BESTIARY

When the girl they call "the dog" leaves their school for good, Pauline and her gang decide to choose for themselves a new pet hate, in spite of their friend Julie’s warning. Among unspoken words, rivalries and impulses of violence, this infernal quest might turn everything upside down.

  • Paul Van der Stegen
    Director
  • Mathieu Landais
    Writer
  • Paul Van der Stegen
    Writer
  • Hubert Mechin
    Producer
  • Pauline Druenne
    Key Cast
    "Pauline"
  • Julie Nicola
    Key Cast
    "Julie"
  • Rabia Ben Abdallah
    Key Cast
    "Madame Bayram"
  • Maria Giuilia Castelli
    Key Cast
    "Maria"
  • Joana Iannuzzi
    Key Cast
    "Joana"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    BESTIAIRE
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 25, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Independant of any school
  • OFF-COURTS TROUVILLE
    Trouville
    France
    September 7, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival de L'Isle d'Adam
    Isle d'Adam
    France
    September 24, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival Jeunesse en Court
    Montpelier
    France
    June 17, 2023
    Jury Grand Prize and Best Actress
  • Lisboa Indie Film Festival
    Lisbonne
    Portugal
    June 25, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival LE CLAP !
    La Roche sur Forron
    France
    June 18, 2023
    Best Actress
  • L.A. Short Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Côte Bleue Film Festival
    Carry-le-Rouet
    France
  • Que du Feu Film Festival
    Lyon
    France
    September 16, 2023
    Prix Jeunes Fauves
  • Four River FIlm festival

    Grand Prize - Best Actress
  • FestiFrance

    Brazil
    Best Actress (Pauline Druenne)
Director Biography - Paul Van der Stegen

Paul Van der Stegen is a young director from Lyon, France. After directing two short films with the support of the director of the On Vous Ment festival, he directed Bestiaire, his first produced short film, at the age of 16. He explores themes such as adolescence, the father-son relationship, social exclusion and is currently writing his next film, in collaboration with Mathieu Landais (The Smell of Us, 2014).

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