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Film Festival - Screening of Amelie, or the Character of the Rain + Q&A with animation filmmaker Mailys Vallade [Registration on External Link]

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Wed, Apr 22, 2026

7 PM – 8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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Amélie, a Belgian child in Japan, explores life with her companion Nishio-san. Her third birthday becomes a turning point...

As part of the fourth edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, you are invited to the exceptional screening of Amelie, or the Character of the Rain (2025), followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Mailys Vallade.

Synopsis: Adapted from Belgian author Amélie Nothomb’s novel Métaphysique des tubes (2000). The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family’s housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family’s idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan. Adapted from the autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomb and brought to life in the completely original animated style of directors Mailys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han, Little Amélie tells a tender, poignant and visually stunning story about the healing power of human connection.

Organized by the Princeton University's Princeton Film Festival organization. We thank our sponsors and partners for their support (complete list here). Open to everyone regardless of identity. All rooms are wheelchair-friendly and attendees can contact us at filmfestival@princeton.edu for special accommodations (preferably 48 hours before the scheduled event). Please be aware that pictures might be taken before, during, and after the event.

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Mailys Valladé

Passionate about cinema and special effects since my very young years, I was introduced to the manufacture of automatons (or animatronics) and volume sets with my dad. At the same time I immersed myself in drawing and painting, the desire to create a universe and stories around these creations motivated me. 



It was therefore quite naturally that I moved, from high school, towards a specialization in Applied Arts. I continued my studies in Graphic Arts at EPSAA Superior school of paris, then in conception and directing of animation films at Gobelins in Paris too. ​I made three student short films there: "The Hermit", "Garuda" and "The Lighthouse Keeper" 

(these films won several awards including the Crystal for best graduation film at the Annecy festival for the latter) 



I started working in 2010 on animated independent feature film productions such as "Adama, the world of breaths", for which I did visual development, "Ernest and Célestine" on which I animated, then “The Little Prince”, “Longway North”, “The Swallows of Kabul”, “A Man is Dead”, “I Lost My Body”, “Calamity” or "Séraphine" on which I mainly did the Storyboard, but also the development of sets and characters, layout or 2D animation. I am also a graphic author on "Itanésie", "Calamity", "Séraphine", "Little Amélie" and "Fleur".



"LITTLE AMELIE", is my first feature film on which I am Director and screenwriter. 



I work within a collective of artists, in association, in a village north of Rennes, Brittany, FRANCE. ​ 



I favor teamwork and collective projects, which work towards a certain commitment; The symbolic and/or political, philosophical significance of the subjects on which I work are my priorities.


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