{"id":5005,"date":"2024-05-08T17:26:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T15:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melocotonfilms.com\/scale-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T18:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:26:40","slug":"scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melocotonfilms.com\/en\/scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Driving along the motorway, Will loses his sense of scale. As his crippling drug addiction deepens, he struggles to unpick the sequence of events that led to his predicament, before he\u2019s lost forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Scale<\/em> is adapted from Will Self \u2019s novella Scale<\/em>, from the collection of stories Grey Area<\/em>, published in 1994.<\/p>\n

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Genre I animation (rotoscopy)
\nDirector\u00a0I Joseph Pierce<\/a>
\nScript I Joseph Pierce & Nicolas Pleskof
\nWith I Sam Spruell, Zahra Ahmadi, Evelyn & Lila Neghabian Pierce
\nLength\u00a0I\u00a013 minutes
\nInternational sales I Salaud Morisset<\/p>\n

Trailer<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Broadcaster: Arte<\/p>\n

Funds :
\nCNC Development fund for innovative projects – FAIA CNC
\nCNC Production grant – Aide avant r\u00e9alisation du CNC
\nCNC CVS – Special effects grant – Procirep-Angoa Producer’s Grant<\/p>\n

Production grants from R\u00e9gion Nouvelle Aquitaine * D\u00e9partement de la Charente * R\u00e9gion Auvvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes * R\u00e9gion Grand Est * Eurom\u00e9tropole de Strasbourg<\/p>\n

UK coproducer: Chris Hees @ Bridge Way Films<\/a><\/span>
\nSupported by BFI<\/p>\n

Belgian coproducers: J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Mazurek & Christophe Beaujean @\u00a0Oz\u00f9 Productions<\/a><\/span>
\nSupported by FWB<\/p>\n

Czech coproducer: Jiri Konecky @ Endorfilm<\/a><\/span>
\nSupported by the Czech Film Centre<\/p>\n

Project pitched at Clermont Ferrand’s Euro Connection coproduction market in 2020<\/p>\n

