Little Nicholas - Happy As Can Be

If there is a cult character in French literature that has appealed to several generations of readers, it is that of the character of Little Nicolas. More than 200 stories of Nicolas were written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé between 1956 and 1965. At the beginning of this warm hearted animated film, the writer and the illustrator lean over a large white sheet of paper and bring to life a mischievous and endearing boy, Little Nicholas. From schoolyard games and fights to summer camp pranks and camaraderie, Nicholas lives a merry and enriching childhood. As the adventures of Nicholas and his friends unfold, the boy makes his way into his creators’ workshop and light-heartedly questions them. Sempé and Goscinny will recount the story of their friendship, career, and reveal a childhood filled with hopes and dreams.                                  

Amandine Fredon

Amandine Fredon came to cinema through drawing. After studying art, she turned to animation, working mainly at the Folimage studio based in Valence, for about fifteen years. She directed animated series for television: C'est Bon with French cook Jean Pierre Coffe, Ariol based on the comics by Emmanuel Guibert and Marc Boutavant, How to Die Clever, adapted from Marion Montaigne's books for Arte.

Benjamin Massoubre

After studying editing, Benjamin Massoubre worked as an assistant on films and commercials before working in animation, as an assistant editor and then as an editor on TV series before moving on to feature films such as Long Way North and Calamity by Rémi Chayé, Big Bad Fox and Other Tales by Benjamin Renner and Patrick Imbert, Little Vampire by Joann Sfar and Academy-Award Nominee I Lost My Body by Jérémy Clapin.