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Ruzz and Ben
200524 min 46 secFilm: Animation, Children's film
Direction: Philippe Jullien
Production: Jean Pierre Lemouland (JPL Films)Marcel Jean (National Film Board of Canada)Hélène Vayssières (ARTE France)
Script: Philippe JullienJean Pierre Lemouland
Produced by JPL Films in co-production with Arte France and the National Film Board of Canada, with the participation of Centre National de la cinématographie, Région Bretagne et Région Centre.
Searching for their lost kite among the grey buildings of the inner city, two street urchins stumble onto a hidden world where the four elements of nature coexist in perfect balance. They are terrified by a curious creature that is half vegetable, half animal, but soon realize that this mysterious character is not only good-hearted but also understands the mysteries of the wind. Over the course of this initiatory journey, the little street urchins gain an understanding of nature, and learn to master their fears. A dazzling work of puppet animation, full of delightful twists and brimming with humanity. A film without words.
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Subject categories
- Children and Youth > Children's StoriesComing of Age Stories
Credits
- director
- Philippe Jullien
- writer
- Philippe Jullien
- Jean Pierre Lemouland
- original music
- Robert M. Lepage
- production
- Jean Pierre Lemouland
- Marcel Jean
- production manager
- Armelle Glorennec
- assistant to the producer
- Francine Langdeau
- art director
- Jean Marc Ogier
- director of photography
- Pierre Bouchon
- animator
- Souad Wedell
- David Thomasse
- Pierre M. Trudeau
- set designer
- Fabienne Collet
- set execution
- Élène Dallaire
- Tiphaine Sallio
- special effects
- Matthieu Millot
- Pierre Bouchon
- camera assistant
- Guillaume Lemerle
- decorator
- Fabienne Collet
- Emmanuelle Gorgiard
- David Thomasse
- Stéphanie Lussat
- construction
- Marc Bornemisza
- machine construction
- Pierre-Yves Jamaux
- puppet making
- Souad Wedell
- Yann Leroux
- puppet making assistant
- Julien Lecomte
- decorator assistant
- Jean Claude Rozec
- picture editing
- Glenn Felix
- sound design
- Olivier Calvert
- foley
- Lise Wedlock
- foley assistant
- Nicolas Gagnon
- voice
- Aline Pinsonneault
- Diane Lefrançois
- singer
- Isabelle Rajotte
- music recording
- Robert Langlois
- post-production coordinator
- Julie Laperrière
- re-recording
- Serge Boivin
- Shelley Craig
- calibration
- Dirk Vandewalle
- photography
- Gwenaëlle Le Boulzennec
- projectionist
- Germain Huard
- production trainee
- Benjamin Beliez
- Matthieu Courtois
- puppet trainee
- Loan Gaston
- lighting trainee
- Aurore Le Vilain
- Gaétan Allain
- shooting trainee
- Yann Francès
- Ange Chevrollier
- observation trainee
- Steven Le Dévic
- Lou Leforestier
- insurance
- Paul Douvreleur
- co-producer
- Hélène Vayssières
Awards
- Award of the Children's JuryInternational Animation Film Festival / International Trickfilm Festival
- Award for Best Animation Medium FilmFestival internacional de Cine para Ninos / DIVERCINE