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Zarafa

Zarafa

  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

Under a baobab tree, an old man is telling a story to the children around him about the everlasting friendship between Maki, a little boy aged 10, and Zarafa, an orphaned giraffe, a gift from the Pasha of Egypt to the King of France, Charles X.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: Zarafa

    Directed by: Rémi BEZANÇON, Jean-Christophe LIE

    Country: France, Belgium

    Year of production: 2011

    Running time: 01 h 18 min

  • Technique

    Category: Feature film

    Techniques used: drawing on paper

    Process: Colour

    Target public: 6-8 years, 9-11 years

  • Credits

    Directed by: Rémi BEZANÇON, Jean-Christophe LIE

    Production: PRIMA LINEA PRODUCTIONS, Valérie SCHERMANN, Christophe JANKOVIC

    Distribution: PATHÉ DISTRIBUTION, Pierre SALA

    Script: Rémi Bezançon, Jean-François Halin, Vanessa Portal

    Storyboard: Jean-Christophe Lie

    Layout: Jean-Luc Serrano

    Sets: Igor David

    Animation: Yoshimichi Tamura, Laurent Kircher, Eric Omond, Bohlem Bouchiba

    Compositing: Jean-Pierre Bouchet

    Music: Laurent Perez Del Mar

    Sound: Bruno Seznec, Fabien Devillers, Sébastien Marquilly

    Editing: Sophie Reine

    Voice: Simon Abkarian, François-Xavier Demaison, Thierry Frémont, Vernon Dobtcheff, Clara Quilichini, Max Renaudin, Roger Dumas, Ronit Elkabetz, Mohamed Fellag, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Deborah François, Mostefa Stiti