The Temple
A film by
Alain Fournier
Synopsis
The crew of a German u-boat on a mission in the North Atlantic witness strange phenomena on board. After an inexplicable explosion in the engine room, the submarine slowly sinks to the abyssal depths, while madness decimates the submariners.
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2022
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Animation
Genre
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Country
Canada (Quebec)
Year
2022
Length
17'26"
Themes
Teen friendly
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Dark
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Historical
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Distribution
Sasha Lane, Karen Glave
Production
Folks Animation
Scenario
Alain Fournier
Images
Gabriel Beauvais
Artistic Direction
Gabriel Beauvais
Editing
Alain Fournier, Fred Schmidt
Sound Design
Raymond Legault
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
Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Canada |2022| *Best Canadian Short Film
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada |2022| *Prix Télé-Québec
Victoria Film Festival, Canada |2022| Best ANIMATED SHORT
GIRAF Animation film Festival, Canada |2022| Audience Award for Best Canadian Short Film
SPASM, Canada |2022| *Prix du public 3e place
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada |2022| Prix Netflix Canada, Prix Maison 4:3, Prix Ô Quai des brasseurs
Longue Vue sur le Court, Canada |2022| Le prix du Meilleur court métrage québécois
Festival du film court francophone - [Un poing c'est court], France |2022| Prix du Jury Jeunesse
Desertscape International Film Festival, USA |2023| *Best Animated
SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, Spain |2022|
Imagine Film Festival, Netherlands |2022|
Telluride Horror Show, US |2022|
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Belgium |2022|
Paris International Fantastic Film Festival, France |2022|
Canadian Film Fest, Canada |2022|
FICFA, Canada |2022|
Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival, Canada |2022|
Ciné-club Temps d'écran, Canada |2022|
Festival Images en Vues, Canada |2022|
Centre Culturel Canadien de Paris, France |2022|
HEROES International Film Festival, Italy |2022|
Fenêtres sur courts, France |2022|
Landshut Film Festival, Germany |2023|
RiverRun Film Festival, US |2023|
Cinema on the Bayou, US |2023|
Film Maudit 2.0, US |2022|
Festival Même pas peur, Ile-de-la-réunion |2023|
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada |2023|
BoneBat Film Festival, USA |2023|
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Oregon, USA |2023|
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Rhode Island, USA |2023|
Hallucinations collectives, France |2023|
Bucharest Short Film Festival, Roumanie |2023|
Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico |2023|
OFF-Courts de Trouville, France |2023|
TRANSILVANIA SHORTS [International Short Film Festival], Romania |2023|
Black Sea Film Festival, Romania |2023|
International Usak Short Film Festival, Turkey |2023|
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Alabama, USA |2023|
Swedish short film day, Sweden |2023|
Festival Courts d'un Soir, Canada |2023|
Les Percéides, Canada |2023|
Fantasia, Canada |2023|
Spark Animation Film Festival, Canada |2023|
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