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The Cannonball Woman

Madeleine the human cannonball puts on a spectacular travelling show with her husband. But at home, every day seems to unfold just like the one before it. The Cannonball Woman is a bittersweet stop-motion animated film about love standing the test of time.
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Madeleine the human cannonball puts on a spectacular travelling show with her husband. But at home, every day seems to unfold just like the one before it. The Cannonball Woman is a bittersweet stop-motion animated film about love standing the test of time.

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  • story
    Germano Zullo
  • director
    Albertine Zullo
    David Toutevoix
  • graphic design
    Albertine Zullo
  • cinematography
    David Toutevoix
  • 1st assistant director
    Marianne Chazelas
  • editing
    Valentin Rotelli
  • music
    Normand Roger
  • sound design
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • executive producer
    Claude Barras
    Jérôme Duc-Maugé
    Michael Fukushima
  • production assistant
    Geraldine Rod
    Florent Altermatt
  • production manager
    Nicolas Zen-Ruffinen
    Maxime Fossier
  • line production
    Marianne Chazelas
    Maxime Fossier
  • administration
    Pauline Pasquier
    Isel Schimmel
    Victoire-Émilie Bessette
    Rosalina Di Sario
    Dominique Forget
  • intern
    Léa Meunier
    Valentine Di Visconti
    Yaeka Tabara
    Alexandre Tissot
    Jolan Wirz
  • producer
    Maral Mohammadian
  • technical director
    Éloi Champagne
    JB Ponsard
  • technical animation coordinator
    Randall Finnerty
  • director of photography
    David Toutevoix
  • camera operator
    Aurélie Sprenger
    Maxime Fossier
  • lead animator
    Elie Chapuis
  • animator
    Peggy Arel
  • assistant animator
    Carrie Mombourquette
  • additional animation
    Carrie Mombourquette
  • set dressings
    Lynn Devillaz
  • puppet maintenance
    Lynn Devillaz
  • set decoration lead
    Ludovic Chemarin
  • construction assistant
    Alexandre Nucci
  • lead props master
    Delphine Daumas
  • glass props
    Lucie Roy
  • cloud props
    Marie Boucheteil
  • lead painter
    Cécile Milazzo
  • painter
    Marjorie Caup
  • lead puppet maker
    Gregory Beaussart
  • puppet maker
    Valentine Beluze
  • model maker
    Lynn Devillaz
  • model maker assistant
    Johann Rosti
    Shoko Shiraishi
  • costumes
    Atelier Nolita
  • lead costume maker
    Vanessa Riera Frangu
  • assistant costume maker
    Elena Sideri
  • knitting assistant
    Ursina Ramondetto
  • runner
    Matthias Philipona
    Charlotte Désigaud
  • voice
    Marika Dreistadt
    Simon Romang
    Michèle Gurtner
    Rupert Tao
  • casting
    Marie-Eve Hildbrand
  • voice director
    Marie-Eve Hildbrand
  • sound engineer
    Denis Séchaud
  • animatic sound design
    Masé studio
  • musician
    Denis Chartrand
    Alain Bertrand
    Éric Lagacé
  • music recording
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • post-production supervisor
    Aurélie Sprenger
    Tamara De Halleux
  • compositing
    Mickaël Devillaz
    Éloi Champagne
    Randall Finnerty
  • post-production assistant
    Marianne Chazelas
    Ava Boenki
  • titles
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • foley artist
    Lise Wedlock
  • foley assistant
    Thomas Garant
  • foley recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • sound mixing
    Serge Boivin
  • online editing
    Serge Verreault
  • technical coordination
    Candice Desormeaux
  • colour grading
    Bénédikt Trillet
  • manager
    Joël Franka
  • studio assistant
    Ava Boenki
  • making-of
    Sebastien Roche
  • stills photography
    Nicolas Demare
    Marion Savoy
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