Traces directed by Sophie Tavert Macian et Hugo Frassetto - Image source :   https://www.lesfilmsdunord.com/traces The Carrefour du Cinéma d’Animation, held at the Forum des Images, concludes this Sunday, 2019 December 15th with a full day of wonderful screenings. Last night, the final screening of the day featured French short films. Among them was a remarkable 13-minute animated film: Traces France 2019 Direction, Screenplay: Sophie Tavert Macian, Hugo Frassetto Animation: Hugo Frassetto, Hannah Letaïf, Nicolas Liguori, Clémentine Robach Editing: Christian Cuilleron, Hugo Frassetto, Sophie Tavert Macian, Cyril Besse Voices: Emilie Charbonnier, Claudio Dos Santos, Jérôme Fonlupt, Anny Vogel Sound, Music: Fabrice Faltraue Mixing: Nils Fauth The directors wished to tell the story of the origins of the Chauvet–Pont d’Arc cave mural ( http://archeologie.culture.fr/chauvet/fr ), and of the artist who created it, taking certain liberties in their interpretation of these ancient traces. They knew that animation has the power to synthesize and condense an invented form of life; here, it allows us to travel through time with a sensitive realism, recreated from the artworks found in this cave. The film’s team transports us into the world of hunting and prehistoric cave art — the living world of 36,000 years ago. When the time of the Hunt and the Trace returns, Gwel leads the group of hunters, while Karou the Tracer and his apprentice Lani set out to paint in the monumental cave. L’apprentissage de Lani pour apprendre le dessin souvent sévère et parfois brutale.  Source Image https://www.lesfilmsdunord.com/traces Two techniques are used: oil painting on glass to create the scenes, and sand on glass for the elements related to drawing within the film. These techniques offer us a world that is both austere and primitive, yet refined — powerfully transporting us back to that distant time when hunting met the essential needs of nourishment and clothing. The hunt : Source Image http://www.studio-wasia.com/promofilms/Tra/FrTra/tra-img.html Oil painting allows for the freedom of movement necessary to remain close to cave murals from a graphic standpoint, while also offering great flexibility in animation. The long drying time of oil paint makes it possible to move very fine areas within the image, to shift the material itself, and to make touch-ups that bring out delicate, refined details. Austere, raw, and refined world - source Image : http://www.studio-wasia.com/promofilms/Tra/FrTra/tra-img.html The second technique, using black sand, allows the murals to be recreated with their grain and graphic purity. This technique, highly suited to transformations, enables the metamorphoses that animate these murals, completing our immersion in this recreated time. This invented yet so real world gives us an exceptional short film and a remarkable tribute to the creators who came before us 36,000 years ago. Watch on Arte TV if available in your country : The Making Of — https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/092888-000-A/making-of-traces/ Yous can also watch a trailer of the short film : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k46pd-f_NbY #traces # sophietavertmacian #hugofrassetto #lesfilmsdunord #gamcaanimation

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Présentation des projets avec l'Institut Sainte-Geneviève. Photo Florentine Grelier L'association culturelle "GAMCA Animation" a été officiellement enregistrée le 15 septembre 2025. GAMCA est une contraction de "Geneviève et André Martin des Communications Animées". Le mot animation a été accolé afin de faciliter les recherches dans les moteurs de recherches internet. Cette association a pour but de promouvoir le cinéma d'animation et prend en charge le site GENEVIÈVE ET ANDRÉ MARTIN : DES COMMUNICATIONS ANIMÉES qui existe depuis 2019. Les deux premiers projets en tant que personne morale se font avec l'Institut Sainte-Geneviève et les étudiants de 2e année en DNMADE Cinéma d'Animation avec deux sujets sur lesquels GAMCA Animation aura l'occasion de revenir. C'est pour GAMCA Animation l'opportunité de : Participer à deux projets pédagogiques et de transmettre aux plus jeunes des éléments historiques importants qui ont construits "le cinéma d'animation" en France et à l'international sur 50 ans d'histoire du cinéma d'animation; Préparer quelques surprises pour l'anniversaire du centenaire de la naissance d'André Martin né le 31 décembre 1925 et que GAMCA Animation fêtera tout au long de l'année 2026. Mariane Pinel, enseignante à l'Institut Sainte-Geneviève, et Clément Martin, président de GAMCA Animation, présentent le premier projet aux étudiants. Photo Florentine Grelier A suivre ! André Martin chez lui en 1977. Photo Clément Martin #gamcaanimation #institutsaintegeneviève #marianepinel #florentinegrelier