Marjane is 8 and lives in Tehran when the Iranian Revolution begins and the Islamic Republic is instituted. Her thirst for freedom will quickly come under attack from the new regime. Worried, her parents exile her to Austria, where a new revolution begins when she turns 14...
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INTRODUCTION TO ANIMATION WORKSHOPS
au Conservatoire du Grand Avignon
8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23 July from 2 to 4p.m.
For children age 7 to 12 who attended that morning's screening.
With Bernard Rommelaere, director and teacher, children will be introduced to various animation techniques and given optics games.
Film only: 4€; available at the box office of the Festival d'Avignon or of the cinéma Utopia-Manutention
Groups of 12 children or more: 3€/child (free admittance for 2 adults, booking available with the (service collectivités) of the Festival d'Avignon)
Film and workshop: 7€ (sign up at the box office of the Festival d'Avignon is required)
Groups of 12 children or more: 6€/child (free admittance for 2 adults, booking available with the (service collectivités) of the Festival d'Avignon).
The panels and workshops with young audiences are organised with the support of the SACD; the presence of authors is made possible by its cultural action.
A final and comprehensive version of the programme will be available in early July in the Gazette d'Utopia and in the Spectator's Guide.
cinemas-utopia.org
Distribution
Directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
Production
With Cinémas Utopia
With the support of the SACD