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Choulequec

A father in search of his missing daughter arrives in the isolated village of Choulequec. His immediate confrontation with the local sheriff and his absurd regulations is a mere foretaste of what lies ahead.

  • BENOIT BLANC
    Director
  • MATTHIAS GIRBIG
    Director
  • BENOIT BLANC
    Writer
  • MATTHIAS GIRBIG
    Writer
  • BENOIT BLANC
    Producer
  • MATTHIAS GIRBIG
    Producer
  • OUPS PROD
    Producer
  • MATTHIAS GIRBIG
    Key Cast
    "Lesol"
  • BENOIT BLANC
    Key Cast
    "Chépaire & Marco"
  • JULIEN GIRBIG
    Key Cast
    "Kro' Brothers"
  • JOSEPH HERNENDEZ
    Key Cast
    "Jena-René"
  • Billie Blain
    Key Cast
    "Alma"
  • Catherine Giron
    Key Cast
    "Alma"
  • OUPS PROD
    PRODUCTION
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Choulequec
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Thriller, fantasy
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 19, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    57,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
    Strasbourg
    France
    European premier
    Official selection
  • Brest European Short Film Festival
    Brest
    France
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    National official selection
  • Festival du film fantastique de Bourg en Bresse
    Bourg en Bresse
    France
    May 27, 2021
    Prix du jury
  • festival de courts-métrages de Rouen et Mont-Saint-Aignan - Le Courtivore
    Rouen
    France
    June 25, 2021
  • FILMETS - Badalona Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    October 22, 2021
  • Festival Phare d'Arles
    Arles
    France
    July 27, 2021
    Prix étudiant
  • FANTASIA Film festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    August 10, 2021
    International premier
  • Short of the year

    July 1, 2021
    Special jury mention
  • Fantaspoa
    Porto Alegre
    Brazil
    April 15, 2022
    Official selection
  • Cleveland International Film Festival
    Cleveland
    United States
    April 10, 2022
    Official selection
  • Portobello film festival
    LONDON
    United Kingdom
    September 1, 2022
    Official selection
  • DROP Moscow International Film Fesival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    September 25, 2022
    Official selection
  • THE QUARANTINE FILM FESTIVAL
    Varna
    Bulgaria
    August 20, 2022
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • premium films
    Distributor
    Country: France
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - BENOIT BLANC, MATTHIAS GIRBIG

BENOIT BLANC
He graduated from the Jacques Lecoq International School. In 2011, he wrote and directed his first short film “OUPS”, which was aselected at a dozen international festivals (Rochester, Palm Springs, Cleveland, Porto, Vienna, Best of Fest New York, St Petersburg, etc.). In 2013, he created the Youtube channel BLAT, which was quickly spotted by Canal+. He then wrote and directed a dozen humorous films for the Studio Bagel/Canal+ youtube movie channel (more than 5 million views). With Benjamin Busnel and Matthias Girbig, he created the YouTube channel: INERNET. Together, they created and wrote the series: Le Département broadcast on Canal+ (Award for the best comedy program at the Web program Festival 2017). In 2019, he co-wrote and co-directed with Matthias Girbig, the short program: Roman Foto for Canal+ . The same year, INERNET received the SACD Digital Creation Award. Benoit is also an actor and plays in numerous Internet productions, in theatre and television.
MATTHIAS GIRBIG
He graduated from the “Conservatoire d'art dramatique” in Paris (9th district) in 2004, and obtained a “Licence de Cinéma” in Paris X - Nanterre the same year. He has written and directed several short films: Filmavie(s) (2001), Cut Cut (Special Jury Prize at the 48H Film Project in 2007), Droit dans le mur (Jury Prize at the Meudon festival in 2010), and Choulequec (2020). Since 2013, he is co-author on all videos of the YouTube channel INERNET and has co-directed the majority. In 2016, he was artistic director of the series Le Département broadcast on Canal+, which he co-wrote with Benjamin Busnel and Benoit Blanc. She received the Best Humour Program Award at the Web Program Festival in 2017. In 2019, he co-wrote and co-directed the short program Roman Foto with Benoit Blanc for Canal+, and the channel INERNET receives the SACD prize for digital creation. Matthias is also an actor and plays in numerous productions on the internet, on television, and in the theatre (notably with Mathieu Bauer).

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