5-12 year-old
Young audience
School

The Songbird’s Secret (Le Secret des mésanges)

Antoine LANCIAUX
Animation 2024 77 min France
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Synopsis

A gem of paper cutout animation

Nine-year-old Lucie goes to Bectoile for the holidays. This place, where her mother grew up, holds a family secret that she will hasten to uncover. With the help of Yan, her new friend, and of a mischievous couple of songbirds, Lucie will explore the ruins of a castle, a caravan parked near a forest, and make some surprising discoveries along the way.

Presented in the Official Selection at the last Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Antoine Laciaux’s eagerly awaited new film is a gem of charm and humor, enhanced by its beautiful paper cutout animation. Based on his own life story, the director delivers a moving yarn about family ties that shape our lives.

Cast/Avec

  • Lucie Leontiadis
  • Anton Souverbie-Giorgis
  • Marina Le Guennec

Screenplay

  • Antoine Lanciaux
  • Pierre-Luc Granjon

Cinematographer

  • Sara Sponga

Sound

  • Loïc Burkhardt

Music

  • Didier Falk

Production

  • Pierre MÉLONI
  • Reginald DE GUILLEBON

Age classification

  • 6+

Screenings

Wednesday 11 March 2026 09:00
Lieux : Cinémathèque @Théâtre des Capucins
Audio : French
Subtitles :
Screening : School Screening
Friday 13 March 2026 09:15
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : French
Subtitles :
Screening : School Screening
Saturday 14 March 2026 14:00
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : French
Subtitles :
Screening : Public Screening

Critics

« Une aventurière en herbe s’affaire avec ses amis à poils et à plumes dans un film aussi foisonnant que délicat. »
Caroline Besse Télérama 21/10/2025

Antoine LANCIAUX

Antoine LANCIAUX
Antoine LANCIAUX

Antoine Lanciaux has collaborated on numerous feature films and series produced by Folimage, as a screenwriter (Raining Cats and Frogs, Leon’s Animated Stories, Vanille), storyboarder (Ma petite planète chérie, Mine de rien), and animator (A Cat in Paris, Mia and the Migoo). He directed nine films, including Bonifacio in Summertime, Poppety in the Fall, and, more recently, Neige, co-directed with Sophie Roze.

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Filmography

  • Le Secret des mésanges 2025
  • Le Refuge de l’écureuil (court métrage) 2019
  • Neige (court métrage) 2015
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