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Festivals<\/strong><\/p>\n

2022
\nCritic’s Week \u2013 Cannes Film Festival<\/strong> (France) \u2013 Special screening
\nAnnecy International Animation Film Festival<\/strong> (France) \u2013 Official Competition
\nCurtas Vila Do Conde<\/strong> (Portugal) \u2013 Official Competition
\nGuanajuato International Film<\/strong> (Mexico) \u2013 International competition
\nCerdanya Film Festival<\/strong> (France) \u2013 Official Competition
\nHollyShorts Film Festival<\/strong> (USA) \u2013 Official Competition
\nAnimist Tallinn<\/strong> (Estonia) \u2013 Official Competition
\nCasa da Anima\u00e7\u00e3o<\/strong> (Portugal) \u2013 Non-competitive
\nEtrange Festival<\/strong> (France) \u2013 Official Competition
\nLe Festival Silhouette<\/strong> (France) \u2013 Official Competition
\nSeoul Yeongdeungpo International Extreme-short Image & Film Festival<\/strong> (South Korea) \u2013 Official Competition
\nPaysages de Cin\u00e9astes<\/strong> (France) \u2013 Official Competition
\nBatumi International Art House Film Festival (BIAFF)<\/strong> (Georgia) \u2013 Official Competition
\nFestival du film Europ\u00e9en du film fantastique de Strasbourg<\/strong> (France) \u2013 Official Competition
\nTIFF Tirana Film Festival<\/strong> (Albania) \u2013 Official Competition
\nWeird Animation Market and WFest<\/strong> (Spain) \u2013 Official Competition
\nSitges Film Festival<\/strong> (Spain) \u2013 Official Competition
\nCurt\u2019Arruda<\/strong> (Portugal) \u2013 Official Competition
\nKaohsiung Film Festival<\/strong> (Taiwan) \u2013 Official Competition
\nBucheon International Animation Festival<\/strong> (South Korea) \u2013 Official Competition
\nRaidance Film Festival<\/strong> (UK) \u2013 Official Competition
\nFestival du cin\u00e9ma international en Abitibi-T\u00e9miscamingue<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nWorld of Film International Festival Glasgow<\/strong> (UK) – Official Competition
\nAlcine 51<\/strong> (Spain) Official Competition
\nHawai\u2018i International Film Festival<\/strong> (USA) – Official Competition
\nCinanima International Animated Film Festival<\/strong> (Portugal) – Official Competition
\nRavenna Nightmare Film Festival<\/strong> (Italy) – Official Competition
\nManchester Animation Festival<\/strong> (UK) – Out Of Competition
\nRencontres Cinessonne<\/strong> (France) – Non-competitive
\nFilmfest D\u00fcsseldorf 2022<\/strong> (Germany) – Official Competition
\nSoho London Independent Film Festival<\/strong> (UK) – Official Competition
\nGiraf 18<\/strong> (Canada) – Official Competition
\nChiliwack Film Festival<\/strong> (Canada) – Official Competition
\nLondon International Animation Festival<\/strong> (UK) – Official Competition
\nAnimateka<\/strong> (Slovenia) – Official Competition
\nFestival Tous Courts Aix-en-Provence<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nLeuven International Short Film Festival<\/strong> (Belgium) – European Competition
\nFestival S\u00e9quence Court-M\u00e9trage<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nLes Arcs Film Festival<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nUsak Short Film Festival<\/strong> (Turkey) – Official Competition
\nParis Courts Devant !<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nBritish Independent Film Awards<\/strong> (UK) – Best short film
\nLondon Short Film Festival<\/strong> (UK) – Official Competition
\nClermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival<\/strong> (France) – Lab competition
\nAnimation First<\/strong> (USA) – Official Competition
\nAnima, The Brussels International Animation Film Festival<\/strong> (Belgium) – Official Competition
\nInternational Film Festival ZOOM \u2013 ZBLI\u017bENIA<\/strong> (Poland) – Official Competition
\nREGARD, Saguenay International Film Festival<\/strong> (Canada) \u2013 Official Competition
\nMovies That Matter<\/strong> (Netherlands) – Official Competition
\nLe Fest. national du film d’animation<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\n32nd Florida Film Festival<\/strong> (USA) – International Competition
\nCortisonici Festival<\/strong> (Italy) – Official Competition
\nAnifilm Internation Festival of Animated Films<\/strong> (Czech Republic) – International Competition
\nDaroca Prison Film Fest<\/strong> (Spain) – Official Competition
\nFestival du Film Court en Armagnac<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nInternational Short Film Festival of Cyprus<\/strong> (Cyprus) – Official Competition
\nFredrikstad Animation Festival<\/strong> (Norway) – Official Competition
\nUppsala Short Film Festival<\/strong> (Sweden) – Comp\u00e9tition officielle
\nParagon Film Festival<\/strong> (USA) – Official Competition
\nThe American French Film Festival<\/strong> (USA) – Official Competition
\nSan Francisco Independent Short Film Festival<\/strong> (USA) – Official Competition
\nKurzfilm, Mon Amour<\/strong> (Germany) – Screening
\nMutoscope<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nFESTIVAL CURTA CINEMA 2022<\/strong> (Brazil) – Official Competition
\nNorthern Wave International Film Festival<\/strong> (Iceland) – Official Competition
\nTweetFest Film Festival<\/strong> (UK) – Official Competition
\nThe South London Film Festival<\/strong> (UK) – Official Competition
\nTorino Short Film Market<\/strong> (Italy) – Official Competition
\nLondon Short Film Festival<\/strong> (UK) – Official Competition
\nWorld London Film Festival<\/strong> (UK) – Official Competition
\nEastern Nigeria Film Festival<\/strong> (Nigeria) – Official Competition
\nAcademy of Death Racers Festival<\/strong> (USA) – Official Competition
\nBritish Shorts Film Festival<\/strong> (Germany) – Official Competition
\nBerlin McMinnville Short Film Festival<\/strong> (USA) – Official Competition
\nPragueshorts Film Festival<\/strong> (Czech Republic<\/span>) – Official Competition
\n21th Vannes European Cinema Meeting<\/strong>\u00a0(France) – Official Competition
\nMasterclass at Star de Strasbourg<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nLondon Critics’ Circle Film Awards<\/strong> (UK) – Official Competition
\nBordeaux European Short Film Festival<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nFontenay-le-Comte<\/strong> Film Festival<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nAnimation Dingle 2023<\/strong> (Ireland) – Official Competition
\nFestival Format Court<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nFestival d\u2019un Jour<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nTiro Association for Arts<\/strong> (Lebanon) – Official Competition
\nMonstra – Lisbon Animation Festival<\/strong> (Portugal) – Official Competition
\nKinograph<\/strong> (Belgium) – Official Competition
\nSkyline Benidorm Film Festival<\/strong> (Spain) – Official Competition
\nWorld Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb<\/strong> (Croatia) – Official Competition
\nLes Etranges Nuits du cin\u00e9ma<\/strong> (Switzerland) – Official Competition
\nFastnet Film Festival<\/strong> (Ireland) – Official Competition
\nShort Shorts Film Festival & Asia<\/strong> (Japan) – Official Competition
\nIl Varco International Short Film Festival<\/strong> (Italy) – Frontiera Internazionale\/Nazionale<\/span>
\nChilemonos International Animation Festival<\/strong> (Chile) – Official Competition
\nVienna Shorts<\/strong> (Austria) – Animation Avantgarde
\nVaughan International Film Festival<\/strong> (Canada) – Official Competition
\nCinema Jove<\/strong> (Spain) – Official Competition
\nIamexinaria – Afundaci\u00f3n International Animation Film Festival<\/strong> (Spain) – Official Competition
\nBFI Animation Showcase<\/strong> (UK) – Screening
\nSomething Like a Film Festival<\/strong> (Nepal) – Official Competition
\nALPINALE Short Film Festival<\/strong> (Austria) – Official Competition
\nMecal Pro, the Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival<\/strong> (Spain) – Official Competition
\nFen\u00eatres sur Courts<\/strong> (France) – Official Competition
\nOdense International Film Festival<\/strong> (Denmark) – Animation Competition
\nSyncro Film Fest<\/strong> (Argentina) – Official Competition
\nFriss H\u00fas Budapest International Short Film<\/strong> (Hungary) – Screening
\nFestival Wifi Film Festival<\/strong> (USA) – Official Competition
\nBusho Budapest Short Film Festival<\/strong> (Hungary) – Official Competition
\nFigari Film Fest<\/strong> (Italy) – Official Competition
\nAegean Film Festival<\/strong> (Greece) – Official Competition
\nLA Shorts International Film Festival, DIGITAL EDITION<\/strong> (USA) – Official Competition<\/p>\n

