Mum Is Pouring Rain

Mum is Pouring Rain (French: Maman pleut des cordes) is a French animated short film produced by Laïdak Films written by Hugo de Faucompret and Lison d'Andréa and directed by Hugo de Faucompret. Released in 2021, it won the Jury Prize in the Special TV category at the Annecy international animated film festival the same year. The film was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the 94th Academy Awards.[1]

Mum is Pouring Rain
FrenchMaman pleut des cordes
Directed byHugo de Faucompret
Written byHugo de Faucompret
Lison d'Andréa
Produced byLaïdak Films
(Ivan Zuber and Antoine Liétout)
StarringYolande Moreau
Arthur H
Céline Sallette
Siam Georget Rolland
Edited byBenjamin Massoubre
Music byPablo Pico
Production
companies
Laïdak Films
Dandelooo
Distributed byLes Films du Préau
Dandelooo
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)
Running time
29 minutes
CountryFrance

Plot

Jane is looking forward to spending Christmas with her Mom who is battling a depression,after his dad's death so she is sent unknowingly to her Grandma's instead. The holidays turn out to be quite an adventure as Jane meets new friends: Cloclo, the gigantic hobo who lives in the forest, and Sonia and Leon, two local kids. As she learns to open herself to others, Jane will inspire her mother the necessary strength to get back on her feet.[2]

Production

The film, commissioned by Canal+,[1] is created by Hugo de Faucompret and co-written with Lison d'Andréa. The graphic design and the storyboard are executed by Hugo de Faucompret. The backgrounds of this 29-minutes-film were all hand-painted with gouache, and the 2D animation was digitally made on TVPaint with pencil-scratched lines feeling.[3] In 2022, the film is getting two sequels in order to combine a trilogy as a feature-length work.[4]

Accolades

Since its launch, the film has been selected in various festivals and academies around the world, including:

Year Ceremony Award/Category Status
2021 Berlin International Short Film Festival for Young and Children Official Selection[5] Nominated
Cinanima International Panorama[6] Nominated
DOK Leipzig Documentary and Animated Film[7] Nominated
Bucheon International Animation Festival International Competition[8] Nominated
Animatou School Audience Award and Children Audience Award Won
Rhode Island International Film Festival Grand Prize Winner Best Short Animation Won
La Guarimba Film Festival La Grotta dei Piccoli Award Won
Annecy International Animation Film Festival Jury Award for a TV Special[9][10] Won
Animafest Zagreb Family Program[11] Nominated
San Francisco International Film Festival Golden Gate Award International Competition Nominated
Shanghai TV Festival Best Animation Award[12] Won
ONE country ONE Film International Festival Young Audience Award Winner Won
Oscars Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[13] Shortlisted

The short was part of the world touring screening The Animation Showcase 2021.

Voice cast

References
  1. ""Mum is pouring rain" s one of the 15 short films shortlisted for this year's Oscars". senalnews.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  2. Amidi, Amid (2018-09-18). "'Mum Is Pouring Rain,' A French TV Special - Exclusive Premiere". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  3. Zahed, Ramin (2021-11-23). "Director Hugo de Faucompret Discusses His Award-Winning Short 'Mum Is Pouring Rain'". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  4. Dudok de Wit, Alex (2021-10-26). "Annecy-Winning Special 'Mum Is Pouring Rain' Is Getting Two Sequels". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  5. "Supporting Programme". Festival of Animation Berlin. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  6. "Cinanima".
  7. "Mum Is Pouring Rain · DOK Leipzig". DOK Leipzig. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  8. "BIAF 2021: Selection Results (Exclusive)". Zippy Frames. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  9. "Annecy > Programme > Index". www.annecy.org. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  10. "Exclusive: Annecy-Winning Special 'Mum Is Pouring Rain' Is Getting Two Sequels". Cartoon Brew. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  11. "animafest.hr". animafest.hr. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  12. "Nominations for The 27th Shanghai TV Festival". www.stvf.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  13. "Oscars Shortlists Include Beyoncé, 'Spider-Man' and Two Jonny Greenwood Scores as France's 'Titane' is Snubbed". 21 December 2021.


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