Animal Tales of Christmas Magic

Le Grand Noël des animaux

4–7

#animals #traditon #adventure

dir. Caroline Attia, Ceylan Beyoğlu, Olesya Schchukina, Haruna Kishi, Camille Alméras, Natalia Chernysheva
France, Germany 2024 / 72’
dubbing, English subtitles

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the world premiere of the anthology, created by six female directors from different countries, took place at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival?

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In these five stories we meet Father Christmas adrift on an island, an ambitious little chick and a precocious raccoon roaming the woods. They all have one thing in common – they are getting ready to celebrate Christmas.

France, Japan and the far North are covered in snow. This means one thing – Christmas is fast approaching! But before celebrations can begin, our characters have to overcome a few challenges. Santa must leave the ice island in order to deliver gifts. The residents of the chicken coop try to deliver eggs, a girl whose mum is still very busy searches for a Christmas tree in a logged forest, and a lost raccoon tries to get to the big animal party. Different animations inspired by traditional techniques, including cut-outs, explore the beauty of nature and remind us why we look forward to Christmas every year.