Awards<\/span>
\nBest Animation<\/strong>, Curtas Vila Do Conde IFF (Portugal)
\nBest Animation<\/strong>, HollyShorts Film Festival (USA)
\nSpecial Jury Prize<\/strong>, Le Festival Silouhette (France)
\nBest Animation<\/strong>, Paragon Film Festival (USA)
\nJury Prize<\/strong>, Bucheon International Animation Festival (South Korea)
\nAudience Award<\/strong>, Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival (Italy)
\nSpecial mention<\/strong>, Northern Wave International Film Festival (Iceland)
\nBest animation<\/strong>, Eastern Nigeria Film Festival (Nigeria)
\nJury Prize<\/strong>, Mutoscope (France)
\nWinged Seahorse Award for Best Director<\/strong>, Usak Short Film Festival (Turquie)
\nBest Animated Film<\/strong>, Academy of Death Racers Festival (USA)
\nAudience Award<\/strong>, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France)
\nCritics Award for Best Short Film<\/strong>, Anima – Brussels International Animation Film Festival (Belgium)
\nBest Animation<\/strong>, Tiro Association for Arts (Lebanon)
\nBest Animation<\/strong>, International Film Festival ZOOM \u2013 ZBLI\u017bENIA (Poland)
\nStudent Animation Prize<\/strong>, Bordeaux European Short Film Festival (France)
\nJury Special Mention<\/strong>, Fontenay-le-Comte Film Festival (France)
\nEuropean Section Award<\/strong>, Skyline Benidorm Film Festival (Espagne)
\nGrand Prix<\/strong>, Festival Format Court (France)
\nBest Sound Design Award<\/strong>, Wifi Film Festival (USA)
\nGolden Zagreb Award for Creativity and Innovative Artistic Achievement<\/strong>, Animafest (Croatia)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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