Photograbber

Photograbber (original title Photomateurs) is an 18-minute French live action short film (with English subtitles) written and directed by Pascal Tosi.

Synopsis

Set in 1952, this is a tale about a unique camera that captures reality. When the photos rebel against the photographer (a charming, henpecked toymaker) a battle begins.

Cast and characters

• Michel Crémadès (Marcel)
• Christine Melcer (Carole)
• Catherine Cyler (Marie)

Technical team

• Director : Pascal Tosi
• Produced by : Aton Soumache
• Director of photography : Juan Diego Solanas
• Editing : Sylviane Gozin
• Set decorator : Frank Muller
• Executive in Charge of Production : Jean-Frédéric Samie
• Digital visual effects director : Hugues Namur
• Special Effects : Sparx*

Awards

• ReelHeART International Film Festival (June 2006) : 1st place short film

Official selections

• Golden Horse Film Festival - Digital Shorts Competition Taiwan (November 2005)
• Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival South Korea (July 2005)
• Fantasporto Portugal (March 2005)
• Santa Barbara International Film Festival USA (January 2005)
• Foyle Film Festival - Seagate Northern Ireland (November 2004)

External links

• Official Photograbber website
• Photograbber at IMDb
• UniFrance web site