Tomatic
a film by Christophe M. Saber
Tomatic
A film by Christophe M. Saber
- 2018
- France, Switzerland
- 19 minutes
- VO French – FR, DE, EN subtitles
Three best friends, Jimmy, Samy and Sofi, have the idea of a lifetime: transforming a chocolate vending machine into a pot-vending machine. Also, there’s a dog in the film.
Tomatic
A film by Christophe M. Saber
- 2018
- France, Switzerland
- 19 minutes
- VO French – FR, DE, EN subtitles
Three best friends, Jimmy, Samy and Sofi, have the idea of a lifetime: transforming a chocolate vending machine into a pot-vending machine. Also, there’s a dog in the film.
AWARDS
Moscow Indie Film Festival
- Best Short Fiction Film
- Audience Award
Annual CPH Film Festival
- Best Short Film
IndieFlicks
- Director’s Choice Award
Paphos International Film Festival
- Audience Award
Reel Comedy Fest
- Best Cinematography
Moscow Shorts
- Best Narrative Short Film
FESTIVALS
World Premiere : Locarno Film Festival
Winterthur Festival
Festival International du Court-Métrage
IndieLisboa
Nuit du Court de Lausanne
El Gouna Film Festival
Vevey International Funny Film Festival
Goa International Short Film Festival
Linea d’Ombra
Louvain International Short Film Festival
InShort Film Festival Lagos
54e Journées de Soleure
Moscow Indie Film Festival
Central Michigan IFF
International Film Festival of Larissa
European Film Festival
Annual CPH Film Festival
Nuit du Cinéma Suisse
Landshuter Kurzfilm Festival
Festival Européen du court-métrage
Festival du film policier de Beaune
IndieFlicks
Longue vue sur le court Montréal
Kiev Molodist
Athens Marathon Film Festival
Pune Short Film Festival
East x Northeast
Mind the Indie Film Festival
Paphos International Film Festival
Figari Film Fest
Literally Short Film Festival
ShorTS – IFF Trieste
Firm Film Festival
BUZZ – Buzau International Film Festival
Aegan Film Festival
Festival du film de chien de Cellefrouin
Burgas International Film Festival
Reel Comedy Fest
Postira Seaside Film Festival
Film Festival of Columbus
Suburbinale
Vlasivostok IFF of Asia-Pacific “Pacific Meridian”
Pentedattilo Film Festival
Vertigo Film Fest
Seoul IFF
SHOTS
Karlovci Film Festival
Minikino Film Week – Bali ISFF
Phlegraean Film Festival
Filmets – Badalona Film Festival
El Paso Film Festival
Izmir International Short Film Festival
Fiaticorti Film Festival
Du Grain à Démoudre
Pune International Short Film Festival
Moscow Shorts
RAGFF Venezia
Ivrea Film Screening
Oxford International Short Film Festival
Ullapeppa Film Festival
Ennesimo Film Festival
Psarokokalo Short Film Festival
Jersey Shore Film Festival
Sorsi Corti Short Film Festival
Cast & Crew
With
Michaël Paz
Cyprien Colombo
Youssef Sahraoui
Written and directed by
Christophe M. Saber
Director of photography
Dino Franco Berguglia
Editing
Maël Lenoir
1st Assistant director
Louise Pagès
Script supervisor
Sonia Pfeuti
Sound
Björn Cornelius
Benjamin Benoit
Art
Benjamin Mornet
Costumes
Elodie Vionnet
Makeup
Fabien Celhay
Productions
Box Productions
Bobi Lux
Capricci Films
Canal+
In coproduction with
RTS
Director’s bio
Born in Cairo in Egypt in 1991, of Egyptian and Swiss nationality. Christophe left Egypt for Switzerland in 2010 and joined the ECAL cinema department. In 2014, he completed his bachelor’s degree and obtained his diploma with “very good” honors. DISCIPLINE, his graduation film, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. This film won the Swiss Cinema Prize (Quartz) in the best short film category as well as more than 90 international awards. He then directed his first feature-length documentary, LA VALLEE DU SEL, as well as two short fiction films, PUNCHLINE and SACRILÈGE. In 2018, Canal + and SoFilm asked him to adapt a short story by Hervé Commère: “TOMATIC”, as part of the Polar collection.
