In collaboration with the Delegation of New Caledonia in Australia, the Pacific
Centre for International Encounters and Exchanges
(CREIPAC), the New Caledonian Association of Fiction Producers (ACPF), and the French
Embassy in Australia,
the Alliance Francaise is proud to present 6 short films for this year's New Caledonia Short Film Festival:
- L'arbre à canettes, by Odile Dufant
- Le cadeau, by Nicolas Parent
- Notre Histoire, by Vincent Lépine
- Paramnesia, by Alex Sigura
- Pour Marie, by Olivier Gresse
- La tête tournée, by Fabien Dubedout & Erwann Bournet
After the screening, you'll have the chance to vote for your favourite film out of the 6!
Please note that all movies are in French with English subtitles, and that are not recommanded for children
under 12.
So wait no more and book your tickets for this New Caledonian evening!
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Director: Odile Dufant
Duration: 2 minutes 07 seconds
Year:
2018
Genre: Comedy / Documentary-fiction
Rating: Suitable for all ages
Synopsis: A mysterious plant is growing in New Caledonia: the can tree. In a documentary style, we follow a passionate botanist who tries to explain how this specimen manages to grow everywhere...
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Director: Nicolas Parent
Duration: 12 minutes 23 seconds
Year: 2025
Genre: Comedy / Detective
Rating: Not recommended for children under 12
Synopsis: After accidentally sending the wrong package for a birthday, two drug-dealing buddies find themselves having to repay a large amount of money to one of the neighborhood bosses. They'll have very little time to do it, and a lot of trouble ahead...
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Director: Vincent Lépine
Duration: 10 minutes 08 seconds
Year: 2012
Genre: Drama / Musical
Rating: Not recommended for children under 12
Synopsis: The embodied spirit of an old Kanak from New Caledonia will traverse space and time in search of peace and solutions, through chance encounters in the face of the suffering of his country and the indigenous Melanesian people.
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Director: Alex Sigura
Duration:
17 minutes 39 seconds
Year: 2025
Genre:
Psychological Drama
Rating: Not recommended for children under 12
Synopsis: A dancer haunted by the absence of her daughter must confront her memories in order not to sink into despair..
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Director: Olivier Gresse
Duration:
17 minutes 59 seconds
Year: 2010
Genre: Historical Drama
Rating: Not recommended for children under 12
Synopsis: Eleven years after witnessing her mother's tragic death, Marie returns to the scene of the tragedy. Although she seems to have forgotten everything, the painful memories of the island will gradually catch up with her, bringing the past back to life.
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Directors: Erwann Bournet & Fabien Dubedout
Duration: 14 minutes 40 seconds
Year:
2018
Genre: Detective / Drama
Rating: Not recommended for children under 12
Synopsis: A young woman dies in a car accident. A typical case for two police officers, except that the victim's brother speaks of murder and mentions a mysterious element...
