Once Upon a Time in Dragonville / Il était une fois à Dragonville / Bilo je nekoč v Zmajegradu

Marika Herz (Folimage)
2024, France, Switzerland, 09’15’’

Samson, a dragon bullied by the other inhabitants of Dragonville, is forced to enter Humanville. There he meets Simon, a little boy who helps him to face all the difficulties.

Samson, zmaj, ki se mu drugi prebivalci Zmajegrada posmehujejo, je prisiljen vstopiti v svet ljudi. Tam spozna Simona, dečka, ki mu stoji ob strani pri vseh preizkušnjah.

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Language: French
Recommended for children under 14 years old: Yes
Technique: Cut-out animation

Team

Script: Marika Herz
Animation: Iulia Voitova, Marjolaine Parot, Chaitane Conversat, Marika Herz
Music: Lucas Mege
Storyboard: Matthieu Villon
Editing: Antoine Rodet
Graphic design: Ekaterina Klimova
Sets: Marie-Emilie Amsallem
Compositing: Malek Bentroudi
Camera: Nadine Buss
Sound design: Flavien Van Haezevelde
Foley: Jean-Baptiste Cornier
Mix: Olivier Roche
Production: Reginald de Guillebon (Folimage)
Distribution: Jérémy Mourlam (Folimage)

Marika Herz

born in 1990, in Minsk, Belarus. Nationality: Belarusian. Marika Herz began her career with a strong academic background in Cultural Studies, driven by a passion for World Literature, the Tanakh, Mythology, History of Arts, and Theory of Culture. This foundation paved the way for her creative journey, starting as a children’s writer and later discovering a love for stop-motion animation. Inspired by the traditional papercut technique, she creates a snug and tactile paper universe in her first animated film Once Upon a Time in Dragonville.