Screening of Fear(s) of the dark on CineCinemaClub TV channel

Tuesday, July 1st, 19h20 - Saturday July 3rd, 15h15 - Monday, July 5th, 9h45 - Wednesday, July 7th, 11h05

Festival : Opening of Zurich Festival
François Chalet
François Chalet signs the installation of opening ceremonies of Zurich Festival 2010, with around 50 body-ballons and a projection onto the facade of the Theaterhaus Gessnerallée.
Zurich Festival. 18th June - 11th July 2010
Info & bookings : +41 (0)44 269 90 90

Festival :
13ème nuit des Lutins du Court-Métrage
On June 3rd 2010, in over 30 cities in France, in Gaumont and Pathé theaters, a selection of films nominated for the "Lutins du Court-Métrage" will be screened digitally and simultaneously. The Man with the Gordini is part of the selected films.

Série T.V. : The Happets / The Happy Pets
Laurence Jammes
Written and directed by Alex Colls Peyra and based on illustrations by Laurence Jammes and Marc Clamens, 3D animated series "The Happets / Blankies buddies" is screened on Super 3 (Catalan TV) daily at 17.20.
52 x 7', production Anera Films (Sp).

Festival :
Short Animation Award at COL-COA (L-A) for "The Man in the Blue Gordini"
The Man with the Blue Gordini was awarded best short animation film yesterday at the festival COL-COA (City of Lights, City of Angels) of Los Angeles. The jury of this festival supported by UNIFRANCE was composed of Kimberly Browning, Jeremy Kagan and Wayne Kramer.

Exhibition : Dessins d'ailleurs
Loustal
On the occasion of the publication of "Dessins d'ailleurs" (La Table Ronde publisher), the galery BDArtist(e) will exhibit the original boards of Loustal's new book.
Galerie BDArtist(e), 55 rue Condorcet, 75009 Paris, exposition from May 6th to June 16th 2010.
Vernissage in presence of the artist on tuesday, May 6th 2010, 18h30.

Festival :
Hermès Award for "The Man in the Blue Gordini"
New award for The Man in the Blue Gordini: The Hermès Award of the City, at the Short film Fetsival of Frejus. This prize is awarded by the competition jury composed with cinema professionals (President 2010: Georges Lautner), video and film buffs.

Télévision :
"U" on France 5 TV channel, Tuesday December 29th, 12:00
In the program Midi les Zouzous.

Show/Danse : Comète Comix
Marie Caillou
Dans le cadre du projet "BD Danse", le chorégraphe Emilio Calgano fait se rencontrer la musique de Bertrand Belin et les dessins de Marie Caillou qui entretiennent tout au long de la pièce le climat cinématographique d'un futur "rétro", tenant autant de Kraftwerk que de Métropolis : une époque d'avant les désillusions, où l'on rêvait encore de faire du beau avec des machines...
8 décembre au Granit de Belfort (2 représentations), renseignements : 03 84 58 67 50.
11 février au Triangle à Rennes (2 représentations), renseignements : 02 99 22 27 27.

Festival :
Two new prizes for "The Man in the Blue Gordini" !
"The Man in the Blue Gordini" has been awarded with two prizes on November : Special Jury Award at the China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival (CICDAF) in Changzhou (China) and the Audience Award at the ArtCourtVidéo Festival in Arles (France).

Note : the short film will be included in the official selection, in national competition, at the next International Short-Film Festival of Clermont-Ferrand (January 2010).

Exhibition :
Lorenzo Mattotti
The Raven
Exhibition of the original artworks of the book The Raven (éditions du Seuil) by Lou Reed and Lorenzo Mattotti, from November 18th 2009 to January 9th 2010.
Vernissage in presence of the artists on Tuesday November 17th since 18h30.
Galerie Martel, 17 rue Martel, 75010 Paris. Open from 14h30 to 19h00, from tuesday to saturday.
Informations : +33 (0)1 42 46 35 09.

