The Black Hen
During a warm summer, Auguste, 4 , hurries each morning to the poultry house in the hope to be the first to get the black hen’s egg. But one day the nest is desperately empty…
Genre I fiction
Length I 13 minutes
Written and directed by Marion Clauzel
With Auguste Cesari, Anthony Grimbert, Roselyne de Nobili Filipini, Ghjulia Pierrini, Nicolas Poli, Kyle Garby
Production I Archibald Martin et Antonio Magliano
Editor I Ann Sophie Wieder
Image I Théo Reynal
Original soundtrack I Benjamin Guigue-Rodet
Sound I Julian Sanchez-Moreno, Colin Favre-Bulle, Armin Reiland
Festivals
2022
KUKI Interfilm, Berlin, Germany – Official Competition
Nuits Méditerranéennes, Bastia & Furiani, France – Official competition
Arte Mare, Bastia, France – Panorama
Festival du Film Français de JEJU, South Korea – Official Competition
Festival Internacional De Cine Infantil Y Juvenil, Calibélula, Colombia- Official competition
Muestra De Cortometrajes Buenos Aires / París, Argentina – Official Competition
Kaaffilm International Short Film Festival, Italia – Official Competition
FESTIHUR – Festival de Cine de Hurlingham, Argentina – Official Competition
Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival, India – Official competition
Flickyy Monthly International Creative Fest, India – Official competition
Festival de Cine Independiente de Villa de Leyva, Colombia – Official competition
FIDEMA Festival of Emotions in Argentina, Argentina – Official Competition
Festival Eurydice du court métrage, Fécamp, France – Official Competition
Festival Court Toujours, Josselin, France – Official Competition
KINÉ Muestra Internacional de Cortometrajes, Puebla, Mexico – Official Competition
Festival Saint Paul-les-Trois-Châteaux, France – Official Competition
Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival, France – Courts en musique
Festival Internacional De Cine De Tunja – FICTU, Colombia – Official Competition
Gift – Faludi International Film Festival And Photo Competition, Hungary – Official Competition
Rueil Film Festival, France – Official Competition
AQP Audiovisual Y Cine Festival, Peru – Official Competition
Festival de Cine Infantil Churumbela, Mexico – Official Competition
Utsav International Film Festival, India – Official Competition
Indie Junior, Portugal – Official Competition
Lisbon Film Rendezvous, Portugal – Official Competition
2023
Clermont Ferrand International Festival, France – Shorts in music
International Short Film Festival of Oberhausen, Germany – Children and Youth’s Competition
2ANNAS International Short Film Festival, Lithuania – International Children’s Short Film Competition
Zbliżenia International Film Festival Zoom, Poland – Short Fiction Film Competition
Jeunesse Tout Courts International Festival, France – Official Competition
Ciné-jeune de l’Aisne, France – International Competition for the youth
5th Meihodo International Youth visual media festival, Japan – Official Selection
AIFF Akida International Film Festival, Spain – Official Competition
Awards
Special Mention – Festival Eurydice du court métrage, Fécamp, France
Special Mention – FESTIHUR – Festival de Cine de Hurlingham, Argentina
Young Public Prize – JEJU French Film Festival, South Korea
Best International Short Film – Festival de Cine Independiente de Villa de Leyva, Colombia
Best cinematography – Rome Prisma Film Awards, Italy
ECFA Award – Play, Festival Internacional de Cinema Infantil e Juvenil de Lisboa, Portugal
Grand Prix – Rueil Film Festival, France
Second place – Gift – Faludi International Film Festival And Photo Competition, Hungary
Supported by Corsica’s council, the assocation Alcimé/Sacem and the CNC.