I'LL BE ZORRO SOMEDAY
Directed by Joel Olivier
After having written and performed theater during 15 years, Joel Olivier decides to work for the cinema, his first passion. He wrote a first script of the short film Why not Snow White while you’re at it ? which received the Beaumarchais foundation Award, the First Price at the National Script Competition of Eure and the Best Script Price at the French Films Festival of Albi. Then he wrote a second script of the short film I’ll be Zorro Someday which received also the Beaumarchais foundation Award, the Prize of the best script at the Lille Short Film Festival and obtains the support to creation of original music for the short film from the Maison du Film Court. During the production of these two films (which takes 2 years), Joel Olivier wrote a feature-film screenplay Meeting in Heaven who received the Beaumarchais foundation Award, the Prize Thot Fiction and obtains a writing workshop at the Moulin d’Andé. Then, with the company Les Films du Cygne, Joel Olivier finally directed simultaneous these first two short films.
French Festivals:
. Trouville’s OFF COURTS Films Festival – official selection (2009)
. Young Audience compétition of 3th Short Film Festival « Partie(s) de campagne » (2010)
. 2nd Edition of The Festival The Normandie and the World (2010)
. Short film festival for Young audience (2010)
. Festival « Cours Charlie, Courts » – 1rst Edition (2012)
International Festivals:
. CINEFIESTA 2010 (Puerto-Rico, 2010)
. 7th Edition of ANONIMUL International Independent Film Festival (Romania, 2010)
Audience award
Best Fiction short film
. 38th Festival of Nations (Austria, 2010)
Silver Bear
. Salento Finibus Terrae International Short Film Festival (Italy, 2010)
. 18ème French Film Festival of Richmond (USA, 2010)
TV Broadcasting & Internet:
. RTI (Italy)
. TV LM Sarthe (France)
. TV8 Clermont-Ferrand (France)
. Free VOD (France)
. CVS VOD (France)
Special Program:
. Programmation « ENFANCES » in Epernay and Troyes (France, 2009)
. Short film festival in Drama – Young Audience Screening « UNIFRANCE » (Greece, 2010)
Screening Theaters:
. French Cinema in Washington « La Maison Française » (USA)
. ACAP – Pôle Image Picardie (France)
. Eden Theater in Chaumont (France)
. « Maison de Quartier » in Ham (France)
. « L’avis de Château » in Château Chaumont (France)
. Theater « Les Stars » in Boulogne-sur-mer (France)
Synopsis: A 10 years old child wears a disguise of Zorro to surmount the fear of going back home.
Dramatic Comedy - 16' - 35mm - Color - 1,85 - Dolby SR - 2010
Cast: Arthur Picaud, Elisabeth Tissot-Guerraz, Gérard Dubouche
Direction & Screenplay: Joel Olivier
Production: Alexandre Charlet
Cinematographer: Matthieu-David Cournot & Jean-Marc Selva
Set Designer: Candice Baud
Costume Designer: Marie-Christine Médouze
Sound: Stéphane Roché
Composer: Jean-Marc Garrone
With the supports of Region Nord & CRRAV, Region Champagne-Ardenne and ORCCA, with the partnership of the CNC, the Maison du Film Court.
The script received Fondation Beaumarchais Award & the Best Script Award at the Lille Short Film Festival.