They Dance With Their Heads (2021)
They Dance With Their Heads (2021)
They Dance With Their Heads /// Ils dansent avec leurs têtes
Animation film, 8 minutes 27 seconds, 2021
hand-painted (acrylic) images on paper, drawing
Film d’animation, 8 minutes 27 secondes, 2021
images peintes à la main (acrylique) sur papier, dessin
contact : corriveau.thomas[at]uqam.ca
Synopsis
The severed head of a choreographer is held captive by an eagle on a desert island. With a dazzling mastery of drawing and painting, this animated short unexpectedly takes us into the sensitive world of an artist madly in love with dance.
La tête tranchée d’un chorégraphe est captive d’un aigle sur une île déserte. Avec une maîtrise éblouissante du dessin et de la peinture, ce court métrage d'animation nous fait entrer de façon inattendue dans l’univers sensible d’un créateur amoureux fou de la danse.
Awards / Prix
Animaphix International Animated Film Festival (Bagheria, Italy) : Special Mention – Animated Painting Competition
Choreoscope – Barcelona Dance Film Festival (Barcelona, Spain) : Award – Best International Short Dance Short Film
Gala Prends ça court! (Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Montréal, Canada) : Prix Voyelles films + Prix Travelling distribution
Gala Québec Cinéma (Montréal, Canada) : Finaliste du Prix Iris, Meilleur court métrage - animation
Festival Cinéma du monde (Sherbrooke, Canada) : Finaliste pour le prix du Meilleur court métrage de l’Estrie
Florida Animation Festival (Tallahassee, USA) : Honorable Mention
Festival Internacional de Videodanza Cuerpo Mediado (Rosario, Argentina) : Mention Especial, Traslaciones mediadas – Experimental
Lights Dance Festival (Seattle, USA) : Audience Choice winner
Film Festivals / Festivals de films
Festival international du film d’animation d’Annecy, Annecy (France), June 14-19, 2021 (Short Films Official Competition / international Premiere)
Animaphix – International Animated Film Festival, Bagheria (Italy), July 27 – August 1, 2021 (Special Mention – Animated Painting Competition)
DokuFest, Prizren (Kosovo), August 6-14, 2021 (International Shorts Competition)
Imaginaria – International Animated Film Festival, Conversano (Italy), August 22-28, 2021 (Independent Short Film Competition)
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Boulder (USA) [dance film festival]
Minikino Film Week 7 - Bali International Short Film Festival (Indonesia), September 3-11, 2021 (International Shorts Competition)
The Animattikon Project, Paphos (Cyprus), September 11 – 18, 2021 (International Shorts Competition)
Choreoscope – Barcelona Dance Film Festival, Barcelona (Spain), September 13 – 28, 2021 (Best International Short Dance Film) [dance film festival]
Animasyros International Animation Festival. Syros Island (Greece), September 22 – 26, 2021 (International Panorama)
Ajayu International Animation Festival, Puno (Peru), September 29 – October 2, 2021 (Animación Internacional Competition)
Reykjavik International Film Festival, Reykjavík (Iceland), September 30 – October 10, 2021 (International Shorts Competition)
Festival du nouveau cinema, Montréal (Canada), October 6 – 17, 2021 (Les Nouveaux Alchimistes Competition section)
Zinetica Festival, Pamplona - San Sebastián - Bilbao (Spain), October 22 – 31, 2021 (Official Competition) [dance film festival]
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda (Canada), October 30 – November 4, 2021 (Official Competition)
Tbilisi International Animation Festival, Tbilisi (Georgia), October 30 – November 2, 2021 (World Panorama)
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, Moncton (Canada), November 11 – 19, 2021 (Official Competition)
Festival de Videodanza de Palma, Miró Foundation, Mallorca (Spain), November 12 – 13, 2021 (Official Selection) [dance film festival]
GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation, Calgary (Canada), November 19 – 28, 2021 (Official Selection)
International Izmir Short Film Festival, Izmir (Turkey), November 22 – 28, 2021 (Official selection – International Panorama)
Panamá Animation Festival, (Panama), November 26 – 28, 2021 (Official selection)
Multiplié Dance Film, Trondheim (Norway), January 11 – 16, 2022 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
