Sahara Palace

An animated short film by Zélie Durand
2018 8'42''
An Ikki Films production
In collaboration with Ensad, with the support of CNC - Aide après réalisation
Distribution: Varicoloured

Outside of the Sahara Palace, a ghostly hotel stranded in the sand, a storm is threatening to take all away. It is a fragile and out of time place, in which the director seeks a grandfather she never knew.

Animation / voice : Zélie Durand-Khalifat
Music & sound design : Nevil Bernard
Cinematography : Zélie Durand-Khalifat, Frédéric Mocellin
Editing / colour grading : Eric Mauger
Compositing : Zélie Durand-Khalifat
Mix : Guillaume L’Hostis
Selections

“Sahara Palace” was selected in more thant 20 international festivals (Cinema Jove, Rennes, Glas Animation, etc.).

Awards

The film received the Best Score Prize at the Festival National du Film d’Animation de Rennes, and was nominated to the uniFrance Prize and the André MArtin Prize 2018