Cartoon Saloon's New Short 'Éiru' Will Play in Theaters With 'Little Amélie or The Character of Rain' (EXCLUSIVE) Jazz TangcayOctober 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM 0 Cartoon Saloon's animated short film "Éiru" will play ahead of North American theatrical screenings of the upcoming feature "'Little Amélie or T...
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Jazz TangcayOctober 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Cartoon Saloon's animated short film "Éiru" will play ahead of North American theatrical screenings of the upcoming feature "'Little Amélie or The Character of Rain."
Written and directed by Cartoon Saloon veteran Giovanna Ferrari, and produced by AcademyAward nominee Nora Twomey ("The Breadwinner"), "Éiru" follows the smallest child of an Iron Age clan who wants to be a mighty warrior and taken seriously by her kinfolk. But when the village's well mysteriously dries up, only she is small enough to descend into the belly of the earth to investigate and bring the water of life back to her people.
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The film has already won the Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation (Best Short Film – Silver) at Fantasia International Film Festival.
Prior to their theatrical release, "Little Amélie or the Character of Rain" and "Éiru" will bow atLos Angeles' Animation Is Film Festival and the SCAD Savannah International Film Festival.
"Little Amélie or the Character of Rain" will be released on Nov. 7. The film follows Amélie who 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.
The film is based on the autobiographical novel by Amélie Nothomb. Maïlys Vallade ("The Lighthouse Keeper") makes her directorial debut, co-directing with Liane-Cho Han (animation director on "Calamity" and "Long Way North"). "Little Amélie or the Character of Rain" made its World Premiere at theCannes Film Festival as an official selection in the Special Screenings section. The film went onto premiere as an Official Selection in Competition at the 2025 Annecy International AnimationFestival, where won the Audience Award.
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