L'AVANCE
European Short Film Selection 2026
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18m
France
Fiction
Aliou, a rising student at the Beaux-Arts in Paris, sells a painting of his deceased mother for 3,000 euros to a renowned collector. The delivery of the painting then becomes a long journey during which he will realise the weight of the money he earned.
Directed by: Djiby Kebe
Written by: Djiby Kebe, Ahmadou Bamba Thiam
Produced by: Selim Moundy, Claude Sabbah
Cinematography: Tarajay Bangalter
Editing: Maxence Tasserit
Production Design: Thibault Munoz
Costume Design: Marilou Caravati, Southchay Sayaseng
Make-Up & Hair: Maria M. Zola
Original Score: Lyele
Sound: Hugo Cohen
Casting: Anna Mezencev
Cast: Saabo Balde (Aliou), Julia Faure (Marie), Juliette Speck (Saana)
Production:
Chérubins productions
https://en.unifrance.org/directories/company/366926/cherubins-productions
World Sales:
Manifest
http://www.manifest.pictures/
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