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The Letter
a film by Maxime Vouillon
12MIN – 2.35:1 – stereo & 5.1
Plot
Melle and Adam spend their days on the stoop of their orphanage, waiting for their mother’s return with a letter in her hand.
About
The production of this film required 5 weeks of stop-motion shooting. All the sets, props, and characters were made in miniature for the needs of the film by a team of talented artists from Lyon. Have a look backstage with the making of featurettes below.
written & directed by
MAXIME VOUILLON
director of photography
JEAN COMBIER
stop-motion animators
MAXIME VOUILLON & LUCAS BILLARD
set designer
CLAIRE LABORDE
accessories
ELISA MASIUK
costume design
MATHILDE STEILER
2D animator
OWEN ARCHINET
editing
MAXIME VOUILLON
colorist
JEAN COMBIER
sound editing & mixing
RAPHAËL PIBAROT
translation & title
ROBIN ZEILIGER
original score
THOMAS CAPPEAU
voices
MONA BALLET, JACQUES VANEL
making-of
SIMON BOURRAT
set photographer
BRIAC DURAND
Making Of
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Letter in this series of 6 featurettes, in which the film crew looks back on a production that is miniature in name only.
Festivals
Official selections
FILMORAMAX 2023 (film premiere)
Lyon, France
MORC COMADORI ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2023
Tokyo, Japan
RENNES NATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL 2024
Rennes, France
BLIA THREE ACTS OF GOODNESS MICROFILM FESTIVAL 2024
Tokyo, Japan
40TH GINDOU CINEMA MEETINGS 2024
Gindou, France
