Birds of Passage
Director: Olivier Ringer
Belgium, France | French
2015 | 84min | Colour
Subtitles: English
Friday, Nov 6 Club House, 11:00 AM
For Cathy, it is not always easy to be born on February 29th, especially when for her birthday, her whimsical father gives her an egg to hatch. Her father warns her that she must be the first person the duckling lays its eyes on, so it will think she is his mother. But when the time comes, it is actually Cathy’s best friend Margaux who sees the egg hatch. But Margaux is confined to her wheelchair, and her parents don’t think she is capable of taking care of her new pet by herself. So the girls run away together, so that they can take care of their new duckling without the interference from adults.
Olivier Ringer
Olivier Ringer directed his first feature movie Pom le Poulain in 2006. Before that, he wrote and directed short fiction films like Good and Haute Pression, which were awarded in festivals such Avoriaz Fantastic Film festival. He also directed videoclips, corporate films, and many sketches for les Guignols de l’Info (Canal+ France). A Pas de Loup – On the Sly, his second feature movie was selected in Berlinale Generation 2011 and in more than 80 others festivals around the world, where it received many awards. It also won, in Berlin, the ECFA Award 2012 (European Children’s Film Association) for Best European Film for Children. In 2015, Olivier Ringer completed les Oiseaux de Passage – Birds of Passage which has already won prestigious awards. Currently, he is working on the post-production of his fourth feature movie, le Roi de la Vallée – King of the Valley.
Credits
Director: Olivier Ringer
Producer: Yves Ringer
Cinematographer: Mihnea Popescu
Screenwriters: Olivier Ringer, Yves Ringer
Editor: Alanté Kavaïté
Sound: Vincent Mauduit, Igor Thomas-Gerard
Music: Bruno Alexiu
Production Company: Ring Prod
Cast: Clarisse Djuroski, Lea Warny, Alain Eloy, Myriem Akkhediou, Angelo Dello Spedale, Jeanne Dandoy, Camille Voglaire, Renaud Rutten
Festival Appearances & Awards
FIFEM, Canada 2015- Grand-Prix
Zlin International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Czech Republic 2015- Grand-Prix, ECFA Award
Giffoni Experience, Italy 2015- Special Award “Ospedale Bambino Gèsu”
Tokyo International Children Film Festival 2015- Grand-Prix