''Mum is Pouring Rain '' (french: Maman pleut des cordes) is a French animated

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

produced by Laïdak Films written by Hugo de Faucompret and Lison d'Andréa and directed by Hugo de Faucompret. Released in 2021, it won the Jury Prize in the Special TV category at the

Annecy international animated film festival The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (french: Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of J ...

the same year. The film was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the

94th Academy Awards The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles. The awards were scheduled after its u ...

Plot

Jane is looking forward to spending Christmas with her Mom who is battling a depression, after her dad's death so she is sent unknowingly to her Grandma's instead. The holidays turn out to be quite an adventure as Jane meets new friends: Cloclo, the gigantic hobo who lives in the forest, and Sonia and Leon, two local kids. As she learns to open herself to others, Jane will inspire her mother the necessary strength to get back on her feet.

Production

The film, commissioned by Canal+, is created by Hugo de Faucompret and co-written with Lison d'Andréa. The graphic design and the storyboard are executed by Hugo de Faucompret. The backgrounds of this 29-minutes-film were all hand-painted with gouache, and the

2D animation Traditional animation (or classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation) is an animation technique in which each frame is drawn by hand. The technique was the dominant form of animation in cinema until computer animation. Proce ...

was digitally made on

TVPaint TVPaint Animation (also known as TVPaint, TVP, Bauhaus Mirage or NewTek Aura) is a 2D paint and digital animation software package developed by TVPaint Developpement SARL based in Lorraine, France. Originally released for Amiga in 1991, version 3 ...

with pencil-scratched lines feeling. In 2022, the film is getting two sequels in order to combine a

trilogy A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part wor ...

as a feature-length work.

Accolades

Since its launch, the film has been selected in various festivals and academies around the world, including: The short was part of the world touring screening

The Animation Showcase The Animation Showcase is a travelling film screening collection, showcasing animated short films. The showcase started in 2016, with the support of the private members club Soho House, with the intention of spotting upcoming creative talents in ...

2021.

Voice cast

Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations. Career She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept piè ...

as Mémé Oignon *

Céline Sallette Céline Sallette (born 25 April 1980) is a French actress. Career In 2012, she was nominated for the César Award for Most Promising Actress for her performance in ''House of Tolerance''. In 2016, she was a member of the jury for the Un Certain ...

as Cécile * Arthur H as Cloclo * Siam Georget Rolland as Jeanne

References

External links

''Maman pleut des cordes''
sur le site du festival d'Annecy
Maman pleut des cordes
sur le site de Unifrance
Mum is Pouring Rain
2021 films French animated short films 2021 animated short films French children's adventure films Films about depression 2020s French films {{short-animation-film-stub