FUNNY BIRDS
Ellie is entering secondary school in Saumur. Shy and fascinated by nature, and birds, she spends her time with books. Ellie draws the attention of Anna, the school’s librarian. The day when Ellie must absolutely return a book to Anna, she finds the school library closed. Ellie decides to take it back to Anna’s home,a few miles from school, on an island on the Loire River. An island full of birds.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Charlie Belin is a director and animator. She studied in several animation schools (Esaat in Roubaix, Emca in Angoulême and then La Poudrière in Bourg-lès-Valence). She directed several short films as part of her studies, before her first professional film, Le Coin, as part of the collection Fresh Out of school – Apollinaire season. She has just directed the TV Special Funny Birds, co-produced by Camera lucida Productions and Doncvoilà productions, which will be broadcast on France televisions.