Dance on Camera, Lincoln Center, New York (USA) February 11 – 14, 2022 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
Animation Dingle, Dingle (Ireland), March 11 – 12, 2022 (Official selection)
Animfest, Athens (Greece), March 17 – 20, 2022 (Official selection)
Bodyscope Film Festival, Moscow (Russia), March 18 – 20, 2022 [dance film festival]
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor (USA), March 22 – 27, 2022 (Official selection)
Regard – Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay, Chicoutimi (Canada), March 23 – 27, 2022 (Official selection)
Mecal Pro, Barcelona International Short and Animation Festival, Barcelona (Spain), March 24 – April 11, 2022 (Official selection)
Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke (Canada), April 7 – 14, 2022 (Official selection)
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Montréal (Canada), April 20 – 30, 2022 (Official selection)
Moovy Tanzfilmfestival, Köln (Germany). April 22 – 24, 2022 (Official Selection) [dance film festival]
ScreenDance festival, Stockholm (Sweden), April 22 – 29, 2022 (Official Selection) [dance film festival]
Sommets du cinema d’animation, Montréal (Canada), May 10 – 15, 2022 (Compétition canadienne officielle)
Animatricks 21 International Animation Festival, Helsinki (Finland) – May 19 – 22, 2022 (International competition)
Encore Dance on Film Festival, Decatur (Georgia, USA), May 27 – September 7, 2022 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
River Film Festival, Padua (Italy), June 1 – 13, 2022 (Official Selection)
Animafest, Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film (Croatia), June 6 – 11, 2022 (Official selection)
Florida Animation Festival, Tallahassee (USA), June 9 – 26, 2022 (Official selction / Honorable Mention)
ADF’s Movies By Movers, Durham (North Carolina, USA), June 11 – 16, 2022 (Official Selection) [dance film festival]
Cinedans Fest, Amsterdam (Netherlands), June 22 – 26, 2022 (International Short Film Competition) [dance film festival]
Diversions International Short Film Festival (Diverzije), Sveti Ivan Zelina (Croatia), July 4 – 7, 2022 (Official Selection)
Animaphix – International Animated Film Festival, Bagheria (Italia), July 2022 (Special guest)
Les Percéides, Percé (Canada), August 16 – 21, 2022 (Official Selection)
Long weekend du court, Trois-Rivières (Canada), August 26 – 27, 2022 (Official Selection)
ZED Festival Internazionale Videodanza, Bologna (Italy), August 31 – September 4, 2022 (Official Selection)
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec, Québec (Canada), September 8 – 11, 2022 (Official Selection)
Screen Dance International, Detroit (USA), September 9 – 11, 2022 (International Dance Film Shorts) [dance film festival]
TANZAHOi International Festival, Hamburg (Germany), September 9 – 11, 2022 (DIGI play DANCE program) [dance film festival]
Imajitari International Dance Film Festival, Jakarta (Indonesia), September 29 – October 2, 2022 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
Bolton International Film Festival, Bolton (UK), October 5 – 9, 2022 (Official Selection)
Portland Dance Film Fest, Portland (USA), October 7 – 9, 2022 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
International Screendance Festival of Chile FIVC, Santiago (Chili), October 7 – 8, 2022 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
International Videodance Festival Cuerpo Mediado, Rosario, Santa Fe (Argentina), October 16 – 30, 2022 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
Festival Cine a la Calle FICICA, Baranquilla (Colombia), October 17 – 23, 2022 (Highlights from Festival Regard)
Lobo Fest – Festival Internacional de Filmes, Brasilia (Brazil), October 19 – 30, 2022 (Official Competition)
Festival Internazionale di Videodanza, Cagliari (Italy), October 16 – 27, 2022 (Breaking8) [dance film festival]
Cinedanza Festival, Modena (Italy), October 21 – 23, 2022 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
Arpa International Film Festival, Los Angeles (USA), October 27 – November 3 (Nominee)
Moving Body Festival, Varna (Bulgaria), October 28 – November 5, 2022 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
