SCALE
a film by Joseph Pierce
produced by Melocoton, Bridge Way Films, Endorfilm SRO, Ozù Productions
French release : 2022
14 min. – 4K – 16/9
Mission of the studio : production of the layouts and color backgrounds.
Driving along the motorway, Will loses his sense of scale. As his crippling drug addiction deepens, he struggles to unpick the sequence of events that led to his predicament, before he’s lost forever.
Direction: Joseph Pierce
Script: Joseph Pierce, Nicolas Pleskof
based on the novels Grey Area by Will Self
Music: Lung Dart
Producers: Hélène Mitjavile, Chris Hees, Jérémie Mazurek & Christophe Beaujean, Jiri Konecky
With the voices of Sam Spruell, Zahra Ahmadi, Evelyn & Lila Neghabian Pierce
Animation : Aurore Grillot, Natazsa Cetner, 12//24 Films, Amopix, 3.0 Studio, Enclume Animation, Bare Bear Studio
A production Melocoton, Bridge Way Films, Endorfilm SRO, Ozù Productions
With the support of CNC – Procirep-Angoa – Région Nouvelle Aquitaine et Département de la Charente – Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes – Région Grand Est – Eurométropole de Strasbourg – BFI – FWB – Czech Film Centre
Copyright : © 2022 Melocoton, Bridge Way Films, Endorfilm SRO, Ozù Productions
2022
Semaine de la Critique – Festival de Cannes (France) – Special session
Festival International d’Annecy (France) – Official competition
Curtas Vila Do Conde (Portugal) – Official competition
Guanajuato International Film (Mexico) – International competition
Cerdanya Film Festival (France) – Official competition
HollyShorts Film Festival (USA) – Official competition
Animist Tallinn (Estonie) – Official competition
Casa da Animação (Portugal) – Off competition
Etrange Festival (France) – Official competition
Le Festival Silhouette (France) – Official competition
Seoul Yeongdeungpo International Extreme-short Image & Film Festival (Corée du Sud) – Official competition
Paysages de Cinéastes (France) – Official competition
Batumi International Art House Film Festival (BIAFF) (Géorgie) – Official competition
Festival du film Européen du film fantastique de Strasbourg (France) – Official competition
TIFF Tirana Film Festival (Albanie) – Official competition
Weird Animation Market and WFest (Espagne) – Official competition
Sitges Film Festival (Espagne) – Official competition
Curt’Arruda (Portugal) – Official competition
Kaohsiung Film Festival (Taiwan) – Official competition
Bucheon International Animation Festival (Corée du Sud) – Official competition
Raidance Film Festival (Royaume-Uni) – Official competition
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (France) – Official competition
World of Film International Festival Glasgow (Royaume-Uni) – Official competition
Alcine 51 (Espagne) – Official competition
Hawai‘i International Film Festival (USA) – Official competition
Cinanima International Animated Film Festival (Portugal) – Official competition
Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival (Italie) – Official competition
Manchester Animation Festival (Royaume-Uni) – Off competition
Rencontres Cinessonne (France) – Off Competition
Filmfest Düsseldorf 2022 (Allemagne) – Official competition
Soho London Independent Film Festival (Royaume-Uni) – Official competition
Giraf 18 (Canada) – Official competition
Chiliwack Film Festival (Canada) – Official competition
London International Animation Festival (UK) – Official competition
Animateka (Slovenie) – Official competition
Festival Tous Courts Aix-en-Provence (France) – Official competition
Leuven International Short Film Festival (Belgique) – European competition
Festival Séquence Court-Métrage (France) – Official competition
Les Arcs Film Festival (France) – Official competition
Usak Short Film Festival (Turquie) – Official competition
Paris Courts Devant ! (France) – Official competition
British Independent Film Awards (Royaume-Uni) – Official competition
London Short Film Festival (Royaume-Uni) – Official competition
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France) – Labo competition
Animation First (USA) – Official competition
Anima, The Brussels International Animation Film Festival (Belgique) – Official competition
International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIŻENIA (Pologne) – Official competition
REGARD, Festival international de courts métrages au Saguenay (Canada) – Official competition
Awards
Best Animated Film, Curtas Vila Do Conde IFF (Portugal)
Best Animated Film, HollyShorts Film Festival (USA)
Special Jury Award, Le Festival Silouhette (France)
Best Animated Film, Paragon Film Festival (USA)
Jury Award, Bucheon International Animation Festival (Corée du Sud)
Public Award, Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival (Italie)
Special Mention, Northern Wave International Film Festival (Islande)
Meilleur animation, Eastern Nigeria Film Festival (Nigéria)
Jury Award, Mutoscope (France)
Best Director Award, Usak Short Film Festival (Turquie)
News
Scale selected for Cesars 2024
The Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma has selected Scale to compete in the Best Animated Short Film category at the Cesar Awards 2024.
See you in January 2024 for the results of the 1st round of voting.
Festivals Scale
The short film by Joseph Pierce Scale for which 3.0 studio produced the backgrounds layouts and color backgrounds, is part of the official out-of-competition “Special Screenings” selection of the 61st Semaine de la Critique, Cannes 2022 (May 18-26).
The film is already part of the official selection in competition of the Annecy Festival 2022 (June 13-18).