Drawing

Speech & Language

London

Kensington and Chelsea

In 1811, Mary Anning spends her days searching for fossils. Her father suddenly disappears, leaving behind a mysterious drawing and a struggling family. She will discover more than just fossils: friendships, adventures, and the very start of paleontology. The perfect film to introduce your pupils to the life and work of Mary Anning but also the consideration and recognition of women in the past.

Screening preceded by recorded intro by dir. Marcel Barelli & Production Designer Marjolaine Perreten

Director(s): Marcel Barelli
 Cast: Camille d’Hainaut, Alexia Depicker, Johanne Pastor
 Country, year: 2025
 Duration: 72 mins
 Language: French with English subtitles
 Cert.: TBC

Screening "Mary Anning" - London Premiere

Antoine Lanciaux’s first long feature is a joyful story depicted through the meticulous art of cutout animation. 9 years-old Lucie joins her archaeologist mother Caroline, who is working in the countryside for the holidays. Lucie doesn’t know much about her family history but grabs the occasion to be where her mum grew up to discover more with the help of her new friend Yann. Together they’ll meet mysterious people discover secret passages under a castle, approach an old caravan in the woods. Many leads bringing her closer to her mum’s secrets.

 Director(s): Antoine Lanciaux
 Cast: Lucie Léontiadis, Anton Souverbie-Giorgis, Marina Le Guennec
 Original title: Le Secret des mésanges
 Country, year: FRA | 2025
 Duration: 70 mins
 Language: In French with EN subtitles
 Recommended Age: 6+
 Cert.: TBC

Screening "The Songbird's Secret"

After the destruction of the planet Earth, four dandelion achenes (the lovely white fluffy seed kids like to blow on) have managed to crash-land on an unidentified planet. Together they bravely go through uncharted places to find a new home where their species will be able to blossom. Who else than Momoko Seto, documentarian for the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), could give life to tiny seeds and manage to give them physical characteristics and identities? This is a poetic environmental odyssey which won the Paul Grimault Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival along with the FIPRESCI Prize in Cannes 2025.

 Director(s): Momoko Seto
 Country, year: FRA/BEL | 2026
 Duration: 76 mins
 Language: No dialogues
 Cert.: TBC
 More information: London Premiere

Screening "Dandelion's Odyssey" - London Premiere

Created by legendary animation duo John and Faith Hubley and based on the 1959 book of the same name by astronomer Harlow Shapley, Of Stars and Men follows a small boy crowned King of Beasts as he begins to question humanity’s place in the universe. A comet sparks a journey through the mysteries of time, space, matter, energy, and the origins of life.

Blending fluid animation, an enchanting classical score featuring Bach and Vivaldi, and charming dialogue from the Hubleys’ real-life children, this unique animated documentary offers a playful, philosophical exploration of man’s place in the cosmos. Winner of the Special Jury Award at the 1962 Annecy International Animated Film Festival and recently restored, this is a rare chance for little ones to experience this Hubley Studio classic on the big screen.

The film will be preceded by an intro by curator and founder of Reverie Cineclub, Nathasha Orlando Kappler.

The screening will be followed by a cosmos-themed direct animation workshop using paints and pens, inspired by the film (price of the ticket includes the 1-hour workshop, only paid audience can access the workshop).

 Director(s): John Hubley & Faith Hubley
 Cast: Harlow Shapley, Mark Hubley, Ray Hubley
 Country, year: US | 1961
 Duration: 53 mins
 Language: In English
 Cert.: TBC
 More information: Restoration

Screening "Of Stars and Men" + Workshop

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy farmer trashes the flock’s beloved pumpkin patch! When Shaun turns mad scientist to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control… With the farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham, all the ingredients are in place for a monstrously fun family adventure.

 Director(s): Steve Cox & Matthew Walker
 Cast: Justin Fletcher, Kate Harbour, John Sparkes
 Country, year: UK, France | 2026
 Duration: 91 mins
 Language: In English
 Cert.: U

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

Relaxed Screening: Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

Enjoy a selection of recent French animation shorts.

Piccolo, Piccolo
 Director(s): Marta Gennari
 Country, year: France | 2025
 Duration: 8 mins
 

The Night Boots
 Director(s): Pierre-Luc Granjon
 Country, year: France | 2025
 Duration: 12 mins
 

The Golden Eagle and the Kinglet
 Director(s): Paul Jadoul
 Country, year: France | 2024
 Duration: 6 mins
 

Keo & the Stardust
 Director(s): Victor Halfen
 Country, year: France | 2024
 Duration: 12 mins
 

Cloud Fish
 Director(s): Noé Garcia
 Country, year: France | 2025
 Duration: 5 mins
 

Head in the Clouds
 Director(s): Rémi Durin
 Country, year: France | 2023
 Duration: 11 mins

Screening "Short Animations for Young Audiences"

Based on George Orwell’s novella, this new 4K restoration of this landmark of British animation returns to the big screen.

 

Britain’s first animated feature film premiered in New York, reflecting its American financing and its role in the cultural Cold War. Yet the film remained firmly rooted in the British animation industry, while its themes of power, corruption and the manipulation of truth remain strikingly relevant.

irector(s): Joy Batchelor & John Halas
 Cast: Gordon Heath, Maurice Denham
 Country, year: UK, US| 1975
 Duration: 72 mins
 Language: In English
 Cert.: TBC
 More information: 4k restoration

Screening "Animal Farm" 4k restoration

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy farmer trashes the flock’s beloved pumpkin patch! When Shaun turns mad scientist to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control… With the farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham, all the ingredients are in place for a monstrously fun family adventure.

The screening will be followed by a stop motion animation workshop. Free but booking is compulsory.

 Director(s): Steve Cox & Matthew Walker
 Cast: Justin Fletcher, Kate Harbour, John Sparkes
 Country, year: UK, France | 2026
 Duration: 91 mins
 Language: In English
 Cert.: U

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom + animation workshop

The highly anticipated epic fantasy by Laika Studio is an adventurous tale about love, courage and power. After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel launches a desperate rescue mission into an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Oregon. Joined by a hapless but loyal classmate, Prue risks it all as she navigates a world of bandits, talking animals and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition.

 Director(s): Travis Knight
 Cast: Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Jemaine Clement, Tom Waits, Richard E. Grant
 Country, year: UK/USA/CAN | 2026
 Duration: 132 mins
 Language: In English
 Cert.: 12A

Screening "Wildwood"

Institut Français du Royaume-Uni

The Institut français du Royaume-Uni promotes French language and culture and encourages cross-cultural exchanges from both sides of the Channel. Explore, experience and enjoy!

Founded in 1910, and based in South Kensington in London, it comprises a Language Centre, a Cultural Centre, Ciné Lumière, a cinema with two screens, and a multi-media library, La Médiathèque.

The Institut welcomes over 100,000 people each year, thanks to its wide range of public events, from film screenings, debates and festivals to concerts and workshops. It has also developed a broad offer for young audiences through public and school activities and its dedicated spaces, the Bibliothèque Quentin Blake and L’Atelier. It also hosts Gazette, London’s most authentic French brasserie.

Screening "Mary Anning" - London Premiere

Institut Français du Royaume-Uni

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