The DVD The Man in the Blue Gordini
Limited edition to 100 ex. numbered.
Multi-régions DVD, PAL, 16/9, Stereo - 10 minutes.
Piste 1: Français, piste 2: English subtitles.
Exclusively on sale at PrimaLineaFactory.com and at Colette.

Event :
Grégoire Solotareff,
Young readers salon at the Lutetia
Lutetia Hotel, in partnership with l'Ecole des loisirs and Chantelivre creates his Youth Readers Salon. Grégoire Solotareff will drive this firts edition saturday November 7th from 14h to 17h 30 on the occasion of the recent publication in large format of Loulou, as well as his new album: Amour Caillou.
The program features drawing workshops drived by Grégoire Solotareff, of the film "Loulou", aftrenoon snack and dedication.
Informations : Hôtel Lutétia, lutetia-dg@concorde-hotels.com
Reservations are made in advance, as the number of places is limited.

Exhibition : Last days
François Chalet
New Freaks in Lille
After Creteil, the exhibition New Freaks takes place in Lille for automn.
Gare Saint Sauveur, HalleB, boulevard Jean Baptiste Lebas, Lille (Fr).
Open form Wednesday to Sunday, from 12h to 19h.
Infos & booking : +33 (0)3 28 52 3000.

Poster : Les herbes folles
Blutch
Blutch signs the poster of last Alain Resnais's feature, Les herbes folles, "Exceptional Prize" at last Festival de Cannes and screening in France since November 4th 2009.

Event-Live : Fondation Cartier
Blutch and Dupuy-Berberian at the Soirées Nomades
Deux Soirées Nomades coup sur coup consacrées au dessin :
- Jeudi 22 octobre, Rodolphe Burger en concert illustré par Dupuy-Berberian : Le duo de dessinateurs illustre simultanément et en direct un concert de Rudolphe Burger.
- Vendredi 23 octobre, Soirée dessin live - "Total Sun Ra" : le journaliste et musicien Joseph Ghosn propose un mix alternant des disques du pianiste expérimentateur Sun Ra tandis que Blutch souligne à travers ses dessins la dimmension visuelle des compositions.
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, 261 bd. Raspail, 75014 Paris.
Renseignements et réservation au +33 (0)1 42 18 56 72. Plein tarif : 6,50 euros, tarif réduit : 4,50 euros.

Festival :
Audience award at Animadrid for "The Man in the Blue Gordini"
In competition among the international short films of this 2009 edition, "The Man in the Blue Gordini" won the Audience Award during the closing ceremonie, in presence of Jean-Christophe Lie.

Exposition :
Grégoire Solotareff,
"A world, a book "
In Geneva, this special exhibition invites visitors to a cabinet of curiosities: favoutite objects, sources of inspiration... With this raw material, ideas take form, take colour and give birth to books …
Bibliothèque de la Cité-jeunes, Place des Trois-Perdrix, 5 1204 Genève (CH).
From September 23rd to Ocotber 21st 2009, vernissage on September 23rd 2009 at 16h in presence of the artist.

Exhibition/Meeting :
Lorenzo Mattotti
Exhibition from September 7th to October 31st 2009.
Meeting with Lorenzo Mattotti on Tuesday, October 8th 2009, 20h.
La bibliothèque-médiatèque Hermeland, rue François Rabelais, 44817 Saint-Herblain, France.
Informations : 01 42 46 35 09.

Fear(s) of the dark' DVD abroad

After a release in Australia (distribution : Madman), in Italy (distribution : Internazionale) and in UK (distribution : Metrodome), the US release is announced on 27th October 2009 (distribution : MPI Home Video).

Festival :
Two prizes for "The Man in the Blue Gordini" at the Festival d'Annecy
In competition among 40 short films of this 2009 edition, "The Man in the Blue Gordini" has been awarded with two prizes: "Jean-Luc Xiberras" award for a first film, and Junior Jury Award for a short film.
Award winners (PDF)