Session 3 — “The Imagination and Its Shadows”

Friday, September 18, 2026
Screening: 7:30 p.m. · Cocktail reception: 10:00 p.m.
Christine Cinéma Club · 4 rue Christine · 75006 Paris

The final evening of the Festival du film Merveilleux & Imaginaire presents The Imagination and Its Shadows, a programme of nine international short films moving between fantasy, dark comedy, animation and extraordinary worlds.

From mysterious creatures and imagined futures to grief, fear and transformation, this closing session explores both the light and darker sides of imagination.

The Festival is held under the patronage of the French National Commission for UNESCO.

Programme

A Brushstroke — Stéphane Martinet · France · 19′33
El Din — Julien Regnard & Pascal Giraud · Belgium / France · 5′14
What Keeps Us Together — Sergei Annenkov · Russia · 13′00
La ferme de papi — Elise Coupet, Matthis Acker, Yseult Duval, Yves Dubois, Anaïs Mulier & Camille Majorczyk · France · 6′17
Strive — Jussi Rautaniemi · Finland · 14′50
The Dracula Secret — Piwooz Music-Hall — Giovanni Gasparetto · France · 2′30
Sequencial — Bruno Caetano · France, Italy, Poland, Portugal · 12′05
Don’t Dust Up — Anastasia Pastory · Russia · 10′06
Les bottes de la nuit — Pierre-Luc Granjon · France · 12′22

9 short films · Total runtime: 1 hr 36

[DISCOVER THE FULL 2026 PROGRAMME]

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