Ma Vie De Courgette (La vida de Calabacín), Claude Barras, Switzerland, 2016, 66' OV with Basque subtitles
We bring back this charming film which could be seen and enjoyed at the San Sebastian Film Festival in 2016, where it also received the Audience Award.
An animated adaptation in stop-motion of the novel by Gilles Paris Autobiographie d’une Courgette. Zucchini is a brave boy who after losing his mother is taken into an orphanage, with other orphans his age. Initially he struggles to find his place in this new hostile environment. But gradually, with the help of his new friends, Zucchini learns to trust and finds true love and a new family.
Best animated film and adapted script at the César Award, 2016.
Best film and Audience award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, 2016
Audience award - best European film at the San Sebastian International film Festival, 2016
Fipresci Award at the Bratislava International Film Festival, 2016
Best animated film award at the European Film Awards, 2016
Best children's film at the Zürich Film Festival, 2016
“My Life as a Zucchini” received an Oscar Nomination for Best Animated Film in 2017 for being a different cinematographic proposal that was brave and educational for children (and for those not so young too).
“My Life as a Zucchini” received an Oscar Nomination for Best Animated Film in 2017 for being a different cinematographic proposal that was brave and educational for children (and for those not so young too).