Red-Light Christmas

Directed by Francine Chassagnac

Written by Francine Chassagnac

Produced by Philippe Braunstein, Guillaume Hellouin

Animation / Drame / 13 min.



Storyline

Amsterdam, on a snowy Christmas eve. Lola, a young and lovely widow, also a prostitute, has offered money to John, a passing sailor in return for a peculiar favour. She wants him to play the part of the missing father to her little girls and offer them the traditional family Christmas dinner they never had.

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2002

35 mm Couleurs 1.66

Cast

La maman : Annick Cisaruk

Le faux papa : Marc Diabira

les autres prostituées : Catherine Mathély

Le gros marin : François Gamard

le barman : Jean-Pierre Durand

Petite fille : Lola Boumard

Petite fille : Léa Goldziuk

les clients du bar : Philipp Hellings

Le vendeur et le groom : Daniel Laloux

Crew

Production design : Annick Paulhac

Sound : Claude Gazeau

Music : Thierry Fournier

Production manager : Alice Guien, Vincent Bordes

Festivals

Cabrière d'Avignon, France (2002)

Annecy, France (2002)

Clermont-Ferrand, France (2002)

Brest, France (2002)

Leeds, Royaume Uni (2002)

Aubagne, France (2002)

Berlin, Allemagne (2002)

Odense, Danemark (2002)

Hiroshima, Japon (2002)

Kiev, Ukraine (2002)

Vaulx-en-Velin, France (2003)

Rapallo, Italie (2002)

Toulouse, France (2004)

Sydney, Australie (2002)

Dijon, France (2002)

Cesson-Sévigné, France (2003)

Lille, France (2003)

Grenoble, France (2002)

Valenciennes, France (2003)

Nice, France (2004)

La Ciotat, France (2002)

Rouyn Noranda, Canada (2002)

Bègles, France (2002)

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France (2002)

Groningue, Pays-Bas (2002)

Paris, France (2002)

Paris, France (2002)

Altkirch, France (2004)

Ebensee, Autriche (2004)

Paris, France (2002)

Amiens, France (2002)

Metz, France (2002)

Caen, France (2004)

Château-Arnoux, France (2002)

Saint-Affrique, France (2003)

Penmar'ch, France (2002)

Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot, France (2002)

Saint-Leu de la Réunion, France (2002)

Awards

Mention Spéciale - Rapallo, Italie (2002)

Prix spécial du jury - Grenoble, France (2002)

Prix ciné court - Bègles, France (2002)

Ours d'argent - Ebensee, Autriche (2004)

Prix du 1er court métrage - Paris, France (2002)

Television

France 2

ARTV - Canada

France 2

SBS - Australie

MultiTV Afrique

Ciné +

Shorts TV - France

TV5 Monde

Partners

Sparkling France 2 Centre National de la Cinématographie Procirep