CLOSING CEREMONY
COMPETITION
SHORT FILM
PALISADE
Pierrick Chopin
Fiction l France l 16'
2040. Jeanne, in her forties, recently left the capital to settle in an isolated house on the edge of the forest. But recently, a wild boar has been constantly devastating his fence and his garden.
To repel him, Jeanne fires but nearly kills a group of hikers in the forest.
A wildlife mediator is then sent to the scene to resolve this strange neighborhood quarrel between these two very different beings...
COMPETITION
SHORT FILM
CHURCHILL, POLAR BEAR TOWN
Annabelle Amoros
Documentary l France l 37'
Every year, in northern Canada, polar bears migrate to Hudson Bay to hunt seals. From October to November, while waiting for the pack ice to form, they take up residence in Churchill – 800 inhabitants. Considered both harmful predators and touristic fascinations, their presence in the small town singularly illustrates the complexity of our relationship to the wild world.