Courgette (Zucchini) is an intriguing nickname for a 9-year-old boy. Although his unique story is surprisingly universal. After his mother’s disappearance, Courgette is befriended by a police officer Raymond, who accompanies him to his new foster home filled with other orphans his age. At first he struggles to find his place in this strange, at times, hostile environment. Yet with Raymond’s help and his new-found friends, Courgette eventually learns to trust and might find true love. 
STARRING
Matteo Heyrman
Myrthe Hendrix
Remi de Smet
Frank Hoelen
Willem de Groot
Echica Florijn
Moos Parser
Tove Schröder
Tom Böhmer
Hildegard van Nijlen
Mylene Waalewijn
Rutger Le Poole
Ann De Winne
Marleen Maes
Sander de Heer
Nine Meijer
Bauke van Boheemen
Renée van Wegberg
Melise de Winter
Cystine Carreon
Ruben Lürsen
Barbara Sloesen
DIRECTOR
Claude Barras
D.O.P
David Toutevoix
MUSIC
Sophie Hunger
PRODUCTION
Rita Productions
Blue Spirit Productions
DISTRIBUTION
Cinéart
Claude Barras
Claude Barras was born in 1973 in Sierre, Switzerland. He studied illustration and infography at École Emile Cohl in Lyon and graduated in anthropology and numerical images from Lyon. He also studied images of synthesis at the ECAL (École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne). Barras works as freelance illustrator and animations director in Geneva. My Life as a Zucchini, his debut feature co-written with Céline Sciamma, premiered in the 2016 Director’s Fortnight in Cannes and was selected in competition at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Festival, where it won the Audience Award and the Award for Best Feature Film. My Life as a Zucchini has received several more awards and nominations, including the César for best animated film and best adaptation in 2017, the Swiss Film Prize for Best Fiction Film and an Oscar-nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.
FILMOGRAPHY
2016 : MA VIE DE COURGETTE
2012 : CHAMBRE 69 (short)
2007 : ANIMATOU (short)
2006 : LE GÉNIE DE LA BOITE DE RAVIOLIS (short)
2005 : BANQUISE (short)
1999 : CASTING QUEEN (short)
1996 : LA VACHE (short)