The Winkles

The Winkles

Alice Vial

Jonathan Hazan

France

. International Short Film Festival of Altkirch Sud Alsace (France, April 2017)
. Short of the Year (Spain, Spring 2017)
. 22nd International Festival of Contis (France, June 2017)
. 40th Festival of Cinema of Douarnenez (France, August 2017)
. 6th Ascona Film Festival (Italy, August 2017)
. 4th Edition of Olhares do Mediterrâneo (Portugal, September 2017)
. 6th Festival Tournez Court in St-Etienne (France, September 2017)
. La Toile en Vrac (France, September 2017)
. 13th French Film Festival of Helvetia (Switzerland, September 2017)
. Filmmaker Day of Turin (Italy, October 2017)
. 1rst Hancheng International Short Film Festival (China, October 2017)
. Sedicicorto International Film Festival 2017 (Italy, October 2017)
. 12th Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerrannée in Marseille (France, October 2017)
. Festival Courts Bouillon, episode 12 (France, October 2017)
. 51st HOF International Festival (Germany, October 2017)
. 14th Filmfest Eberswalde (Germany, October 2017)
. 17th European Short Film Festival of Nice – Un Festival c’est Trop Court ! (France, October 2017)
. Savigliano Film Festival (Italy, October 2017)
. Festival Fenêtres sur Courts of Dijon 2017 (France, November 2017)
. 26th Sarlat Film Festival (France, November 2017)
. 32nd European Film Festival of Brest (France, November 2017)
. 2nd Festival Court en Scène (France, November 2017)
. 2017 Brownsville International Film Festival (USA, November 2017)
. Family Film Festival of Saint-Ouen (France, November 2017)
. 47th ALCINE – Festival de Cine de Alcalá de Henares (Spain, November 2017)
. 20th French Film Festival in Czech Republic (Czech Republic, November 2017)
. French Cinepanorama of Hong Kong (China, November 2017)
. Torino Short Film Market (Italy, November 2017)
. 35th Festival Tous Courts of Aix-en-Provence (France, Nov-Dec 2017)
. Thess International Short Film Festival (Greece, December 2017)
. The International Festival of Digital Film (Benin, December 2017)
. 30th Angers Festival – European First Film Festival (France, January 2018)
. 27th Flickerfest’s International Short Film Festival (Australia, January 2018)
. 16th Dhaka International Film Festival (Bangladesh, January 2018)
. Festival Regards sur le cinéma du monde, Rouen (France, January 2018)
. 15th Festival des 24 courts (France, January 2018)
. 40th International Festival of Clermont-Ferrand – ADAMI program (France, February 2018)
. Festival Un Poing c’est Court de Vaulx-en-Velin (France, January 2018)
. 13th Beloit International Film Festival (USA, February 2018)
. Festival Elles font leur cinéma (France, March 2018)
. Sguardi Altrove Film Festival (Italy, March 2018)

. Unifrance Short Award 2017 selection (France, May 2017) = Jury Special Mention
. 10th Festival Court Partie(s) de Campagne in Ouroux en Morvan (France, July 2017) = Audience Award
. 5th Kraljevski Filmski Festival (Serbia, September 2017) = Best Film Award
. 3th Festival Des Notes et des Toiles (France, September 2017) = Best Short Film Award + Jury Special Mention for Tiphaine Daviot + Young Jury Special Mention
. 23rd Festival Jean Carmet 2017 (France, October 2017) = Jury Award Best Actress for Tiphaine Daviot + Audience Award Best Actress for Tiphaine Daviot + Young Audience Award
. 30th Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Film Festival (France, October 2017) = Audience Jury Award
. 15th Filmfest Düsseldorf (Germany, November 2017) = Audience Award
. 13th Festival Paris Courts Devant (France, November 2017) = Jury Award + Actress Special Mention

French

English - French

Zoé = TIPHAINE DAVIOT
Guy = PHILIPPE REBBOT
Sonia = RÉBECCA FINET
Direction = Alice Vial
Screenplay = Alice Vial & Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat
Production = Jonathan Hazan
Cinematographer = Brice Pancot
Set Designer = Vinciane Amilhon
Sound = Pierre-Albert Vivet
Editor = Nicolas Sarkissian
Sound Editor & Mixer = Sylvain Réty
Composer = Pierre-Antoine Durand

In Brignogan-Plages, Zoé (30), works with her father, Guy, at his bar "Les Bigorneaux". Since the premature death of her mother, she has worn herself out by taking everything into her own hands. One morning, Zoé starts suffering from dizziness and nausea,
which begins to disrupt her daily life.

In Brignogan-Plages, Zoé (30), works with her father, Guy, at his bar "Les Bigorneaux". Since the premature death of her mother, she has worn herself out by taking everything into her own hands. One morning, Zoé starts suffering from dizziness and nausea,
which begins to disrupt her daily life.

Alice Vial was born in 1986 in Paris. After making her debut in a dramatic arts school in Paris and playing in several series and short films, Alice is oriented herself towards the writing of screenplays and directing. Her first feature screenplay, The Immortals, received a Beaumarchais scholarship and was finalist of the Sopadin Award for Best Junior Screenplay 2009.

Alice won the Grand Jury Prize at the International Festival of Screenwriters for her short The man who knew a ray, it was selected in several festivals. Since then, Alice has directed three other short films, all produced by Les Films du Cygne: French it up!, Wolf Head and the latest The Winkles.

Alice Vial was born in 1986 in Paris. After making her debut in a dramatic arts school in Paris and playing in several series and short films, Alice is oriented herself towards the writing of screenplays and directing. Her first feature screenplay, The Immortals, received a Beaumarchais scholarship and was finalist of the Sopadin Award for Best Junior Screenplay 2009.

Alice won the Grand Jury Prize at the International Festival of Screenwriters for her short The man who knew a ray, it was selected in several festivals. Since then, Alice has directed three other short films, all produced by Les Films du Cygne: French it up!, Wolf Head and the latest The Winkles.