Ma vie de Courgette

My Life as a Zucchini
Director
Claude Barras
Country
Switzerland
Year
2015
Genre
Animation
Scriptwriters
Céline Sciamma
Production
Blue Spirit Animation, Gébéka Films, Rita Productions

Storyline

Based on the book by Gilles Paris, "Autobiographie d'une courgette", this film is in Stop Motion.

The film tells the story of "Courgette", a nine-year-old boy, who causes a terrible accident that leaves him an orphan, while trying to stop a dispute between his parents.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2016
Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2016
Pearls
San Sebastian Audience Award (ex-aequo)
BFI London Film Festival 2016
Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) 2016
Seminci Joven
Animac 2017

Lux Film Prize of European Parliament 2016
Selected
Finalist
European Film Awards (EFA) 2016
Winner: Best European Animated Feature Film
Nominated at EFA Young Audience Award
Golden Globe Awards 2017
Nominated: Best Motion Picture - Animated
Oscar 2017
Nominated: Animated Feature Film
César 2017
Nominated
Winner: Best Adaptation, Best Animated Feature

+ BAFTA Awards 2018 Nomination: Best Animated FIlm

Releases

Spain (24 of February 2017)