Beaupre The Giant
A film by
Alain Fournier
Synopsis
Beaupré the Giant marked his era with his 8’3” height. Gone too young and far from home in 1904, his journey as a phenomenon was only just beginning. In a stunning series of twists and turns, his mummified body will take more than 80 years to find its way home.
Highlights
Tags
2024
Drama
Animation
Genre
Drama
,
Country
Canada (Quebec)
Year
2024
Length
8'30"
Themes
Teen friendly
,
Historical
,
Discrimination and Stigmatisation
,
Distribution
Marcel Sabourin, Fanny Mallette
Production
Alain Fournier (Dock Films)
Director
Alain Fournier
Screenplay
Alain Fournier
Cinematography
Etienne Boilard
Art Direction
Mathieu Girard
Editing
Alain Fournier
Animation, stopmotion
Philippe Tardif
Sound Design
Stephan Chamberland
Music
Patrick Lavoie
Alain Fournier
Alain Fournier has scripted and directed several short fiction and animation films that have won awards at festivals and been broadcast around the world. He is particularly interested in Supernatural Drama genre by staging worlds and atmospheres that stand out visually. On the animation side, he has constantly explored with multiple hybrid methods, moving from puppetry to 3D. GÉANT BEAUPRÉ is a new animated short film, mixing stopmotion and 3D this time, and recounting the life and death of the famous French-Canadian giant.
Filmography
Géant Beaupré | Short Film | 2025
Le temple | Short film | 2022
Sale gueule | Short Animation | 2014
Le poids du vide | Short Animation | 2011
La cité entre les murs | Short Animation | 2010
Histoire de poches | Short Animation | 2010
Öko | Short Animation | 2009
À mère et marée | Short Animation | 2009
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Festivals
Fantasia Film Festival, Canada | 2024 * PRIX DES RÉGIONS SPIRA
Canadian Screen Awards, Canada * Nomination
Talent Tout Court - Cannes, France | 2024
Sommets du cinéma d'animation de Montréal, Canada | 2024
Les Percéïdes, Canada | 2024
Festivals du film de Knowlton, Canada | 2024
OFF-Courts de Trouville et Marché, France | 2024
Imagine Film Festival, Netherlands | 2024
Calgary International Film Fest, Canada | 2024
Spark Animation Film Festival, Canada | 2024
Yellowknife Int. Film Festival, Canada | 2024
Festival Plan d’ensemble, Canada | 2024
Festival du film de Knowlton, Canada | 2024
Festival Images en Vues, Canada | 2024
Festival de Film Créature Memphrémagog, Canada | 2024
SPASM, Canada | 2024
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada | 2024
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Canada | 2025
Festival international du film pour enfants de Montréal, Canada | 2025
Canadian Film Fest, Canada | 2025
Festival International du Film Francophone CINERGIE, Canada | 2025
Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), Canada | 2025
Cinema on the Bayou, USA | 2025
Desertscape International Film Festival, USA | 2025
Fantastic Film Festival, Australia | 2025
Short Encounters International Film Festival, Greece | 2025
ANDARAS - Traveling Film Festival, Italy | 2025
Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême, France | 2025
Weird Market & WFest, Spain | 2025
Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, South Korea | 2025
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News
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