Private Project

Arctic Odyssey

Six youngsters, who had never the chance to travel are facing a challenge: Fighting weather conditions, tiredness and pain during a trek in Lapland with Nordic skis, tents and pulkas. They will need to communicate and help each others to get through this journey !

  • Aurélien Cormier
    Director
  • Julien Riquier
    Director
  • Brice Picard
    Producer
  • Alexis Maingaud
    Composer
  • Aurélien Cormier
    Editor
  • Julien Riquier
    Sound editor
  • Jerome Péquin
    VFX Supervisor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    L'Odyssée Polaire
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    52 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 7, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    Sweden
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16/9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Encuentro Mundial De Cine
    Houston, USA
    April 6, 2014
    World premiere
  • DOCM
    Nyons, Switzerland
    May 2, 2014
    European Premiere
  • V Feria Internacional de Cine Manizales
    Manizales, Colombia
    July 30, 2014
    South American Premiere
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Contracorriente
    Bogota, Colombia
    July 31, 2014
  • Munich Underground Film Festival
    Munich, Germany
    August 14, 2014
    German Premiere
  • Salon Internacional de la Luz
    Bogota, Colombia
    August 17, 2014
  • Festival SurRealidades
    Bogota, Colombia
    September 13, 2014
  • Matsalu Nature Film Festival
    Lihula, Estonia
    September 18, 2014
    Eastern European Premiere
  • Festival Dytiatko
    Kharkiv, Ukraine
    September 25, 2014
    Ukrainian Premiere
  • Seattle Latino Film Festival
    Seattle, USA
    October 8, 2014
  • Festival Ecollywood
    Lille, France
    October 9, 2014
    French Premiere
  • Festival internacional de Cine Arica Nativa
    Arica, Chile
    October 13, 2014
    Chilian Premiere
  • IFFEST Document.Art. XXI
    Bucharest, Romania
    October 18, 2014
    Romanian Premiere
  • Art&Tur International Tourism Film Festival
    Porto, Portugal
    October 24, 2014
    Portuguese Premiere
    1st Prize "Expeditions and Travelling"
  • Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes FENACO Perù
    Cusco, Perù
    November 12, 2014
    Peruvian Premiere
  • Red Rock Film Festival
    Cedar City, Utah
    November 14, 2014
  • Valle d'Itria Film Festival
    Valle d'Itria, Italy
    December 13, 2014
    Italian Premiere
    Best International Documentary - Europe
  • 8th International Children's Film Festival
    Dhaka, Bangladesh
    January 25, 2015
    Asian Premiere
  • Haida Gwaii Film Festival
    Haida Gwaii, Canada
    March 6, 2015
    Canadian Premiere
  • Universe Multicultural Film Festival
    Los Angeles, USA
    April 18, 2015
    Best Feature Documentary
  • Video Festival Imperia
    Imperia, Italy
    April 21, 2015
  • Just Film Award Festival
    San Francisco, USA
    April 22, 2015
  • ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth
    Halifax, Canada
    April 29, 2015
  • DocuTIFF
    Tirana, Albania
    May 12, 2015
    Albanian Premiere
  • Three Cities Festival
    Santo Domingo, Dominican republic
    May 16, 2015
    Dominican Premiere
  • Viva Film Festival
    Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    May 30, 2015
    Bosnian Premiere
  • Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival
    Islamabad, Pakistan
    May 31, 2015
    Pakistan Premiere
  • Auroville Film Festival
    Auroville, India
    October 5, 2015
    Indian Premiere
Director Biography - Aurélien Cormier, Julien Riquier

Frame operator and grip, Aurelien Cormier loves beautiful frames and camera movements.
Arctic Odyssey is his first try as a director.
Director at Radio France International, audio engineer and amateur photographer, Julien Riquier was assistant director on a free-ski short film.
Arctic Odyssey is his first try as an audiovisual director.

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