PROGRAM

Feature Film Competition
12/14 Post-screening talk

Dandelion's Odyssey

Original Title: Planètes

France/Belgium
2025

Introduction

Dendelion, Baraban, Léonto and Taraxa are four odd friends; four seeds which used to belong to the same dandelion. Rescued from a nuclear explosion that destroyed the Earth, they find themselves hurled into the cosmos, travelling through planets and constellations. When they land on an unknown land, they set off on an unforgettable adventure to find a new home and settle for good.

Distributor: Portre Co., Ltd. and Marginals Co., Ltd.

©Miyu Productions

Director:Momoko Seto

Tokyo-born Momoko Seto studied at the French national contemporary art school in Le Fresnoy before working as a filmmaker at the CNRS. In 2021, she won the CNRS Crystal award, the highest distinction for a scientific movie director. In parallel, she directed the series PLANET, comprised of four short films, of which PLANET Σ earned accolades at the Berlinale 2015. She was the winner of the Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma prize for ther first feature film, DANDELION’S ODYSSEY, a poetic, ecological odyssey combining 3D animation, macro live action footage, and time-lapse photography.

©SMITH

Special Feature

12/14 Post-screening talk

Guest: Ryota Fujitsu、Hiroyuki Ishihara、Rei Tsukahara

 

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