Les hirondelles de Kaboul

credits

World Premiere

May 2019

Original Version

French (english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 80 min.

ISAN

0000-0002-BD0A-0000-E-0000-0000-W

Production

Les Armateurs, Mélusine Productions, Close Up Films, ARTE France - Unité Cinéma, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, KNM

Producer

Reginald de Guillebon, Stephan Roelants, Michel Merkt, Joëlle Bertossa

directed by

Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbé-Mévellec

Written by

Sébastien Tavel, Patricia Mortagne, Zabou Breitman

Editing

Françoise Bernard

Music

Alexis Rault

Animation

Nils Robin, Nicolas Debray

Cast

Zita Hanrot as voice of Zunaira
Simon Abkarian as voice of Atiq
Hiam Abbass as voice of Mussarat
Swann Arlaud as voice of Mohsen

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales

Celluloid Dreams

Worldwide Distribution

France

Memento Films International Distribution
Release date: 04.09.2019

Switzerland

Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Release date: 18.09.2019

Awards

(a selection)

• Tokyo, Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF), Award of Excellence (Feature Animation Competition) 2020 (Winner)
• Utrecht / Amsterdam, Holland Animation Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Feature 2019 (Winner)
• Angoulême, Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême, Valois de diamant 2019 (Winner)
• Angoulême, Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême, Valois de la musique de film à Alexis Rault 2019 (Winner)
• Thessaloniki, International Thessaloniki Film Festival, Fischer Audience Award (Open Horizons section) 2019 (Winner)
• Paris, César, César du Meilleur Film d'Animation (long métrage) 2020 (Nomination)
• Paris, L'Académie des Lumières, Meilleur Film d'Animation 2020 (Nomination)
• Berlin, European Film Academy e.V., European Animated Feature Film Award 2019 (Nomination)

Festivals

(a selection)

• Liberec, 11th International Festival of Animated Films ANIFILM Liberec (postponedCorona)
  06.10.2020 - 11.10.2020
• Lisbon, 19th Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival (postponedCorona)
  29.09.2020 - 10.10.2020
• Tokyo, Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2020 (TAAF) (cancelledCorona)
  13.03.2020 - 16.03.2020
• Wien, Tricky Women Festival (cancelledCorona - stopped before end)
  11.03.2020 - 15.03.2020
• Göteborg, 43. Göteborg International Film Festival
  24.01.2020 - 03.02.2020
• Solothurn, 55. Solothurner Filmtage
  22.01.2020 - 29.01.2020
• Thessaloniki, 60th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
  31.10.2019 - 10.11.2019
• Hof, 53. Internationale Filmtage Hof
  22.10.2019 - 27.10.2019
• Chicago, 55th Chicago International Film Festival
  16.10.2019 - 27.10.2019
• Bucharest, 14th Anim’est International Animation Film Festival
  04.10.2019 - 13.10.2019

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