THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES
a film by Michel Hazanavicius
produced by Ex Nihilo and Les Compagnons du Cinéma
in coproduction with Les Films du Fleuve, StudioCanal, France 3 Cinéma, RTBF (Télévision Belge), Voo and BeTV
RELEASE IN FRANCE ON 20 NOVEMBER 2024
RELEASE IN BELGIUM ON 27 NOVEMBER 2024
80 min. – 4K – 1:85
Mission of the studio: preparation and production of the entire 2D and 3D image of the film, line production.
Once upon a time there was a poor lumberjack and his wife who lived in a deep Polish forest. The poor woman moaned that she had no children. Day and night, trains passed through the woods. One day, as the poor woman was watching a train that she thought was a cargo train, a package was thrown out and fell into the snow…
A film by: Michel Hazanavicius
Written by: Michel Hazanavicius and Jean-Claude Grumberg
Based on the tale by Jean-Claude Grumberg, published by éditions du Seuil
Graphic design: Michel Hazanavicius
Artistic direction: Julien Grande
Original score: Alexandre Desplat
With the voices of: Dominique Blanc, Grégory Gadebois, Denis Podalydès and Jean-Louis Trintignant
Produced by: Patrick Sobelman, Florence Gastaud and Michel Hazanavicius
Line producers: Christophe Jankovic and Valérie Schermann
Animation studio & line production: 3.0 studio
Production manager: Bernard Devillers
Storyboard supervisor & Project manager: Aymeric Gendre
Editing: Michel Hazanavicius
Editing assistant: Anrnau Segarra
Layout supervisor: Maël Le Gall
Background supervisors: Julien Grande, Elena Fortin
Animation supervisors: Laurent Kircher, Elie Klimis, Jean-Christophe Lie, Léni Marotte, Antonio Mengual-Llobet, Nicolas Quere, Pierre Rougemont, Nicolas Voukourakos
Final line animation supervisors: Lucie Julliat, Lajos Nagy, Noémie Bevierre
Shadows supervisor: Pascal Herbreteau
FX supervisors: Bastien Belvaux, Mouloud Oussid
Compositing supervisor: Julien Duliblic
Digital grading: Peter Bernaers
Partner studios:
Amopix, Région Grand Est & Eurométropole de Strasbourg
Aromates, Liège
Kecskemét Film, Hongrie
Les Fées Spéciales, Région Occitanie
Whaoo!, Liège
Production: Ex Nihilo and Les Compagnons du Cinéma
with StudioCanal, France 3 Cinéma and Les Films du Fleuve
With the support of: Canal+
With the participation of: Ciné+ France Télévisions Wallimage
In association with: Cinémage 17, Iindéfilms 11, Palatine Etoile 20, Sofitvciné 10, La Banque Postale Image 16, Cinéventure 8, Cinéaxe 4, Cinécap 6
With the support of: CNC Eurimages, La Région Nouvelle Aquitaine and the Département de la Charente, Région Occitanie, La Région Grand Est and Strasbourg Eurométropole, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Casa Kafka Pictures – Belfius, La Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah, La Fondation du Judaïsme de Belgique, La Fondation Claims
With the support of: Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie – Bruxelles
Copyright: © Ex Nihilo, Les Compagnons du Cinéma, Studio Canal, France 3 Cinéma, Les Films du Fleuve
– Cannes Festival 2024: Official selection – Competition
– Annecy Festival 2024: Competition and Opening film
– Hambourg Film Fest 2024
– FIFF Namur 2024: Best Screenplay Award
– Festival du Film du Croisic 2024: Chabrol du Jury
– Mar del Plata IFF (Ar) 2024 : Prix Spécial du Jury
– Autun – 3/12/24 – Institut Arletty.
– Bruxelles (Be) – 27/11/24 – Palace, en présence de Michel Hazanavicius.
– Liège (Be) – 26/11/24 – Sauvenière, en présence de Michel Hazanavicius.
– Compiègne – 19/11/24 – 23ème festival Témoins de l’histoire, Jaux.
– Aubenas – 16-24/11/24 – Rencontres du cinéma Européen, Maison de l’image.
– Fayence / Montauroux – 16-22/11/24 – Ciné festival du Pays de Fayence.
– Lodève – 13-16/11/24 – Festival Ce qui nous Lie, Lutéva.
– Bagnolet – 12/11/24 – Festival de la Résistance, Cinoche.
– Cosne – 09/11/24 – Festival AVP, Eden.
– Verdun – 07-10/11/24 – Festival Passeurs d’histoire, Le Carousel.
– Bastia – 08-11/11/24 – Rencontres cinéma de Bastia, Régent.
– Villefranche sur Saône – 06-11/11/24 – Rencontres du cinéma francophone en Beaujolais, 400 Coups.
– Le Touquet – 06-11/11/24 – Rencontres de l’ARP.
– Sainte Maxime – 28/10/24 – Journée du Film d’Animation, Le Pagnol.
