Sarah Van Den Boom
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| nationality = French
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, animator
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Sarah Van Den Boom is a French animation film director and co-founder of the Papy3D Productions production company.
Biography
Van Den Boom studied arts in the ESAG Penninghen, then in the animation workshop of the ENSAD in Paris, France. After graduating in 2000, she started the production of her first animation short film, Novecento, pianist, adapted from the famous novel by Alessandro Baricco. She then worked as a technician on animated TV series and short films, before creating several commercials for Acme Filmworks.
In 2009 she directed her second personal film, The Skeleton-Woman, inspired by a famous Inuit story. The film was included in the list of 10 selected short films for the Cesar for the Best Animation Film, 2011.{{cite web|title=Les courts-métrages en lice pour le César du Film d’Animation 2011|url=https://www.cinechronicle.com/2010/10/les-courts-metrages-en-lice-pour-le-cesar-du-film-d%E2%80%99animation-2011-%E2%80%A8-13524/|author=Nathalie Dassa|website=www.cinechronicle.com}}
Her third film, In Deep Waters, co-produced with the National Film Board of Canada, was released in 2015, and won awards in Annecy, in Clermont-Ferrand and in Brooklyn.{{cite web|title=Palmarès d’Annecy 2015: le Cristal pour Avril et le monde truqué|url=http://ecrannoir.fr/blog/blog/2015/06/20/palmares-dannecy-2015-le-cristal-pour-avril-et-le-monde-truque-dapres-jacques-tardi/|author=vincy|website=ecrannoir.fr}}{{cite web|title=Palmarès de l'édition 2016 du festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/palmares-de-l-edition-2016-du-festival-du-court-metrage-de-clermont-ferrand-928213.html|author=Julien Privat|website=france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr}}{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Film Festival, VIMOOZ|url=https://www.vimooz.com/2016/06/12/2016-brooklyn-film-festival-awards/|website=www.vimooz.com}} It was included in the online My French Film Festival.{{cite web|title=MyFrenchFilmFestival Short Directors: Sarah Van Den Boom|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/myfrenchfilmfestival-short-directors-sarah-van-den-boom-1201960517/|author=Emilio Mayorga|website=variety.com}}{{cite web|title=Interview with Sarah Van Den Boom, director of ‘In Deep Waters’|url=https://www.skwigly.co.uk/sarah-van-den-boom/|author=Ben Mitchell|website=Skwigly}} It was included in the list of 12 animation short films selected for the Cesar for the Best Animation Short Film, 2016.{{cite web|title=Les courts-métrages en lice pour le César du Film d’Animation 2011|url=https://www.zippyframes.com/index.php/awards-prizes/12-animation-shorts-for-the-french-cesars-2015|author=Nathalie Dassa|website=www.zippyframes.com}}
Her last stopmotion film Raymonde Or The Vertical Escape was nominated for the Cesar for the Best Animation Short Film in 2019.{{cite web|title=Césars : " Raymonde ou l’évasion verticale ", un film tendre et profond sur la solitude|url=https://film-animation.blogs.la-croix.com/cesars-raymonde-ou-levasion-verticale-un-film-tendre-et-profond-sur-la-solitude/2019/02/07/|author=Stéphane Dreyfus|website=film-animation.blogs.la-croix.com}}{{cite web|title=César 2019: la liste complète des nominations|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/ceremonie-cesar/2019/02/19/03020-20190219ARTFIG00076-cesar-2019-la-liste-complete-des-nominations.php|author=Léa Dubois|website=www.lefigaro.fr}} It won major awards in Leeds, Vila Do Conde, Brooklyn and Brisbane.{{cite web|title=Leeds Short Film Awards 2018: The Winners|url=https://www.leedsfilm.com/news/leeds-short-film-awards-2018-the-winners/|website=www.leedsfilm.com}}{{cite web|title=The Fall grabs the main prize at Vila do Conde|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/357952|website=cineuropa.org}}{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Film Festival’s 2019 Awards – Andrea Cordoba’s SANCTUARY Wins Grand Chameleon Award|url=https://www.vimooz.com/2019/06/10/brooklyn-film-festivals-2019-awards-andrea-cordobas-sanctuary-wins-grand-chameleon-award/|website=www.vimooz.com}}{{cite web|title=BIFF 2019 announces short film competition winner|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/biff-2019-announces-short-film-competition-winners/|website=www.filmink.com.au}} It also won the French broadcast France Télévisions award in 2019, awarded during the Clermont-Ferrand festival.{{cite web|title=Prix France Télévisions du court métrage|url=https://www.francetvpro.fr/corporate/communiques-de-presse/prix-france-televisions-du-court-metrage-24542458|author=Véronique Provost|website=www.francetvpro.fr}}
Filmography
=Short films=
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| Year | Title of film | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Novecento, pianist | director, screenwriter, art direction, backgrounds and animation |
| 2009 | The Skeleton-Woman | director, screenwriter, editing, art direction and backgrounds |
| 2015 | In Deep Waters | director, screenwriter, editing, art direction, and backgrounds |
| 2018 | Raymonde Or The Vertical Escape | director, screenwriter, editing, art direction, sets, puppets and costumes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1953246/}}
{{Portal|animation}}
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Category:French animated film directors