An anthology film set in colonial Africa in the late 19th century telling the stories of 5 different characters: a troubled king, a middle-aged Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a failed businessman on an expedition, a lost porter and a young army deserter.

A film by Emma De Swaef & Marc James Roels

Belgium | France | Netherlands, 2018, Short film, 44min, Animation, Tv, Mini-Series

With Angelo Tijssens & Gaston Motambo & Goua Grovogui & Jan Decleir & Sébastien Dewaele & Wim Willaert

Title in Original Version : This Magnificent Cake!

Country: Belgium | France | Netherlands
Language: French | Dutch
Runtime: 45 min
Color: Color

Directors: Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels
Screenplay: Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels
Photography: Marc James Roels
Sound: Bram Meindersma
Production design: Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels, Jean-Marc Ogier
Editing: Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels


Casting
Angelo Tijssens
Gaston Motambo
Goua Grovogui
Jan Decleir
Sébastien Dewaele
Wim Willaert


Production
Beast Animation
Oude Baan 1-D
2800 Mechelen - Belgique
+32 15 63 68 28
info@beastanimation.be
www.beastanimation.be

Coproduction
Vivement Lundi ! (France)
Pedri Animation (Pays-Bas)

Foreign sales
New Europe Film Sales
Czerniakowska 73/79
00-718 Warsaw - Pologne
+48 882 119 890
shorts@neweuropefilmsales.com
http://neweuropefilmsales.com

Distribution
Vivement Lundi !
11 Rue Denis Papin
35000 Rennes - France
+33 2 99 65 00 74
mcourtois@vivement-lundi.com
www.vivement-lundi.com

Publicist
Thijs Verhaeren
+32 9 277 05 31
thijs@lumiere.be


2018 | 50è Quinzaine des réalisateurs, 71st Cannes Festival, France
France | 9-19 May 2018
* Selection - Shorts - 50th Directors' Fortnight May 9-19, 2018
* Première Mondiale / World Premiere
* Cannes Screening: Théâtre Croisette, Monday,May 14 - 7.30 pm
* Cannes Screening: Cinéma Alexandre III, Tuesday, May 15 - 4.30 pm
www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/film/ce-magnifique-gateau/