38th edition
17-25 january 2026

À l’air libre

Saliha Sittler, Alyx Ecalle, Gabriella Coumau, Constantin Rytz

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France
2021 Animation 4 min
Olga and Maurice's parents are vegetables. The two children have tried everything to get them out of their vegetative state. What if the solution was… a musical?
With : Elisabeth Coumau, Carmen Coumau, Pierre Grolleron
Screenplay & Animation : Saliha Sittler, Alyx Ecalle, Gabriella Coumau, Constantin Rytz
Editing : Constantin Rytz
Music : Gabriella Coumau, Constantin Rytz
Production : EMCA
Gabriella Coumau graduated from EMCA (Angoulême) where she studied stop motion and made some films. She is currently looking for work in stop motion and storyboarding. Her ambition is to become a director.

Following a preparatory year at the Ateliers de Sèvre, Alyx Ecalle studied for 4 years at EMCA. While there she made films including Bagarre au square (2020).

Following a preparatory year at the Ateliers de Sèvre, Saliha Sittler studied for 4 years at EMCA. While there she made films using animated fabrics and stop motion.

After a baccalaureate in visual arts in Switzerland, Constantin Rytz went to EMCA where he trained in various animation techniques, and more specifically stop motion.