The Williams
by Alban Mench
short film : 14 min / 35mm / 1.66 / color / DTS / 2008
Visa: 116.875
ISAN: 0000-0002-1A3A-0000-D-0000-0000-Z
With : Jacques BONNAFFÉ, Denis LAVANT
Themes : Fiction / Comedy / Absurd / Friendship / Human nature / Violence
Synopsis : Among his wedding presents, Francis has received a dog. He asks William, his childhood friend, to look after it while he’s on his honeymoon. This simple request reveals a deep-seated problem that William has.
The Crew
Direction / Screenplay : Alban MENCH
Assistant director : Julien NEUVÉGLISE Isabelle DEBRAYE
Editor : Noël FUZELLIER
Production manager : Jeanne GRANVEAUD
Producers : Olivier BERLEMONT Ludovic HENRY
Continuity supervisor : Joyce MOUZON
Location managers : Camille AUTAIN Michel PAGES Jérémie L’HOSTIS Cyprien DIGNOIRE
Cinematographer : Benoît FELLER
Camera assistants : Coralie BIGARD Nicolas BORDIER
Sound : Thomas FRANCOIS
Gaffer : Nicolas SBURLATI
Electricians : Nicolas SIMON Pierre PALLE
Grip : Quentin SAUVERVALD Florie CHAPPEY
Production designer : Joris LACHAISE
Assistant set decorator : Ariel DELEBECQUE
Costume : Hélène DELAPORTE
Make-up : Estelle ZOCLY Florence AZARIO
Caterer: Tony ARFUSO
Dog training : Muriel BEC
Stunt coordinator: Patrick CAMBONI
French TV
France 3
TPS
Foreign TV
BeTV (Belgium)
MNTV (Ukraine)
Arthouse Traffic (Ukraine)
TV5 Monde
TSR (Switzerland)
Cinefil Imagica (Japon)
SBS (Australia)
Dvd
César 2010
Mouviz
On TV
"Premier clap", October 16th, 2008, at 10:30 PM on TPS Star (France)
"Libre court", february 9th 2009 on France 3
Investor
Région Picardie (France)
World Sales
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Awards and Festivals
In competition for Cesar 2010- Best Short Film
"Very favorite prize" of the Jury - 19 Tout Court Film Festival, 2010
Prize of Jury - Fiction 20th International Film Festival of Valenciennes, 2009
Prize of Jury Film festival of Vélizy, 2009
Prize of Young Jury & Prize of the City of Vannes 8th Meeting of European Cinema of Vannes, 2009
Great Prize of Jury Festival of the European Cinema of Lille, 2009
Best Actor: Denis Lavant Festival of the European Cinema of Lille, 2009
Prize "Clin d’Oeil de l’Option Cinéma"Film Festival of Alès, 2009
Scriptwriter Award & Audience Award, Grenoble Short Film Festival, 2008
Audience Award, "Partie(s) de Campagne" Short Film Festival in Ouroux en Morvan (France), 2008
Great Prize Festi’VAL d’OISE short film festival, 2008, L’Isle-Adam
"Ciné-Jeunes de l’Aisne" International film festival , Saint-Quentin (France), 2008, not competitive
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Film Festival (France), 2008, in competition
World Film Festival, Montréal, 2008, out of competition
Brest European Short Film Festival, 2008, in competition
Festival "Fenêtre sur courts" of Dijon, 2008, in competition
Festival "Sur les pas de mon oncle", St-Maur-des-Fossés, 2008, out of competition
French Short Film Festival of Vaulx-en-Velin, 2009, in competition
Méribel Ad Festival, 2009, in competition
Festi’Valloire in Valloire, 2009, in competition
Meeting of Short of Montpellier, 2009, in competition
Cleveland International Film Festival, 2009, in competition
Budapest French Film Festival, 2009, in competition
Shadowline Festival Culture Giovani in Salerno, 2009, in competition
Film Festival "Séquence Court Métrage" of Toulouse, 2009, in compétition
Short Film Festival Bruxelles, 2009, in competition
"Cas d’Rage" Film Festival of Gagny, 2009, in competition
Festival "Détours en Ciné Court"of St Géniès Bellevue, 2009
Montreal Just for Laughs Film Festival, 2009
Huesca International Film Festival, 2009, in competition
International Film Festival Ciné-Vidéo-Psy of Lorquin 2009, in competition
Palm Spring Festival, 2009, in competition
Ebensee Festival, 2009, in competition
Night’s "Cours&Doc!", Lyon, France, 2009, non competitive
Mouviz Film Festival, Nantes, France, 2009, in competition
Film Festival of Cosne/ Loire, France, 2009, in competition
Short Film Festival "Filmets of Badalona", Barcelone, Spain, 2009, in competition
Circuito Off Venice International Short Film Festival, 2009, in competition
Festival Tours Métrages, St Cyr sur Loire, France, 2009, in competition
Short Film Festival of humor, Meudon, France, 2009, out of competition
International Cinema Festival "Du grain à démoudre", Gonfreville l’Orcher, Normandie, France, 2009, in competition
EKWA International Festival of Indian Ocean’s film, Ile de la Réunion, Ile Maurice, 2009, in competition
International Short Film Festival La Boca Del Lobo, Spain, 2009, out of competition
Braunschweig Int’I Film Festival, Germany, 2009, out of competition
César 2009 preselection
Festival Tous Courts, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2009, in competition
International Festival of short films, Istanbul, 2009 , out of competition
International Festival Short Films of Louvain, France, 2009, in competition
27 + One: Russia Short Films Festival Moscow, 2009, in competition
Fantasporto - Oporto International Film Festival, 2010, out of competition
International Festival Short Films of Manchester, 2010, in compétition
Festival Ecran Libre - Aigues-Mortes 2010, in competition
7th Filmfest Eberswalde, Germany, 2010, in competition
Production stills
Alban Mench
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The Williams dialogues
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