Director
Kidnapped (1988), Since The Silence (2016), Folly (2016)
Thomas Corriveau
Painting and drawing (on paper)
Marc Béland
Key Cast
«The Choreographer»
Guido del Fabbro
Music
Olivier Calvert
Sound
Thomas Corriveau
Producer
Director Biography – Thomas Corriveau
Thomas Corriveau made his first films in the 1980s and pursued a career as a visual artist, working mainly in the fields of drawing, painting and animation. His works are part of various private and public collections and he has exhibited regularly in Canada and abroad. He is a professor at the School of Visual and Media Arts at Université du Québec in Montréal. After a two-decade hiatus, he returned to animation and is now fully involved as an independent director.
Director Statement
As a visual artist, I am interested in the transformation of still images into animation. As I draw and paint, I want the energy of the colored lines to fully participate in the emergence of a strong and sensitive bodily presence, both for the characters and the backgrounds.
Screenings and Awards:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2021
Annecy
France
June 14, 2021
World premiere
Official Selection - Animaphix – International Animated Film Festival
Bagheria
Italy
July 27, 2021
Italian premiere
SPECIAL MENTION – ANIMATED PAINTING COMPETITION - Dokufest
Prizten
Kosovo
August 6, 2021
Kosovo premiere
International Shorts Competition - Imaginaria – International Animated Film Festival
Conversano
Italy
August 22, 2021
Official selection - Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema
Boulder (Colorado)
United States
September 1, 2021
U.S.A. Premiere
Official selection - Minikino Film Week 7 – Bali International Short Film Festival
Bali
Indonesia
September 3, 2021
Asian premiere
Official Selection - The Animattikon Project
Paphos
Cyprus
September 11, 2021
Cyprus premiere
Official Selection - Choreoscope – Barcelona Dance Film Festival
Barcelona
Spain
September 13, 2021
Spanish premiere
BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT DANCE FILM - Animasyros International Animation Festival
Syros Island
Greece
September 22, 2021
Greece premiere
International Panorama - International Animation Festival AJAYU
Puno
Peru
September 29, 2021
South American Premiere
Official selection - Reykjavik International Film Festival
Reykjavik
Iceland
September 30, 2021
Iceland premiere
Official selection - Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal
Montréal
Canada
October 6, 2021
Canadian premiere
Official selection - Zinetica Festival
Pamplona, San Sebastián, Bilbao.
Spain
October 22, 2021
Official selection - Tbilisi International Animation Festival
Tbilisi
Georgia
October 30, 2021
Georgian premiere
World Panorama - Festival du Cinéma International en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Rouyn-Noranda
Canada
November 4, 2021
Official Competition - FICFA Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie
Moncton
Canada
November 11, 2021
Official Competition - Festival de Videodanza de Palma
Palma (Mallorca)
Spain
November 12, 2021
Official Selection - GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation
Calgary
Canada
November 19, 2021
Official Selection - International Izmir Short Film Festival
Izmir
Turkey
November 22, 2021
Official Selection - Panamá Animation Festival
Panama
Panama
November 26, 2021 - Multiplié Dance Film
Trondheim
Norway
January 11, 2022
Official Selection - Dance on Camera, Lincoln Center
New York
United States
February 11, 2022
Official Selection - Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Montréal
Canada
February 23, 2022
Official Selection - Animation Dingle
Dingle
Ireland
March 11, 2022
Official Selection - Bodyscope Film Festival
Moscow
Russian Federation
March 18, 2022
Official Selection - Regard – Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay
Chicoutimi
Canada
March 23, 2022
Official Selection - Animfest
Athens
Greece
March 17, 2022
Greek premiere
official selection - Ann Arbor Film Festival
Ann Arbor (Michigan)
United States
March 22, 2022
Official selection - Mecal Pro, Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival
Barcelona
Spain
March 24, 2022
Official selection - Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke
Canada
April 10, 2022
Official Selection - Moovy Tanzfilmfestival
Köln
Germany
April 22, 2022
German premiere
Official selection - ScreenDance festival
Stockholm
Sweden
April 22, 2022
Swedish premiere
Official selection - Sommets du cinema d’animation
Montréal
Canada
May 10, 2022
Compétition canadienne officielle - Animatricks 21 International Animation Festival
Helsinki
Finland
May 19, 2022
Finnish premiere
International competition - Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
Zagreb
Croatia
June 6, 2022
Croatian premiere
Official selection - Encore Dance on Film Festival
Decatur
United States
May 7, 2022
Official Selection - River Film Festival
Padua
Italy
June 1, 2021
Official Selection - Cinedans Fest
Amsterdam
Netherlands
June 22, 2022
Dutch premiere
International Short Film Competition - EnCore Dance on Film
Decatur, Georgia
United States
May 27, 2022
Official Selection - Florida Animation Festival
Tallahassee
United States
June 9, 2022
Official selection - ADF’s Movies By Movers
Durham, North Carolina
United States
June 11, 2022
Official Selection - Diversions International Short Film Festival
Sveti Ivan Zelina
Croatia
July 4, 2022
Official competition - Les Percéides
Percé
Canada
August 16, 2022
Official selection - Long weekend du court
Trois-Rivières
Canada
August 26, 2022
Official selection - ZED Festival Internazionale Videodanza
Bologna
Italy
August 31, 2022
Official selection - Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec
Québec
Canada
September 8, 2022
Official selection - Screen Dance International
Detroit
United States
September 9, 2022
Official selection - TANZAHOi International Festival
Hamburg
Germany
September 9, 2022
Official selection - Imajitari International Dance Film Festival
Jakarta
Indonesia
September 29, 2022
Official selection - Bolton International Film Festival
Bolton
United Kingdom
October 5, 2022
Official selection - Portland Dance Film Fest
Portland
United States
October 7, 2022
Official Selection - FIVC – International Screendance Festival of Chile
Santiago
Chile
October 7, 2022
Chilean premiere
Official selection - International Videodance Festival Cuerpo Mediado
Rosario
Argentina
October 17, 2022
Argentinian premiere
Mention Especial, Traslaciones mediadas – Experimental - Festival Cine a la Calle FICICA
Baranquilla
Colombia
October 17, 2022
Highlights from Festival Regard - Lobo Fest – Festival Internacional de Filmes
Brazilia
Brazil
October 16, 2022
Official competition - Cinedanza Festival
Modena
Italy
October 21, 2022
Official selection - Arpa International Film Festival
Los Angeles
United States
October 27, 2022
Official selection - Moving Body Festival
Varna
Bulgaria
October 28, 2022
Official selection - World Of Film International Festival
Glasgow
United Kingdom
November 3, 2023
Official selection - Dance On Screen FilmFestival
Graz
Austria
November 4, 2022
Official selection - Lights Dance Festival
Seattle
United States
November 11, 2022
Audience Choice winner
Official selection - AniMate Film Festival
Sydney
Australia
November 12, 2022
Official competition - Cucalorus Film Festival
Wilmington, North Carolina
United States
November 16, 2022
Official selection - Dance Onscreen
Sudbury
Canada
November 18, 2022
Official selection - Festival international de Curtas
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
December 1, 2022
Highlights from Festival Regard - Shockfest: Theater of Mystery
Los Angeles
United States
December 10, 2022
Official selection - Physical Cinema Festival
Reykjavik
Iceland
March 21, 2023
Highlights from Cinedans - TANZAHOi – Bottle Post in Thessaloniki!
Thessaloniki
Greece
April 24, 2023
Highlights from TANZAHOi - Performance Mix Festival
New York
United States
June 8, 2023
Official selection