38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Mei Ling

Stéphanie Lansaque, François Leroy

Image Mei Ling
France
2009 Fiction 15 min
Mei Ling, an idle young Chinese woman, lives alone in her flat, waiting for her lover. Until the day she finds a tiny octopus hidden in the sink. She decides to adopt it to her boredom. The octopus begins to grow...
Production : Je Suis Bien Content
Francois Leroy studied animation at Les Gobelins and Stéphanie Lansaque worked as an art designer for the press and for publishing. In 2003, they travelled to Asia for the first time. The loved that atmosphere so much that is inspired their first film Bonsoir Monsieur Chu, which won the jury prize for French shorts at the 2007 Premiers Plans Festival. In January 2009, they completed there second short, Mei Ling. They are currently working on their third film, which will tell of Vietnam, but from a more social point of view.