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LINOLEUM - Alain Chamfort / Cie Niki Noves

SYNOPSIS
In a dark room, we find two men forehead to forehead, sitting on the floor, heads connected by a helmet with an organic look. They are surrounded by silhouettes motionless and tense. In parallel in a sanitized white space, these two men face each other at a distance. They seem to have the power to influence the behavior of the other. Their violent and fierce manipulations quickly blow them to the limit of the knockout. This struggle has the effect of animating the individuals around them in the dark space. Alain Chamfort is the link between these two spaces. He is the witness and the narrator. He walks in the dark towards a ray of light. In the air there are particles that gradually draw a yellow landscape, a chaotic exterior that indicates a post-apocalyptic era. A child appears in the distance through the yellowish fog. He walks in the midst of a group of women and men of all ages walking in the same direction, looking out at the horizon of a new land.

NOTE
The duo evokes the contradictions of a single individual facing himself, he also represents humanity. The clip shows a dark face that gradually evolves towards sharing, listening, understanding. It is a form of rebirth by setting off dust in an animal movement that is humanized. The spaces of protection, the different closed spaces, the charged and colored air, indicate an unbreathable exterior, but it is not the nothingness ... The fact that the frozen bodies come back to life during the evolution of the duel, suggests the influence of our actions on everything around us and that man would have the power to reverse the course of things, the possibility of a second chance. The dust brings back to a primitive side, to the stars, to the universe.

CHOREOGRAPHY
The choreography and its setting in space leave a static state, the register of the intimate evolving towards bodies in full effusion. There are two distinct choreographies, that of the duo of dancers where the fight evolves towards a form of harmony, and this same duo immobile in another space with dancers (r) all around, linked to each other in a circle who eventually relax and become animated. Impulses, uncontrolled gestures begin to emerge. The dance is inspired by trances, rituals, traditional dances and martial arts.

  • Niki Noves
    Director
  • Niki Noves
    Art Direction
  • Christophe Garcia
    Choreographs
  • Niki Noves
    Choreographs
  • François Ray
    Director of Photography
  • Florian Berthellot
    Steadicameur
  • Julia Portanier
    1st camera assistant
  • Octavio Kern
    2st camera assistant
  • Clémence Thurninger
    Electrician chef
  • Nafsika Koskinas
    Electrician
  • Yann Seweryn
    Associate operating manager
  • Philippe Billault
    Decor chef
  • Gwladys Duthil
    Costumer / Stylist
  • Ester Manas
    Costumer / Stylist
  • Caroline Behlow
    Artistic Manager / Coach Qi Gong
  • Silène Tonello
    Chief make up
  • Mouna Benouhoud
    Make up assistant
  • Lucciano De Meideros
    Hairstyle
  • Valérie delattre
    Registry
  • Josfran De Lima Soares
    Assistant plateau
  • Samy Sokrane
    Assistant tray
  • Romain Langlest
    Studio coordinator
  • La Vâche Noire
    Turning Studio
  • Teslart Location
    Video equipment
  • Harlequin Floors, Color Vision, Teslart, Normandie formation, Phantom music and sound, Processus
    Partners
  • Nicolas Liebing
    Sound effects
  • Studio Phantom music and sound
    Sound effects
  • Niki Noves
    Visual effects
  • Tom Delguste
    Visual effects
  • François Ray & Julia Portanier
    Calibration
  • Studio Processus
    Calibration
  • Niki Noves
    Video mounting
  • Compagnie Niki Noves
    Producer
  • Pias
    Co-producer
  • Niki Noves
    Executive producer
  • Compagnie Niki Noves
    Executive producer
  • Alain Chamfort
    Music composer
  • Pierre-Dominique Burgaud
    Author song
  • Alain Chamfort
    Music director
  • Johan Dalgaard
    Music director
  • Fenixing / Pierre&Eau
    Music Edition
  • PIAS
    Label
  • Alain Chamfort
    Singer
  • Guillaume Chan Ton, Babel Kasumi, Aurélie Sebti, Lalao Pham van Xua, Aya Yasuda, Horng-Yi Lien
    Dancers
  • André & Gabrielle Sebti
    Children
  • Agnès Morin, Michaël Montarello, Caroline Behlow, Maxime Michel, Valérie Delattre, Christophe Garcia, Silènne Tonello
    Figuration
  • Niki Noves
    Writer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    LINOLEUM - Alain Chamfort / Cie Niki Noves
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 20, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,200 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    4K 3200K à 2500K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • LA Edge Film Awards / United States
    Winner - Best Music Video
  • Vegas Movie Awards / United States
    Winner - Best Music Video Award of Excellence
  • 4th Sacramento Underground Film & Arts Festival / United States
    Winner - Best Music Video 2019
  • New York Cinematography Awards / United States
    Winner - Best Music Video
  • Asian Cinematography Awards / Philippines
    Winner - Best Music Video
  • European Cinematography Awards / Netherlands
    Winner - Best Music Video
  • TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival / United Kingdom
    Winner - Best Music Video
  • Short Film Factory / Romania
    Winner - Best Short
  • Rolling Ideas Film Festival / Romania
    Winner
  • Druk International Film Festival / Buthan
    Outstanding Achievement Award - Debut Filmmaker Niki Noves
  • Druk International Film Festival / Buthan
    Outstanding Achievement Award - Music Video
  • Calcutta International Cult Film Festival / India
    Winner - Best Music Video
  • Cult Critic Film Festival / India
    Winner - Best Music Video
  • Mahul Woods International Film Festival / India
    Winner - Best Director Niki Noves
  • Mahul Woods International Film Festival / India
    Winner - Best Music Video
  • Kala Samruddhi International Film Festival / India
    Winner - Best Music Video
  • L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival / India
    Winner - Best Music Video
  • L’Age d’Or International Arthouse Film Festival / India
    Winner - Best Director Niki Noves
  • South Film and Arts Academy Festival / Chile
    Winner - Best Lighting Clémence Thurninger
  • South Film and Arts Academy Festival / Chile
    Honorable Mention - Costume Design Gwladys Duthil & Ester Manas
  • South Film and Arts Academy Festival / Chile
    Honorable Mention - Art Direction Niki Noves
  • Five Continents International Film Festival / Venezuela
    Winner - Best Video Clip
  • Five Continents International Film Festival / Venezuela
    Winner - Audience Award 1st Place
  • Five Continents International Film Festival / Venezuela
    Cinematography François Ray - Special Mention
  • Five Continents International Film Festival / Venezuela
    Best Costume Design In A Short Film Gwladys Duthil & Ester Manas
  • Five Continents International Film Festival / Venezuela
    Production Compagnie Niki Noves Special Mention
  • Five Continents International Film Festival / Venezuela
    Best Director In A Short Film Niki Noves
  • Five Continents International Film Festival / Venezuela
    Best Lighting In A Short Film Clémence Thurninger
  • DaVinci Film Festival / United States
    Finalist
  • Gold Movie Awards GMA / United Kingdom
    Semi-Finalist
  • LA Edge Film Awards
    United States
    Winner - Best Visual Fx
  • Rome Independent Prisma Awards / Italy
    Finalist
  • Florence Film Awards / Italy
    Finalist
  • Near Nazareth Festival ( NNF ) / Israel
    Finalist
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions / United Kingdom
    Semi-Finalist
  • Moscow Shorts / Russian Federation
    Official Selection
  • Muestra Movimiento Audiovisual / Mexico
    Official Selection
  • Independent StarFilmfest / Bavaria
    Official Selection
  • Long Story Shorts International Film Festival / Romania
    Official Selection
  • Aab International Film Festival / India
    Official Selection
  • Maykop International Film Festival / Russian Federation
    Official Selection
  • Aphrodite Film Awards / United States
    Official Selection
  • The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards / United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Out of the Can Film Festival / United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • 12 Months Film Festival / Romania

