Director: Jerome Boulbes

Englisht title:  The Spring
Original title:   Le Printemps

2012/ France/ HD/ 16’/ Animation/ Colour

CREDITS:
Script:  Jerome Boulbes;  Editing:  Marc Boyer; Animation:  Jerome Boulbes;  Music:   Michel Korb;  Sound:  Morgan Dufour;  Producer:  Lardux Films

Synopsis:
A sanctuary in the depths of the forest. Masks are waiting and getting ready. Music begins... A cage is brought. Inside, attached, is the victim. The ceremony can begin : a joyful celebration of spring.

Filmography:
Jerome Boulbes studied illustration at the Parisian school "Arts Decoratifs". He worked a few years in video games and as a freelance technician, and then decided to focus on a more personal work. His first film, "Le Puits" (The Well, 1999), produced by Lardux Films, received several awards in festivals. In his next five short films, he continued to develop his personal fantasy and poetic vision, as well as his exploration of computer graphics' possibilities. In 2007, he entered the artist residency Kujoyama Villa in Kyoto, and returned to settle permanently in Kyoto after a residency at the Maison des Auteurs in Angouleme (France). He teaches animation at Seika University.