38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Le Sens du toucher

Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo

Image Le Sens du toucher
FranceSwitzerland
2014 Animation 15 min
Chloé and Louis are secretly in love. The gestures take the place of words, each word is a choreography. Louis finally decides to invite Chloë out to dinner and accepts to allow her to come with her kittens, even though he is allergic. The dinner will show his darkest sides...
Screenplay : Jean Charles Mbotti Malolo
Animation : Jean Charles Mbotti Malolo, Guillaume Lorin, Suzanne Seidel
Editing : Pauline Coudurier, Hervé Guichard
Music : Camille
Production : Folimage
Co-production : La Fabrique, Nadasdy Film
Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo was born in Lyon in 1984. He studied at the Emile Cohl School in the Film d'auteur department, graduating in 2007. His graduation film, Le Coeur est un métronome, won several prizes. After working as a background artist and animator on several features, Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo made his first professional short, Le Sens du toucher, produced by Folimage.