38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Le Grand Combat

Jean-Nicolas Rivat

Image Le Grand Combat
France
2012 Fiction 21 min
The Big Fight deals with the different stages on the path to consciousness. Norbert is a solitary man who, after a simple event, sinks into paranoia and madness and realises that he does not fit in his everyday life any more. Everything begins with the intrusion of a simple pigeon in his daily routine...
With : Carlo Brandt
Screenplay : Jean-Nicolas Rivat
Image : Christophe Grelié
Sound : Nicolas Joly
Editing : Benoît Salomon
Stéréographe : Fabienne Delaleau (Binocle)
Compositeur : David Reyes
Production : C Ton Film Productions, Tamara Setton, 36 rue d'Enghien, 75010 Paris // Email : tamara@ctonfilm.fr
After a degree in film studies in Montbéliard, France, and several internships, Jean-Nicolas Rivat works as chief editor on TV shows. However, cinema remains his true passion. In 2012, he directed his first film: The Big Fight.