– Clelles – 27/10/24 – Festival de reprises Cannoises, Ecran Vagabon du Trièves.
– St Martin d’Hères – 26/10/24 – Mois du Film d’Animation, Mon Ciné.
– Leucate – 23-26/10/24 – Festival International de Doublage.
– Pessac – 21/10/24 – Festival Unipop, Jean Eustache.
– Vannes – 19/10/24 – Festival Alain Resnais.
– Angoulême – 18/10/24 – CGR.
– St Paul Trois Chateau – 18/10/24 – Festival Cinéma, 7ème Art.
– La Roche sur Yon – 17/10/24 – Festival international du film.
– Lyon – 14 et 15/10/24 – Lumière.
– Chalon en Champagne – 13/10/24 – Clôture Festival War on Screen.
– Saint-Etienne – 13/10/24 – Le Méliès.
– Valence – 12/10/24 – Le Navire.
– Grenoble – 12/10/24 – Le Méliès.
– Mâcon – 11-14/10/24 – Festival Effervescence, Pathé.
– Gaillac – 10-13/10/24 – Festival du Film Européen, Imag’in Cinéma.
– Le Croisic – 8/10/24 – Festival Adaptations Littéraires (+ scolaires le 9/10 au matin), Le Hublot.
– Vernoux en Vivarais – 04-06/10/24 – Festival Cinétoiles, Écran Village.
– Nice – 04/10/24 – Ciné Romans.
– Montpellier – 03/10/24 – Diagonal.
– Semur en Auxois – 03-06/10/24 – Festival Cinétoiles, Etoile Cinéma.
– Angers – 28/09/24 – Festival Cultissime, 400 Coups.
– Montreuil – 27/09/24 – Méliès.
– Montélimar – 25/09/24 – Festival De l’Écrit à l’Écran (+ scolaires 26/09 matin), en présence de Michel Hazanavicius.
– Castelnaudary – 25/09/24 – Festival Cinema d’Ici, Veo.
– Paris – 24/09/24 – Mémorial de la Shoah.
– Toulouse – 19/09/24 – ABC.
– Plaisance du Touch – 18/09/24 – Festival du Film Historique, Écran 7.
– Orléans – 17/09/24 – Carmes.
– Deauville – 11/09/24 – Festival du cinéma américain.
– Rouen – 10/09/24 – Omnia.
– Alès – 30/08/24 – Cine Planète, en présence de Michel Hazanavicius.
– Cucuron – 26/08/24.
– Perpignan – 22/08/24 – Reprise Festival de Cannes, le Castillet.
– Lalouvesc – 19/08/24.
– Pauillac – 12/07/24 – Vendanges du 7ème art.
– Nîmes – 7/07/24 – Sémaphore, en présence de Michel Hazanavicius.
– Paris – 28/06/24 – Festival Cinema for Change, MK2 Quai de Seine.
– La Baule – 28/06/24 – Festival Musique et Cinéma.
– Biarritz – 24/06/24 – Festival Nouvelles Vagues.
THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES – Official trailer – (2024)
THE MOST PRECIOUS OF CARGOES – Excerpt – (2024)
News
A fine first week for The Most Precious of Cargoes
A very good first week for The Most Precious of Cargoes in cinemas in France. The film topped the list of releases for Wednesday 20 November, with 139,873 admissions over the week, plus 16,827 previews.
The Most Precious of Cargoes opening film and official competition at Annecy 2024
Annecy opens on June 9 with Michel Hazanavicius. Following its presentation in competition at Cannes, The Moste Precious of Cargoes, the director’s first animated film, will open the world’s biggest festival dedicated to animated cinema. The feature will be presented in the L’Officielle competition alongside 11 other films.
The Most Precious Of Cargoes in official competition at Cannes 2024
The organisers of the 77th Cannes Film Festival have announced the additions to the official selection: “The Most Precious Of Cargoes”, the first animated film by Michel Hazanavicius for which 3.0 studio is the animation studio and line producer, is in competition for this 2024 edition.
The Most Precious of Cargoes in WIP session at Annecy Festival 2022
The team of the film The Most Precious of Cargoes led by its director, graphic designer and co-screenwriter Michel Hazanavicius will unveil, on Friday June 17 at 9:30 a.m., the first images of the feature film in preparation at 3.0 studio in Angoulême.
Also participating in this WIP session: Christophe Jankovic (executive producer), Julien Grande (artistic director) and Marie Bouchet (assistant chief animator).
Info and reservations on the festival website: https://www.annecy.org
3.0 studio is seeking:
For the feature film La Plus précieuse des marchandises [The most precious of Cargoes] directed by Michel Hazanavicius, 3.0 studio is seeking to complete its animation team in Paris and Angoulême:
• Middle and senior realistic 2D animators: from the end of September 2022
• Senior assistants: from October 2022
• Experienced shadow animators: from December 2022
Please send your CV and demoreels to job@3point0studio.com specifying in the subject line your first and last name as well as the mention which concerns you: “Anim 2D”, “Assistant” or “Shadow”.