Macula

Fiction ∙ 2024
16 min ∙ 1:1.85
French

A film by Julietta Korbel

Hanna is searching for a painting dedicated to her by her late grandfather, Pavel, who was a painter. But an 11-year-old boy appears unexpectedly at her grandfather's studio...

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- My grandfather used to tell me the story of a mystical forest. He painted a picture of it. He told me that he had finally succeeded in painting the sun and that our memories were there. That was our secret.


Julietta Korbel was born in 1996 in Frankfurt, Germany. From Swiss and Slovakian origin she received her degree in 2019 at École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne, cinema department.

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«For me, this film is an exploration of the sudden void the characters experience after Pavel's death, and an attempt to transform this absence into a vital presence on the screen.»
Julietta Korbel, director

With

Isaline Prévost Radeff
Vidal Arzoni
Serge Musy

Screenplay

Julietta Korbel
Colombe Rubini

Director

Julietta Korbel

1st Assistant Director

Mathilde Neau

Casting

Florence Rivero

Continuity

Clara Gosselin

Photography

Augustin Losserand

Lighting

Antoine Buisson

Set Designer

Margaux Renvoisé

Costume

Mossane Diene

Sound

Camille Bonard

Editing

Lucia Martinez Garcia

Original soundtrack

Adrien Kessler

Sound editing

Adrien Kessler

Sound mix

Adrien Kessler

Color grading

Loup Brenta

Digital Special Effects

Luc Jolivet
Théo Donatantonio

Production

Thera Production, Julien Rouyet

Coproduction

RTS Radio Télévision Suisse - Françoise Mayor, Carole Thévenaz

With the support of

L’ Office Fédéral de la Culture (OFC)
Cinéforom avec la Loterie Romande

Prix

Best of Fest Award - Real to Reel International Film Festival 2024
Best Professional Short Film Award - Real to Reel International Film Festival 2024

Festivals

59. Journées de Soleure - Panorama
Real to Reel International Film Festival 2024
23e Concorto Film Festival di Piacenza - Competition
18e Fünf Seen Filmfestival - Competition

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