This Magnificent Cake! is a stop motion animated short film released in 2018, directed by Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef.[1] A coproduction of companies from Belgium, France and the Netherlands, the film centres on the history of Belgian colonialism in Africa.[2]
| This Magnificent Cake! | |
|---|---|
| French | Ce magnifique gàteau ! |
| Directed by | Marc James Roels Emma de Swaef |
| Written by | Marc James Roels Emma de Swaef |
| Produced by | Steven de Beul Ben Tesseur Koen Vermaanen |
| Cinematography | Marc James Roels |
| Animation by | Iris Alexandre Élodie Bonnaure Andreas de Ridder Mirjam Plettinx Patricia Sourdes |
Production companies | Beast Animation Vivement Lundi Pedri Animation |
| Distributed by | Cinemien GKIDS |
Release date |
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Running time | 44 minutes |
| Countries | Belgium France Netherlands |
| Languages | French Dutch |
The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight program at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Cast edit
- Wim Willaert: Van Molle
- Paul Huvenne:
- Goua Grovogui: the lost carrier
- Sébastien Dewaele: Pierre
- Jan Decleir: the king
- Michel Kossi: Ota's brother
- Bruno Levie: Georges
- Gaston Motambo: Ota
- Alexander Rolies: Little Philippe
- Dirk Rypens: the soulful man on the boat
- Anna Schoonbroodt: mother
- Jamal Tahri: the angry neighbor
- Angelo Tijssens: Louis
- Aziz Azam, Sébastien Brodzic, Walter Canipel, Xavier Dumont, Michel Gallois, Michèle Hublau, Juan Maldonado and Céline Seutin : additional voices
Awards edit
It won the André-Martin Prize for a French short film at the 2018 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival,[4] the Grand Prix at the 2018 Animafest Zagreb,[5] the Grand Prize at the 2018 Ottawa International Animation Festival,[6] and the National Grand Prix at the 2019 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.[7]
At the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, it received an honorable mention for the Best International Short Film award.[8]
It received a César Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 45th César Awards in 2020.[9]
References edit
- ^ Ellen Wolff, "The Many Layers of ‘This Magnificent Cake!’" Archived 2023-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Animation Magazine, 19 October 2018.
- ^ Chris Robinson, "Marc James Roels and Emma De Swaef Return with ‘This Magnificent Cake’" Archived 2023-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Animation World Network, 21 June 2018.
- ^ Agnès Le Morvan, "Cinéma. Vivement lundi ! à Cannes avec « Ce magnifique gâteau »" Archived 2023-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Ouest-France, 17 April 2018.
- ^ Ramin Zahed, "‘La Chute,’ ‘Magnificent Cake’ Among Winners at Annecy" Archived 2023-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Animation World Network, 15 June 2018.
- ^ Thomas J. Maclean, "‘La Chute,’ ‘This Magnificent Cake!’ Earn Animfest Zagreb Honors" Archived 2023-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Animation World Network, 13 June 2018.
- ^ Amin Amidi, "‘Solar Walk,’ ‘This Magnificent Cake!’ Take Top Prizes At Ottawa 2018" Archived 2023-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Cartoon Brew, 29 September 2018.
- ^ Jennifer Wolfe, "‘This Magnificent Cake!’ Wins Top National Prize at Clermont-Ferrand Festival" Archived 2023-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Animation World Network, 11 February 2019.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win" Archived 2020-08-01 at the Wayback Machine. Screen Daily, 16 September 2018.
- ^ "'Ce magnifique gâteau!' en lice pour le César du 'Meilleur court-métrage d'animation' Archived 2023-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. RTBF, 29 January 2020.
