MISERY(S)

Directed by Isabelle Vossart

Isabelle Vossart was born in Annecy in 1976. After a degree in Letters & Arts with option cinema, she enters the cinema department of Art School of Lausanne in Switzerland. During a 4 years training, she directed several fiction short-movies as well as documentaries video. In 1999, she got her direction degree with honours, thanks to her short-movie Trivial Killer, that experienced a shiny international career. She then worked on feature films as a direction assistant, leader and script-writer (thanks to director Gaël Morel) and mainly as a location scout. At the same time, Isabelle edited her own projects. In 2001, she got the  Young Challenge Jury Coup de coeur of Rhône-Alpes Region for Misères. She directed this short-movie in 2006 after creating PAS net Production association to coproduce this project with Les Films du Cygne. She is currently writing her next short-movie. 

French Festivals :
. 1er Festival des Inédits 74 (2008)
. 2nd Amadis Film Festival, « Rencontres internationales du cinéma lusophone et francophone » (2009)
. 1st «« Films Maudits » Festival (Audience Award) (2009)
. Festival « les arts s’emmêlent » (2009)

International Festivals :
. 9th Circuito Off Venice international Short Film Festival (Italy, 2008)
. 10th International Panorama of independant film and Video Makers (Greece, 2008)
. 35e Festival International du film Indépendant de Bruxelles (Belgium, 2008)
. The 24 hours of Nuremberg, Non stop film festival (Deutschland, 2008),
. Sixth Annual Blue November MicroFilmFest (USA, 2008)
. Tenth International Nihilist Film Festival (USA, 2008)
. 36ème Festival du film des Nations (Austria, 2009)
. 2nd Derby City Film Festival of Louisville (USA, 2009)
. III STEPS International Rights Film Festival (Ukraine, 2009)
. 1st Annual River Bend Film Festival (USA, 2009)
. Gimli Film Festival (Canada, 2009)
. Kota Film Festival (Macédoine, 2009)
. Portobello film festival de Londres (UK, 2009)
. DotFest 2010 Internet short film festival (2010)

TV Broadcasting & Internet :
. Orange Cinéma Séries (France)

Special Program :
. Week-End du court-métrage au cinéma des cinéastes (France, 2009)
. Soirée rencontre autour du court métrage (France, 2009)
. Programmation de Courts-Métrages « Enfances » - Epernay & Troyes (France, 2009 & 2010)

Synopsis : Andrew and Yvonne are in  love. They hate to love it. How far this exclusive relationship can lead?

Comedy / Drama – 8’15 – S16 – 1,66 – Color – Dolby SR – France 2008

Casting : Léo Paget, Marie-Françoise Audollent, Bruno Andrieux
Direction : Isabelle Vossart
Screenplay : Isabelle Vossart et Nicolas Borgeat
Production : Alexandre Charlet
Image : Luis Najmias
Settings : Sophie Legrand
Costumes : Julia Dagany
Sound : Xavier Griette
Editing : Sébastien De Sainte Croix

With the support of the Champagne-Ardenne Regional Fund and the Orcca, in partnership with the CNC.