Tender Age

Shortlisted for the CÉSAR 2022 for Best Narrative Film

Diane, sixteen, exclusively lives in the eyes of her mother, Sophie. Their symbiotic relationship is becoming more and more troublesome for the teenager. At school, she clumsily expresses her need to be loved the way she is at home, like when she trades a favor for a glance, in the toilets. Big mouth, provocative and attention seeker, the young girl tries to break away from her mother. For one week-end, she wishes to live like a grown up.

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Available in VOD on ARTE Boutique

Genre I fiction
Direction and script I Julien Gaspar-Oliveri
Length I 26 minutes
With I Noée Abita, Marie Denarnaud, Ilies Kadri, Félix Kysyl

Partners
Arte France
CNC
SACD-Beaumarchais association
Pays de la Loire Region
Adami
Procirep-Angoa

Post Production Support CNC (Ex Quality Prize)

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Festivals

2020
Festival international de Clermont-Ferrand (France) – National competition
Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers (France) – Plans suivants
Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium) – International competition
Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA) – Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes Competition
Rhode Island Film Festival (USA) – International competition
Jean Carmet Festival, Moulins (France) – Official competition
Paris Court Devant (France) – Official competition
TIFF Tirana IFF, Albania
Contis International Film Festival (France) – Official competition
TISFF Thessaloniki IFF (Greece) – Official competition
Brussel Independant Film Festival (Belgium) – Official Competition
Rencontres de Calenzana (France) – Arte Section
Festival Internacional de Cine de Quito – Quito, Équateur
Festival Partie(s) de Campagne – D’Ouroux-en-Morvan
Amarcort Film Festival (Rimini, Italy) – Official competition
Festival del Cinema di Cefalù (Italy) – Official competition
Cortogenia (Spain) – Official competition
Santander Festival de Cine Independiente (Colombia) – Official competition

Sélection Prix UniFrance 2020

Awards
Critic Jury Mention, Amarcort Film Festival (Italy)
Best Narrative Short – Amsterdam Independant Film Festival
Best European Short, Sevilla Indie Film Festival (Spain)

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Trailer of the author’s previous film