My Life in Versailles
My Life in Versailles () is an animated short film directed by Clémence Madeleine-Perdrillat and Nathaniel H'Limi and released in 2019, it won the jury prize at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival the same year. This film is starting point of a serie of five 26-minute-long episodes and a children illustrated book. Plot As a shy little girl, eight-year-old Violette loses her parents in a bomb attack in Paris. From now on, she will live with her uncle Régis, a maintenance agent at the Palace of Versailles. Violette hates him: she thinks he stinks. So she decides she won't say a word to him. The stubborn little girl and the big bear will tame each other and together get through their grief. Voice cast Jemma Wilcox as Violette Saul Jephcott as Regis Charlotte Rampling as Geneviève Margeaux Lampley as Olga, parents, kids David Coburn as Mr Angel, funeral Director, guide Owen de la Hoyde as Malcolm Barbara Weber-Scaff as the teacher, parents, kids Wins The main awards received by the film include: France - Jury prize for a TV special at the 2019 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival France - Prix de la compétition Jeune Public & Prix Unifrance Jeune Public du Festival international du film en plein air de Grenoble France - Prix des enfants Courts des Petits - Premiers Plans d’Angers France - Best Animated Short Film for Kids - Imaginaria France - Coup de cœur pour une oeuvre audiovisuelle Association Les femmes s’Animent - Festival national du film d’animation France - Réanimania Film Festival : Mention spéciale du Jury Festival Anima • Best Tv & educational Film France - Les enfants terribles de Huy : Coup de Cœur du public - Coup de cœur du jury jeune - coup de cœur de 6NEMA France - Prix du Meilleur Film d’Animation One Country One Film USA - New-York International Children Festival : New York International Children’s Audience Award • NYICFF “Grown-Ups” Best Short Film Award • NYICFF Grand Prize Short Film Award USA - Chicago International Children’s Film Festival : Best TV Award Professional and Children Jury USA - Best Animation Short - Dell-IKFF Germany - Tricks for Kids Award - Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film Portugal - IndieJunior Audience Award Italy - Best animated Short Film for Kids Imaginaria References External links La Vie de château on Annecy International Animated Film Festival's website 2019 films 2019 animated films 2019 computer-animated films 2019 short films French animated short films 2010s French films Animated films set in France Animated films set in palaces