The Temple
Directed by Alain Fournier
| Genre | Animation |
| Country | Canada (Québec) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Length | 17m26s |
| Formats | DCP |
| Sound | 5.1 |
| Version | Original French version, English subtitles |
Synopsis
The crew of a German u-boat on a mission in the North Atlantic witness strange phenomena on board. After an inexplicable explosion in the engine room, the submarine slowly sinks to the abyssal depths, while madness decimates the submariners.
Themes
horror, work relationships, war trauma, warBiography
Alain Fournier has directed several short fiction and animation films that have won awards at festivals and screened all over the planet. He is particularly interested in supernatural dramas. LE TEMPLE is his first animated short film entirely in 3D and is adapted from the eponymous short story by acclaimed writer H.P Lovecraft.
Cast
Cmdt Heinrich: Jean-François Beaupré
Lt. Klenze: Olivier Barette
Team
| Production | Folks Animation |
| Script | Alain Fournier |
| CINEMATOGRAPHY | Gabriel Beauvais |
| PRODUCTION DESIGN | Gabriel Beauvais |
| EDITING | Alain Fournier, Fred Schmidt |
| Sound | Raymond Legault |
| Music | Patrick Lavoie |
Awards
Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Canada |2022| *Best Canadian Short Film
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada |2022| *Prix Télé-Québec
Victoria Film Festival, Canada |2022| Best ANIMATED SHORT
GIRAF Animation film Festival, Canada |2022| Audience Award for Best Canadian Short Film
SPASM, Canada |2022| *Prix du public 3e place
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada |2022| Prix Netflix Canada, Prix Maison 4:3, Prix Ô Quai des brasseurs
Longue Vue sur le Court, Canada |2022| Prix du Meilleur court métrage québécois
Festival du film court francophone - [Un poing c'est court], France |2022| Prix du Jury Jeunesse
Desertscape International Film Festival, USA |2023| *Best Animated
Festivals
SITGES Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, Spain |2022|
Toronto After Dark Film Festival, Canada |2022| *Best Canadian Short Film
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada |2022| *Prix Télé-Québec
Victoria Film Festival, Canada |2022| Best ANIMATED SHORT
GIRAF Animation film Festival, Canada |2022| Audience Award for Best Canadian Short Film
SPASM, Canada |2022| *Prix du public 3e place
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada |2022| Prix Netflix Canada, Prix Maison 4:3, Prix Ô Quai des brasseurs
Longue Vue sur le Court, Canada |2022| Prix du Meilleur court métrage québécois
Festival du film court francophone - [Un poing c'est court], France |2022| Prix du Jury Jeunesse
Desertscape International Film Festival, USA |2023| *Best Animated
Imagine Film Festival, Netherlands |2022|
Telluride Horror Show, US |2022|
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Belgium |2022|
Paris International Fantastic Film Festival, France |2022|
Canadian Film Fest, Canada |2022|
FICFA, Canada |2022|
Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival, Canada |2022|
Ciné-club Temps d'écran, Canada |2022|
Festival Images en Vues, Canada |2022|
Centre Culturel Canadien de Paris, France |2022|
HEROES International Film Festival, Italy |2022|
Fenêtres sur courts, France |2022|
Landshut Film Festival, Germany |2023|
RiverRun Film Festival, US |2023|
Cinema on the Bayou, US |2023|
Film Maudit 2.0, US |2022|
Festival Même pas peur, Ile-de-la-réunion |2023|
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada |2023|
BoneBat Film Festival, USA |2023|
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Oregon, USA |2023|
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Rhode Island, USA |2023|
Hallucinations collectives, France |2023|
Bucharest Short Film Festival, Roumanie |2023|
Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexique |2023|
OFF-Courts de Trouville, France |2023|
TRANSILVANIA SHORTS [International Short Film Festival], Roumanie |2023|
Black Sea Film Festival, Roumanie |2023|
International Usak Short Film Festival, Turquie |2023|
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Alabama, USA |2023|
Swedish short film day, Suède |2023|
Festival Courts d'un Soir, Canada |2023|
Les Percéides, Canada |2023|
Fantasia, Canada |2023|
Spark Animation Film Festival, Canada |2023|