2.50 Filmmaker Interview with Florian Maurice, Maxime Foltzer, and Estelle Bonnardel

In today's episode, I interview Florian Maurice, Maxime Foltzer, and Estelle Bonnardel, the directors of the short film "Au Revoir Mon Monde," an animated film about a man in a fish costume trying to reach the woman he loves before the world ends. The film received the gold medal in the animation category at the 2024 Student Academy Awards.

Listen to hear about the origin of the film in Florian's own life, some of the films that inspired the world of this film, and some of the biggest challenges of creating the visual world of the film.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Divine Invasion by Philip K. Dick
• 2001: a Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
• The Cursed Kings
• Préférence système by Ugo Bienvenu

Films mentioned in this episode include:

• "Au Revoir Mon Monde” directed by Florian Maurice, Maxime Foltzer, and Estelle Bonnardel
• 2012 directed by Roland Emmerich
• Ready Player One directed by Steven Spielberg
• Pacific Rim directed by Guillermo del Toro
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story directed by Gareth Edwards
• Melancholia directed by Lars von Trier
• Your Name. directed by Makoto Shinkai
• Memories of Murder directed by Bong Joon-ho
• The Wickerman directed by Robin Hardy
• The Banshees of Inisherin directed by Martin McDonagh
• Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott
• Boogie Nights directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
• Boyz N' the Hood directed by John Singleton
• Transformers directed by Michael Bay
• The Place Beyond the Pines directed by Derek Cianfrance
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King directed by Peter Jackson
• Shrek directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
• Kung Fu Panda directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
• Big Trouble in Little China directed by John Carpenter
• Puss in Boots directed by Chris Matthew Miller
• Scrubs (TV show)

"Au Revoir Mon Monde" has been presented at numerous film festivals around the world this year and is in the running for the 97th Academy Awards.

You can follow the film on Instagram @au_revoir_mon_monde and follow the Florian @vaulfe, Maxime @grenade_bio, and Estelle @fat_mimi_the_third.