This Magnificent Cake! Explained
| This Magnificent Cake! |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Marc James Roels
Emma de Swaef |
| Producer: | Steven de Beul
Ben Tesseur
Koen Vermaanen |
| Animator: | Iris Alexandre
Élodie Bonnaure
Andreas de Ridder
Mirjam Plettinx
Patricia Sourdes |
| Cinematography: | Marc James Roels |
| Studio: | Beast Animation
Vivement Lundi
Pedri Animation |
| Distributor: | Cinemien
GKIDS |
| Runtime: | 44 minutes |
| Country: | Belgium
France
Netherlands |
| Language: | French
Dutch |
This Magnificent Cake! is a stop motion animated short film released in 2018, directed by Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef.[1] A coproduction of companies from Belgium, France and the Netherlands, the film centres on the history of Belgian colonialism in Africa.[2]
The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight program at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[3]
Cast
- Wim Willaert: Van Molle
- Paul Huvenne:
- Goua Grovogui: the lost carrier
- Sébastien Dewaele: Pierre
- Jan Decleir: the king
- Michel Kossi: Ota's brother
- Bruno Levie: Georges
- Gaston Motambo: Ota
- Alexander Rolies: Little Philippe
- Dirk Rypens: the soulful man on the boat
- Anna Schoonbroodt: mother
- Jamal Tahri: the angry neighbor
- Angelo Tijssens: Louis
- Aziz Azam, Sébastien Brodzic, Walter Canipel, Xavier Dumont, Michel Gallois, Michèle Hublau, Juan Maldonado and Céline Seutin : additional voices
Awards
It won the André-Martin Prize for a French short film at the 2018 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival,[4] the Grand Prix at the 2018 Animafest Zagreb,[5] the Grand Prize at the 2018 Ottawa International Animation Festival,[6] and the National Grand Prix at the 2019 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.[7]
At the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, it received an honorable mention for the Best International Short Film award.[8]
It received a César Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 45th César Awards in 2020.[9]
Notes and References
- Ellen Wolff, "The Many Layers of ‘This Magnificent Cake!’" . Animation Magazine, 19 October 2018.
- Chris Robinson, "Marc James Roels and Emma De Swaef Return with ‘This Magnificent Cake’" . Animation World Network, 21 June 2018.
- Agnès Le Morvan, "Cinéma. Vivement lundi ! à Cannes avec « Ce magnifique gâteau »" . Ouest-France, 17 April 2018.
- Ramin Zahed, "‘La Chute,’ ‘Magnificent Cake’ Among Winners at Annecy" . Animation World Network, 15 June 2018.
- Thomas J. Maclean, "‘La Chute,’ ‘This Magnificent Cake!’ Earn Animfest Zagreb Honors" . Animation World Network, 13 June 2018.
- Amin Amidi, "‘Solar Walk,’ ‘This Magnificent Cake!’ Take Top Prizes At Ottawa 2018" . Cartoon Brew, 29 September 2018.
- Jennifer Wolfe, "‘This Magnificent Cake!’ Wins Top National Prize at Clermont-Ferrand Festival" . Animation World Network, 11 February 2019.
- Jeremy Kay, "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win" . Screen Daily, 16 September 2018.
- https://www.rtbf.be/article/ce-magnifique-gateau-en-lice-pour-le-cesar-du-meilleur-court-metrage-d-animation-10419420 "'Ce magnifique gâteau!' en lice pour le César du 'Meilleur court-métrage d'animation'
