Paul Cabon

Shaped by the tumultuous waves of Finistère, Paul went on to study animation in Roubaix and later in Valence at the renowned school La Poudrière.

His graduation film, Sauvage, won the Jury Prize at the Annecy Festival. His first film, Tempête sur Anorak, received multiple international awards (Sundance, Guanajuato, etc.), while his next two films, Le Futur sera chauve and La Tête dans les orties, were both nominated for the César Award in the Best Animated Short category.

Paul’s films explore strange journeys infused with mischievous foolishness and elements of the fantastical

La Perle des fumerolles

Sélection Annuelle 2023

It’s the end of the world.

Everything will be destroyed tonight. In the deepest depths of the ocean, an ancient magical pearl has been collecting the memory of all living beings since the dawn of time. It sends its servant, a gruff old sea captain, to capture a human to add to its collection. As the cataclysm unfolds on the surface, the captain manages to seize Souad, a dreamy young oceanographer. Mona, Souad’s clingy and persistent friend, witnesses the abduction and embarks on a relentless chase to rescue her. She descends to the pearl’s lair, determined to save Souad—against the old captain, against the pearl, against herself, against everything. In the end, Mona destroys the sanctuary that holds the memory of life and escapes back to the surface with Souad. But to return to what? The world is dead. Souad is now bound to the abyss, and in the depths, a dark force awakens from the ruins of the pearl’s lair. Only by confronting it can something be reborn—and Mona must lead Souad into the darkness to find out what remains.