La grogne
A film by
Dominique Dussault, Alisi Telengut
Synopsis
A child by all means tries to gain her father's affection, but the family dog proves to be a fierce rival. La grogne is a short animated film, a disquieting fable with dark humour, portraying the hurdles to maintain family equilibrium.
Highlights
Tags
2021
Drama
Animation
Genre
Drama
,
Country
Canada (Quebec)
Year
2021
Length
9'45"
Themes
Kid friendly
,
Teen friendly
,
Mental Health
,
Growing pains
,
Production
Dominique Dussault, Alisi Telengut
Director
Alisi Telengut
Scenario
Dominique Dussault, Alisi Telengut
Images
Stéphanie Weber Biron
Editing
Alisi Telengut
Artistic Direction
Alex Leriche
Sound Design
Olivier Calvert
Music
Peter Venne
Dominique Dussault, Alisi Telengut
Alisi Telengut is a Canadian artist of Mongolian descent. She creates animation frame by frame under the camera, with painting as the medium, to generate movement and explore hand-made and painterly visuals for her films. Her works received multiple international awards and nominations. In addition to being screened at Sundance, Slamdance, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), AFI, Stockholm Film Festival, ZINEBI, Ann Arbor, and various worldwide film venues and exhibitions as animation and moving image artworks, these films have also contributed to enthnographic and ethnocultural research archives.
Filmography
La grogne | Short Animation | 2021
The Fourfold | Short Animation | 2020
Nutag-Homeland | Short Animation | 2016
Solitude | Short Animation | 2016
Tears of Inge | Short Animation | 2013
Tengri | Short Animation | 2012
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Festivals
Gala Québec Cinéma - IRIS, Canada | 2022 *Best Animated Short Film
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada | 2022 *Best Animated Short Film
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada | 2022 *Prix GLOBALEX *RAYNAULT VFX
Galichnik Film Festival, Macedonia | 2022 *Best animation film
Women X Film Festival, UK | 2022 *Best Animated Film
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada | 2021
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden | 2021
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA | 2022
Bucheon International Animation Festival, South Korea | 2021
Filmfest Dresden, Germany | 2022
Tirana International Film Festival, Albania | 2022
New Hampshire Film Festival, USA | 2022
ANIMAC International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia, Spain | 2021
Animateka International Animation Film Festival, Slovenia | 2021
Sommets d'animation de Montréal, Canada | 2022
Int. Women's Film Festival Dortmund, Germany | 2023
Maryland Film Festival, USA | 2022
Sarasota Film Festival, USA | 2022
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, Canada | 2021
Black Movie Festival, Switzerland | 2022
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, Canada | 2021
Festival Stop Motion Montréal ( / Stop Motion Montreal), Canada | 2022
Pixelatl Festival, Mexico | 2022
Longue Vue sur le Court, Canada | 2021
Festival Les Percéides ( / Les Percéides), Canada | 2022
GIRAF Animation Film Festival, Canada | 2021
The Animation Festival of Halifax, Canada | 2022
Cinemagic International Film Festival, Ireland | 2022
Festival International du Film pour Enfants de Montréal, Canada | 2022
Reel 2 Real Film Festival For Youth, Canada | 2022
Landshut Film Festival, Germany | 2022
Riga Int. Film Festival 2ANNAS, Lithuania | 2022
Warsaw Animation Festival, Poland | 2022
Athens Animfest, Greece | 2022
Animaze Film Festival, USA | 2021
Still Voices Film Festival, Ireland | 2022
Desertscape International Film Festival, USA | 2022
Women X Film Festival, UK | 2022
Women With A Movie Camera Summit, UK | 2022
Drunken Film Fest, USA | 2022
Journées du cinéma québécois en Italie 2022, Italy | 2022
Festival de Cinéma d'Animation de Pontarlier, France | 2022
International Children Care Film Festival, France | 2022
TAIS Animation Showcase, Canada | 2022
Laba Daba, Latvia | 2022
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🥀 IN THE SILENCE AFTER
dir. Sebastian Delascasas
prod. Sebastian Delascasas, Reuben Hamlyn
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We're bringing 6 films with us - and a lot of cool merch, so leave room in your suitcase!
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WE WERE THE SCENERY | 98th Oscars® Shortlist
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