Lucrèce Andreae and Hugo de Faucompret, guests of "Chemins de la création" 2024

The 2024 edition of " Chemins de la création " will take place on October 18 and 19 at the Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud.

A not-to-be-missed professional event, these meetings, co-organized by NEF Animation and the Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud, are an opportunity for animation professionals to share their experience and preview original feature film projects.

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Among the 5 films presented this year, two are by alumni: " Bergeronnette " by Lucrèce Andreae (Master in Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking ,class of 2010) and " Granny Is A Tree " by Hugo de Faucompret (Master in Character Animation and Animated Filmmaking, class of 2015).

"Wagtail" by Lucrèce Andreae

Presented at Annecy this year as part of the MIFA pitch, "Bergeronnette" is Lucrèce Andreae's first feature film.

This fantastic comedy turns the codes of fairy tales on their head to tackle the themes of the human/nature relationship and the quest for gender identity.

Pierre will be a shepherd, like his father. Serious and authoritarian. But he's just the opposite! So at night, he sneaks off to get a breath of fresh air from a good woman with a temper. What if, deep down, he's a bit of a witch?

"Granny is a Tree " by Hugo De Faucompret

Hugo De Faucompret won the Jury Prize in the TV Special category at the Annecy Festival in 2021 for " Maman pleut des cordes ".

With " Granny is a Tree ", he picks up on the universe of this one-off and confronts his characters with the death of the whimsical Mémé Oignon.

Mémé Oignon has retired. Her daughter Cécile and granddaughter Jeanne discover Mémé's will, including her last wishes. For Cécile, granting such a wish was out of the question, but Jeanne would have none of it. With the help of some invaluable allies, she embarks on a wild rural escapade to the edge of the tangible world, accompanied by the eccentric ghost of her grandmother.