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SPACE CADET

Feature Animation Film | For the whole family | 86 minutes

short films

Based on the graphic novel by Kid Koala

Screenplay  Mylène Chollet

Direction and original score  Kid Koala

Production Ginette Petit and Nathalie Bissonnette

Executive producers Nathalie Bissonnette, Ginette Petit

and Michel Pradier

 

CREW

Production design and Head of Story  Lillian Chan

Art direction  Corinne Merrell

Editing  Alain Baril et Corinne Merrell

Sound  Olivier Calvert, Lise Wedlock et Gavin Fernandes

Production Manager  Léa Nivet

Postproduction Manager Pierre Thériault

Canadian Distribution  Les Films Opale

International Sales Agent  Urban Sales

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Financial Partners  Telefilm Canada - SODEC - Québec Tax Credit - Canada Media Fund - Canada tax credit - Shaw Rocket Fund - CBC Films - Radio-Canada - Fondation Lucien-Labelle

SYNOPSIS

Robot, a first generation Guardianbot, has raised Celeste to become a brilliant astronaut. As she leaves for her first solo mission, he is left behind on Earth. As each day passes, loneliness begins to affect him, wearing down his aging technological systems. Struggling to keep up with the modern world, Robot finds solace in revisiting memories of happy and humorous times he spent with Celeste. 

Meanwhile, in the vastness of outer space, Celeste’s adventure is full of marvelous scientific discoveries until unexpected dangers leave her stranded on a distant planet. As she fights to overcome these new obstacles and escape the treacherous terrain, childhood memories light her way. Finally, it will take courage, love, and her own engineering ingenuity to find a way back home. 

Kid Koala aka Eric San

 

Kid Koala aka Eric San is a Montreal-based scratch DJ, film composer, theatre producer, and visual artist. Known for his five solo albums, he has also worked on numerous collaborations and soundtracks. He has toured with Radiohead, Beastie Boys, and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He has collaborated with Gorillaz, Deltron 3030 and produced the Music To Draw To album series featuring vocalists Emilíana Torrini and Trixie Whitley.

 

Kid Koala has composed for the National Film Board of Canada, Cartoon Network, Sesame Street, Adult Swim, the Winter Olympic Games, and films including The Great Gatsby, Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, and Looper. He has created music for several video games, including the complete soundtrack for the award-winning Nintendo Switch game Floor Kids.

 

Kid Koala is the author and illustrator of the award-winning graphic novels Nufonia Must Fall and Space Cadet. His live shows, including Vinyl Vaudeville, Nufonia Must Fall, Satellite Turntable Orchestra, and The Storyville Mosquito, blend music, live animation, film, and interactive entertainment to create unique storytelling experiences.

 

Space Cadet, his first feature-length animated film based on his acclaimed graphic novel, will have its World Premiere in official competition at the Berlinale, as part of the Generation Kplus section. 

Kid Koala (Photo:Corinne Merrell)
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Mylène Chollet

After studying journalism and screenwriting, Mylène Chollet has held various positions in the audiovisual industry, first as Development Producer for cinema (In Extremis Images, micro_scope), then as Creative Director, Multiplatform Designer and Screenwriter. She developed some of the first convergent projects in Quebec (Anamorphoses, Inuksite) and contributed to the development of Portable North Pole, a pioneer in personalized immersive experiences.

 

Since 2018, she has been a strong presence in Quebec’s television landscape, with her writing featured in several hit series. In 2017, she developed the concept and co-wrote Le jeu, a series that became a finalist at the Banff World Media Festival’s Rockies Awards in 2019. She then contributed to the second season of Fugueuse before taking on the role of Head Writer for the popular series L’Échappée, earning her two nominations at the Prix Gémeaux (2021, 2023).

 

As the screenwriter for Space Cadet, an animated feature inspired by Kid Koala’s award-winning graphic novel, she brings her unique sensibility to an intricate and complex human story. Selected for the Berlinale’s Generation Kplus section, the film highlights her talent for crafting deep and captivating narratives that resonate with a broad audience.

DEMO | 2015

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