ReAnimania, Yeravan (Armenia), October, 2022 (Official selection)
World Of Film International Festival, Glasgow (UK), Novembre 3 – 6, 2022 (Official selection)
Dance On Screen FilmFestival, Graz (Austria), November 4 – 6, 2022 (Official selection)
Lights Dance Festival, Seattle (USA), November 11 – 13, 2022 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
AniMate Film Festival, Sydney (Autralia), November 12, 2022 (Official competition)
Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington (North Carolina, USA), November 16 – 20 ,2022 (Official selection)
Dance Onscreen, Sudbury (Canada), November 18 – 20, 2022 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
Veçer Filmov, Koper Youth Centre, Boja (Slovenia), November 25, 2022
Festival international de Curtas, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), December 1 – 5, 2022 (Highlights from Festival Regard)
Shockfest: Theater of Mystery, (USA), December, 2022
Physical Cinema Festival, Reykjavik (Iceland), March 21-25, 2023 (Highlights from Cinedans) [dance film festival]
TANZAHOi – Bottle Post in Thessaloniki!, Thessaloniki Cinedance International (Greece), April 1 – 2, 2023 (Highlights from Tanzahoi) [dance film festival]
Performance Mix Festival, New Dance Alliance, Abrons Art Center, New York (USA), June 8 – 11, 2023 (partnership with Cinédanse) [dance film festival]
FuoriFormato, Genoa (Italy), June 27 – 30, 2023 (Stories We Dance program) [dance film festival]
Cinédanse Caraquet, Caraquet (Canada), June 27 – July 1, 2023 (Expo projections : Oui ! Été comme hiver… on danse !) [dance film festival]
Lago Film Fest - International Festival of Independent Cinema, Revine Lago (Italy), July 21 – 29, 2023 (Moving Bodies programme) [dance film festival]
WildDogs International Screendance Festival, Calgary (Canada), September 15 – 16, 2023 (Official selection) [dance film festival]
ReAnimania, Yeravan (Armenia), October 22 – 28, 2023
Winter Apricots , Prilep (Macedonia), December 14, 2023 (FuoriFormato’s Stories We Dance program)
Reviews / Revues
Renaud, Philippe, « Deux Québécois de retour au Festival du film d’animation d’Annecy », Le Devoir (Montréal), 16 juin 2021.
Laguna, Ray, « Ils dansent avec leurs têtes », Animación para adultos (Málaga, Spain), 16 juin 2021.
Thys, Nicolas, « Festival d’Annecy 2021 – jours 5 & 6 », 24 images (Montréal), 23 juin 2021.
« Thomas Corriveau : Ils dansent avec leurs têtes » (interview), Trajectoires, CHOQ.ca (Montréal), 2 juillet 2021.
Bisaillon, Erika, « Thomas Corriveau : se servir de sa tête », Le Soleil (Québec), 6 juillet 2021.
« Thomas Corriveau honoré », Actualités UQAM (Montréal), 20 septembre 2021.
Gaudreaut, Lily, « Thomas Corriveau : lauréat du Prix du Meilleur court métrage international de danse », Ici Maintenant (Bromont), octobre/novembre 2021.
Grondin, François, « [FNC] Compétition courts métrages — Les nouveaux alchimistes 5 », Le Petit Septième(Québec), 28 octobre 2021.
Thibodeau, Olivier, « Regard 2022, jour 1 : They Dance With Their Heads », Panorama-cinéma, mars 2022.
Bolduc, Sonia, « Une Soirée estrienne tout en mouvements au FCMS », La Tribune (Sherbrooke), 8 avril 2022.
Trailer / Bande-annonce
Credits / crédits
Screenplay, direction, editing / Scénario, direction, montage : Thomas Corriveau
The choreographer / Le chorégraphe : Marc Béland
The dancers / Les danseurs : Audrée Juteau, Brice Noeser, Marie Mougeolle, Catherine Tardif, Liane Thériault, Antoine Turmine, Eduardo Ruiz Vergara
Direction of dancers / Direction des danseurs : Thomas Corriveau & Marie Mougeolle
Drawing, painting / Dessin, peinture : Thomas Corriveau
Assisted by / Assisté de : Hédy Gobaa & Leila Zelli
Sound design / Conception sonore : Olivier Calvert
Musical conception / conception musicale : Guido del Fabbro
Additional music / musique additionnelle : Dans ma tête (In My Head)
composed and performed by / composée et interprétée par : Philippe Brach
(courtesy of / avec l'aimable autorisation de : La maison fauve)
Soutien de :
Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture
The National Film Board of Canada’s Filmmaker Assistance Program / Programme d’aide au cinéma indépendant de l’Office national du film du Canada
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