And I Would Be Beautiful

A short film by Mathilde George  

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10 min / Animation / 2025

Production: Alter Ego / Girelle Production
With the participation of TV Tours

with the support of CNC, Procirep-Angoa, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region and Ciclic-Centre-Val de Loire Région, Aix-Marseille Métropole and SACEM
this film was received in residence at Ciclic-Animation and at Filmværksted Viborg

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My boobs? They're too small, even Fanny said so. My butt? I hate it! My face? In a trash can… Thanks to Muse, I could become someone else. In just 30 days, I'd have slimmer legs, higher breasts and a firmer bottom. And finally, I would be beautiful.

Festival awards :

• Festival Internacional de cortometrajes y salud mental ‘Visionando’, Espagne 2025 | Best short fiction film
• Primanima World Festival, Hungary 2025 | Section Prima teen – Special mention
• MONSTRA – Lisbon Animation Festival, Portugal 2026 | MONSTRINHA COMPETITION – Jury Special Award
•  Éclats d’écran, France 2026 | Prix du meilleur film d’animation

Festival selections :

• Chaniartoon, 2025 | Greece
• Festival Internacional de cortos sobre salud mental ‘Visionando’, 2025 | Spain
• Spark Animation, 2025 | Short film – Mother of an Artform, Canada
• Animasyros International Animation Festival, 2025 | International Competition – Greece
• Giffoni Macedonia Youth Film Festival, 2025 | Official selection - Greece

• Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, 2025 | Ladies Only – Ukraine
• Festival Les Animés, 2025 | Women in Cinema – France
• The Dove Block Project Short Film Festival, 2025 | USA
• Shortcutz Paris, 2025 | France
• Primanima World Festival, 2025 | PrimaTeen Competition – Hungary
• Thessaloniki Animation Festival, 2025 | International Competition – Greece
• Festival du film d’animation de Bourg-En-Bresse, 2025 | France
• Big Cartoon, 2025 | Russia
• Kuandu International Animation Festival, 2025 | Taiwan
• Festival Eurydice, 2025 | National Competition – France
• PLUM!, 2025 | Argentina
• Animateka, 2025 | Kinotrip’s Best of the World (Non-Competition) – Croatia
• Sardinia Film Festival, 2025 | Italy
• Animator Guild India Fest, 2025 | Comedy Hour – India
• Animario, 2025 | International Competition of Short Films – Spain
• Les Nuits Magiques, 2025 | France
• Nuit Trop Courte, 2025 | France
• Animation First – Alliance Française de New-York, 2025 | New Francophone Shorts – USA
• MONSTRA – Lisbon Animation Festival, 2026 | Short Films for Children and Youth Competition – Portugal
• Carte Blanche en Haut-Vallespir, 2026 | France
• Happy Valley Animation festival, 2026 | USA
• Go Short, 2026 | Pays-Bas
• Festival Trois Jours Trop Courts, 2026 | Compétition Ado – France
• Les Eclats d’Ecrans, 2026 | France
• PORTO FEMME International Film Festival, 2026 | Competition Officielle – Portugal
• BREF International Short Film, 2026 | Competition Officielle – Italie
• Sex Education Film Festival, 2026 | Spain
• Animayo, 2026 | Compétition Officielle, Espagne
• Davis Feminist Film Festival, 2026 | USA
• Lunatico! Film Festival, 2026 | Italy