali, Colombie, September 2025
69. Festifilm - Beauce, Saint-Séverin, Canada September 2025
70. Minikino Film Week: Bali Int. Short FFl, Bali, Indonésia, 12-19 September 2025
71. Charlotte Film Festival, Charlotte, USA, September 2025
72. Cecinema, Ceci, Italy, September 2025
73. Festival du film de fiction historique, Plaisance-du-Touch, France, September 2025
74. Lucca Film Festival for Future, Lucca, Italy, September 2025
75. Cinemagic Film Festival, Belfast, Irlande, October 2025
76. Festival du Film Court en Armagnac, Condom, France, October 2025
77. Fresh Coast Film Festival, Marquette, USA, October 2025
78. Kaohsiung Film Festival, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, October 2025
79. Festival Filmets Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, October 2025
80. Tehran International Short Film Festival, Tehran, Iran, October 2025
81. Urban Film Festival, Paris, France, October 2025
82. Festival Int. de Cine de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 2025
83. CineEco, Seia, Portugal, October 2025
84. Corujinha, Balneário Camboriú, Brasil, 1 June - 30 November 2025
85. Coronado Island Film Festival, San Diego, USA, November 2025
86. Athens International Children's Film Festival, Athens, Greece, November 2025
87. Festival du film international de Baie-Comeau – Cinoche, Canada, January 2026

Alexandra Tremblay-Francoeur

Biographie : 

Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur est une artiste visuelle et animatrice traditionnelle 2D qui se spécialise dans la création de court-métrages d'animation. En 2016, son premier film intitulé Le passage récoltera le prix de la relève régionale lors de la 20e édition du festival Regard sur le court-métrage. Elle travaille professionnellement depuis 2019 dans le domaine de l’animation 2D et participe la même année au projet Dessins animés de La bande-Sonimage. En découlera le film Affannato, sélectionné dans une vingtaine de festivals régionaux, nationaux et internationaux.

Biography : 

Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur is a visual artist and traditional 2D animator specialized in the creation of animated short films. In 2016, her first film, entitled Le passage, will receive the relève régionale prize at the 20th edition of the Regard short film festival. She has been working professionally as a 2D animator since 2019 and, during the same year, participated in the Dessins animés project instigated by La bande Sonimage. From which will be created the short film Affannato, selected in twenty regional, national and international festivals.