| Title | PMU - THE CALLING |
| Brand | PMU |
| Product/Service | LEISURE |
| Category |
A01. Direction |
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Entrant
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BUZZMAN Paris, FRANCE
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Idea Creation
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BUZZMAN Paris, FRANCE
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Production
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SOI7ANTE QUIN5E Paris, FRANCE
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Production 2
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THE Paris, FRANCE
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Credits
| Georges Mohammed-Chérif |
Buzzman |
President and Executive Creative Director |
| Thomas Granger |
Buzzman |
Vice - President |
| Julien Levilain |
Buzzman |
Managing Director |
| Louis Audard |
Buzzman |
Creative Director |
| Tristan Daltroff |
Buzzman |
Creative Director |
| Oswald Yvan |
Buzzman |
Art Director & Copywriter |
| Apolline Lemaire |
Buzzman |
Art Director & Copywriter |
| Florent Kervot |
Buzzman |
Deputy Managing Director |
| Clément Chagnaud |
Buzzman |
Account Manager |
| Soufiane Kechai |
Buzzman |
Account Executive |
| Loris Bernardini |
Buzzman |
Head of Social Media |
| Clément Scherrer |
Buzzman |
Head of Strategic Planning |
| Edouard N’Diaye |
Buzzman |
Strategic Planning |
| Amélie Juillet |
Buzzman |
Head of PR & Communication |
| Paul Renaudineau |
Buzzman |
PR & Communication Manager |
| Vanessa Barbel |
Buzzman |
Head of TV Production and Art Buying |
| Saveria Besset |
Buzzman |
TV Production Assistant |
| Dee Perryman |
Buzzman |
Head of Print |
| Fany Maupou |
Buzzman |
Print Production |
| Matthijs Van Heinjningen |
Soi7ante Quin5e |
Director |
| Jan Verboom |
Jan Verboom |
Photographer |
Write a short summary of what happens in the film
This epic movie is an allegory of the races and their main characters the horses. In this film the viewers first discover different historical scenes at different times when the heroes give up everything to get on a horse. We then find all these characters in an intense race. The VO lets us hear for the first time the name of the heroes true metaphor of the name of the horses: Lady Liberty, Trojan Horse, ... after the fall of thunder of Verdun we fall into reality and witness the Space Rebel victory facing competitors and the playful reactions of the public at racetracks and sales outlets
Cultural / Context information for the jury
In France the PMU has the monopoly of organizing horse betting: gallop, trots and harnessed. Players can bet on horses whose names are as well known as the jockeys who ride them. During the races, the announcer who comments on the race calls the competitors by the name of their horse and their number.
Tell the jury anything relevant about the direction. Do not name the director.
This film is a spectacle. There is no other word to describe the power of it. Everything is big and beautiful. The camera is fast and energetic, the light is cinematic and dramatic. We were not looking for any kind of comedic approach. This race had to feel like a proper “Big Hollywood” production. Vast, epic and beautiful. We wanted to feel the real energy of a horse race. To be very close to the riders – almost as if we, the audience, were an extra rider, racing in amongst our heroes. We are not simply passive viewers - we are right there, in the action. The cast of these heroes was a real challenge. And because it involves horse-riding, the director had to direct stunt people.
Being able to showcase all these historical/epic moments of history, without showing too much violence, was also a big job for the director.