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Discover the GOBELINS films selected at the national animated film festival
As in previous years, the program of the Festival national du film d'animation (French national animated film festival ) features alumni from GOBELINS. Organized by the AFCA (Association Française du Cinéma d'Animation) from April 22 to 27, 2025 in Rennes, the festival is a genuine platform for meetings and exchanges around the challenges of animation. It supports the emergence of new talent, notably through a competition of professional and student short films, and a panorama selection (feature films, series, DIY films, music videos, etc.).
Once again this year, thefestival poster has been designed by an alumnus, this year Gilles Cuvelier (animation designer, class of 2002), director and co-founder of Papy3D Productions and Studio Train-Train.
The different selections :
- Films selected in competition
- Clips
- Home made movies
- Special screenings
- Feature films
- TV series and singles
- Encounters
Films selected in competition
"Acrobats

Directed by Eloïse Alluyn, Hugo Danet, Anna Despinoy, Antonin Guerci, Alexandre Marzin and Shali Reddy (Master in Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking
class of 2024), the film can be seen in the "Confessions nocturne" program.
A girl returns to her oppressive home and vomits acrobats in front of her family.
"Uncertified Document

Directed by Ximing Li, Ying Wan, Hao Wang and Nahee Jang (Master in Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking class of 2024), the film can be seen on the "Allo le monde" program.
Mr. Everest is dead and trapped in red tape before entering heaven.After a long journey, he accepts that paradise is very different from what he expected.
"Wormwood

Directed by Matthieu Dupille, Chenhe Liu, Philémon Martin, Ninon Quéméner, Alexander Vanderplank and Binlin Xie (Master in Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking class of 2024), the film can be seen in the "La Quête" program.
The day the radiation disappears, Simon rushes into the heart of the zone, taking his colleague Agathe with him, in the hope of recapturing a lost past.
Clips
"Alain Goraguer's "Le Bracelet

This clip was created by Benjamin Geffroy ( Graphic Motion Designer training, class of 2015) to mark the 50th anniversary of the film by René Laloux and Roland Topor.
On the planet Ygam, an ancient mythical creature known as Draag is reborn from the abyss.This is the beginning of an arid walk, guided by the inventive and ridiculous dance of an enslaved animal: the Oms.
"Jamais Je Ne Viens" by Ottis Coeur

Clip directed by Margaux Jaudinaud, a 2018 graduate of the Graphic Motion Designer course.
During an evening at a funfair, among the lights and all sorts of attractions, Camille and Margaux go from disappointment to disappointment...
Home movies
"Oscillations

Directed by Adélie Braud (Bachelor Graphiste Motion Designer, class of 2022), the film invites us to explore a strange vat that lies beneath the mountains.
Special session
"Quai Sisowath
"Quai Sisowath

Directed by Stéphanie Lansaque and François Leroy (Animation Designer, class of 2002), this short film will be screened as a special session in the "Vallée de l'étrange" program.
Phnom Penh. Nakry and Sothear meet on the Sisowath quay for their first date. As night falls, the romance turns into a nightmare when the young girl is transformed into a strange creature...
Feature films
"Angelo in the mysterious forest

Directed by Vincent Parronaud and Alexis Ducord (a 2000 graduate of the Drawing and Animation program),the film is presented in the feature-length panorama selection. Many alumni of the school also worked on the film.
Angelo, 10, dreams of being an adventurer and explorer. Until the day he and his family set off in the car to visit his beloved and ailing Grandma, when he is suddenly challenged to prove his courage. Left by mistake at a freeway service area, Angelo decides to cut through the forest to get to Grandma's house.
TV series and singles
"Sweet

Directed by Isabelle Lenoble (Animator, class of 1998), in a format of 9 episodes of 3 minutes, in vertical format, the series will be released on Instagram in April.
Douce, 40, 1 husband, 3 children, struggling with her 4th pregnancy. Selfish, spontaneous and immature, Douce has only one goal: to be a perfect mother and a good girl!
"Belfort et Lupin" "Tableau de famille
"Belfort et Lupin" "Tableau de famille

At the Château de Versailles, Belfort and Lupin, Louis XIV's favorite dog and garden wolf, form a duo as unlikely as they are inseparable. Together, the two friends are always ready to fly to the rescue of their furry and feathered companions, be they residents of the Royal Menagerie or wild animals. From discovery to rescue, Belfort and Lupin experience thrilling and emotionally-charged adventures.
"La Rivière à l'envers

Directed by Paul Leluc (animation designer, class of 2002), the series is adapted from the novels by Jean-Claude Mourlevat. The series was also presented as a Work In Progress at Annecy in 2024. The series was shot at Studio Oolala, directed by Marion Claret (Licence Gestion de la Production Audiovisuelle, class of 2016).
The story of two intersecting quests: that of Hannah, who wants to collect a drop from the Qjar River to save her bird, and that of Tomek, who wants to satisfy his desire for adventure. The two quests follow one another, intertwine and finally complement one another.
Meetings
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal" trade secret

Julien Chheng (Concepteur et Réalisateur de Films d'Animation, class of 2010), director and co-founder of Studio La Cachette, will be present at the professional days for a workshop on the making of the series"Primal" by Genndy Tartakovsky, in partnership with TVPaint, the software on which the series was made.
Behind the scenes of "Mu Yi and the handsome general".

Julien Chheng will also present the progress and manufacturing process of "Mu Yi et le beau général", his next project.
Mu Yi, an intelligent 14-year-old girl, lives in the Village of the Ancients, a community of women forbidden to men. With her two friends, she meets a traveling opera troupe performing Le Beau Général, a warrior famous throughout history for his mysterious beauty hidden beneath a precious helmet. She invites them to perform in the village, but the play awakens a wandering spirit that sows chaos.Because she has defied the taboo, Mu Yi will try to unravel the secrets of the past.
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