{"id":426858,"date":"2024-01-09T22:44:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T22:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=426858"},"modified":"2024-01-29T13:39:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T13:39:18","slug":"animation-first-dc-2024","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/animation-first-dc-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Animation First DC 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p>Villa Albertine DC is thrilled to celebrate the first edition of the Animation First Festival in Washington, DC on January 28. Launched by the French Institute Alliance Fran\u00e7aise in New York seven years ago, Animation First is the only festival in the US dedicated to showcasing the enduring legacy of and trailblazing innovations in French and Francophone animation. It is specially crafted to engage and entertain guests of various ages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discover the complete festival program below.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t<p>When Adam Changes (c) Jo\u00ebl Vaudreuil, Parce Que Films <\/p>\n\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, January 28, 2 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>When Adam Changes<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Ages 15+<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dir.\u00a0<strong>Jo\u00ebl Vaudreuil<\/strong>, 2023, Canada, Color. 96 min.<br \/>Voice by Simon Lacroix<br \/>In French with English subtitles<\/p>\n<p><strong>The screening will be followed by a Q&amp;A with director Jo\u00ebl Vaudreuil.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In competition, <strong>2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Imagine if every taunt, every criticism, every unkind word spoken to you made a physical impact. That\u2019s the driving force of <em>When Adam Changes<\/em>, a film set in 1990 Quebec that depicts the (literal) growing pains and general absurdity of adolescence. Adam is a 15-year-old with a\u2026special\u2026quirk: his body melds and warps in reaction to the mockery and negative comments he receives from those around him. Through this darkly comedic narrative, Canadian director <strong>Jo\u00ebl Vaudreuil<\/strong>\u00a0incisively illustrates what happens when the biting and fantastical mix with trademark teenage angst. The film, animated by French artist Nicolas Moussette, was awarded the Grand Prize for Best Animated Feature at the 2023 Ottawa International Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ADAM CHANGE LENTEMENT Trailer (Canada, 2023) - Exclusive\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MpaW0x5N6o0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-AF-sacred-cave-m1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-AF-sacred-cave-m1.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-AF-sacred-cave-m1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-AF-sacred-cave-m1-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-AF-sacred-cave-m1-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t<p>The Sacred Cave (c) Daniel Minlo, Cyrille Masso, Malo Pictures<\/p>\n\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, January 28, 4.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The Sacred Cave<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>Ages 8+<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dir.\u00a0<strong>Daniel Minlo, Cyrille Masso<\/strong>, 2023, Cameroon, Color. 100 min.<br \/>Voice by Andre\u2019 Bang, Diallo Diallo, G\u00e9rard Essomba<br \/>In French with English subtitles<\/p>\n<p>In competition,\u00a0<strong>2023 BFI London Film Festival<br \/>and 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the heart of Africa\u2019s equatorial forest, the king of Mabunos is poisoned by one of his subjects. Two close aids of the palace are tasked with traveling to a sacred cave in search of an antidote that will cure their ruler\u2014and they only have seven days to succeed before he perishes. Throughout their vibrantly illustrated journey, they encounter spectacles and obstacles that defy explanation. Steeped in legend, lore, and sprawling scenescapes, the film, from Cameroonian directors <strong>Daniel Minlo<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Cyrille Masso<\/strong>,\u00a0 enjoyed a warm reception at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE SACRED CAVE trailer | BFI London Film Festival 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8hUN41nyXWc?start=3&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":453109,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[219],"app_city_tax":[226],"app_event_type":[237],"class_list":["post-426858","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-cinema","app_city_tax-dc","app_event_type-festival"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Animation First DC 2024 - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/animation-first-dc-2024\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Animation First DC 2024 - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Villa Albertine DC is thrilled to celebrate the first edition of the Animation First Festival in Washington, DC on January 28. 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