KIKO AND THE ANIMALS

23.11.2023

Children Films Selection/ France, Switzerland, 2020, 8’

Details
  • Director: Yawen Zheng
  • Screenplay: Yawen Zheng
  • Editing: Antoine Rodet
  • Music: Nathanaël Bergèse
  • Producer: Reginald de Guillebon, Nicolas Burlet
  • Production: Folimage, Nadasdy Film
  • 2021 Annecy International Animation Film Festival Prix jeune public
  • 2021 Bruxelles Festival Filem’on ECFA Short Film Award
  • 2022 Abloom Film Festival First Abloom Prize
Recap

Kiko tortures all animals. He never stops bullying them, and even the smallest mouse can't escape! How can they explain to him that they are just like him, capable of feeling emotions, of loving, and that they deserve respect?

Director

Yawen Zheng

Yawen Zheng was born in 1989 in Sichuan, China. She graduated from the University of Southern California - School of Cinematic Arts with master degree (2014-2017). During the study, her graduation film “The Song for Rain” (2012) has been selected to Annecy International Festival.

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