    Nomination Best Music Video
  • Hollywood Verge Awards / United States
    Nomination Best Music Video
  • Short To The Point / Romania
    Official Selection
  • Art Quake Kyoto ( Creativity Biennale Of Art Exibitions & Film Festival ) / Japan
    Official Selection
  • Ravenheart International Film Festival / Norway
    Official Selection
  • Vegas Award Event / United States
    Nominated
  • Gold Movie Awards / United Kingdom
    Nominated "Best Costume"
  • Pigeons d’Or Awards / India
    Nominated
  • Jean-Luc Godard Awards / India
    Nominated
  • Dragon Golden Awards / Buthan
    Nominated
Distribution Information
  • In progress ( Next release )
    Country: France
Director Biography - Niki Noves

DIRECTOR / CHOREOGRAPHER | A multi-disciplinary artist, he has been director of the Niki Noves company since 2010. A choreographer and dancer trained at the Conservatoire d'Avignon, then at the Académie de Danse in Paris where he will live his first professional experiences before creating his own structure at the age 24 years old. His creations are quickly moving towards video-dancing, with "Before Saying (I love you)" which will be presented at the Villa Noailles at the 30th fashion and photography festival and Silencio in Paris.

RÉALISATEUR/CHORÉGRAPHE | Artiste pluri-disciplinaire, ii dirige la compagnie Niki Noves depuis 2010. Chorégraphe et danseur formé au Conservatoire d’Avignon, puis à l’Académie de Danse de Paris où il vivra ses premières expériences professionnelles avant de créer sa propre structure à l’âge de 24 ans. Ses créations s’orientent rapidement vers la vidéo-danse, avec « Avant de dire (je t’aime) » qui sera présentée à la Villa Noailles lors du 30e festival de mode et de photographie et au Silencio à Paris.

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Director Statement

"The last album of Alain Chamfort was a crush, and especially the song" Linoleum "which proposes a new universe, more electronic and dark, the words which compose it and its hypnotic rhythm touch me and inspire me with each new listening. In writing to him, I wanted to bring a clip that stands out from the other supports of the album, assuming a more cinematic universe. I needed his confidence because it was a first clip realization, and what an honor it is for this iconic artist, both sensitive, discreet and in the French landscape for over 50 years! "

« Le dernier album d’Alain Chamfort a été un coup de coeur, et particulièrement la chanson « Linoleum » qui propose un univers nouveau, plus électronique et sombre, les mots qui la composent et sa rythmique hypnotique me touchent et m'inspirent à chaque nouvelle écoute. En lui écrivant, je souhaitais apporter un clip qui se démarque des autres supports de l’album, en assumant un univers plus cinématographique. J’avais besoin de sa confiance car c’était une première réalisation de clip, et quel honneur que ce soit pour cet artiste iconique, à la fois sensible, discret et dans le paysage français depuis plus de 50 ans ! »