| Title | THE FAREWELL PARTY |
| Brand | GRDF |
| Product/Service | GRDF GREEN GAS |
| Category |
A04. Production Design / Art Direction |
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Entrant
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ROSAPARK Paris, FRANCE
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Idea Creation
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ROSAPARK Paris, FRANCE
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Production
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PHANTASM Paris, FRANCE
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Production 2
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NIGHTSHIFT Paris, FRANCE
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Production 3
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SCHMOOZE Paris, FRANCE
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Production 4
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MATHEMATIC Paris, FRANCE
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Credits
| Gilles Fichteberg |
ROSAPARK |
Co-founder Chief Creative Officer |
| Jean-Francois Sacco |
ROSAPARK |
Co-founder Chief Creative Officer |
| Jean-Patrick Chiquiar |
ROSAPARK |
Co-Founder |
| Cerise Leclerc |
ROSAPARK |
Art Director |
| Louise Mussot |
ROSAPARK |
Copywriter |
| Nima Nourizadeh |
PHANTASM |
Director |
| Delphine Drutel |
ROSAPARK |
Managing Director |
| Elodie Jonquille |
ROSAPARK |
Head of TV Production |
| Virginie Matias |
ROSAPARK |
Account Manager |
| Camille Huguenot |
ROSAPARK |
Account Director |
| François Peretti |
ROSAPARK |
Strategic Planner |
| Jeanne Neuschwander |
ROSAPARK |
Head of Digital Strategy |
| Cassandre Géron |
ROSAPARK |
Social Media Manager |
| Sanae Belkouri |
ROSAPARK |
Agency TV Producer |
| Mélanie Colléou |
ROSAPARK |
PR Co-ordinator |
| Olivier Muller |
PHANTASM |
Executive Producer |
| Jean-Pierre Crapart |
PHANTASM |
Line Producer |
| Daniel Voldheim |
PHANTASM |
Director Of Photography |
| Arnaud Roth |
PHANTASM |
Set Designer |
| Thomas Cornet |
NIGHTSHIFT |
Post Production |
| Walter Mauriot |
NIGHTSHIFT |
Editor |
| Didier Le Fouest |
NIGHTSHIFT |
Colourist |
| Guillaume Marien |
MATHEMATIC |
VFX Producer |
| Jérôme Chambin |
GRDF |
Communications and Digital Director |
| Jérôme Andrieu-Casado |
GRDF |
Media Images |
| Pauline Armanet |
GRDF |
Media Images |
| Oirdia Hadek |
GRDF |
Media Images |
| Lucie Calonne |
GRDF |
Social Media |
| Aurélie Messa |
GRDF |
Web |
| El Hadj Allassan Timite |
GRDF |
Web |
| Claire Maindru |
GRDF |
Press |
Write a short summary of what happens in the film
A small group of very rich, eccentric people are having fun at their last party on Earth, before leaving for a new planet. They’re eating extravagant food, drinking a lot and dancing bizarrely, before all boarding a gold-plated rocket. When it takes off, the waiters collect all the organic waste they’ve left behind and pile it onto a truck. It is then driven to a farm with a biogas plant. It’s recycled and turned into green gas using the GRDF methanizer.
Cultural / Context information for the jury
Everyone is talking about the state of our planet, the future of humanity and the need to improve waste management, all crucial issues for future generations. In documentaries, articles and even products, like fashion spacesuits, the idea of leaving Earth behind and moving to another planet is a hot topic. The gas company, GRDF, chose to illustrate the need for the green gas they produce by a group of eccentric, super rich people, partying to their heart’s content, before taking off in a rocket.
Tell the jury about the production design / art direction. You may wish to comment on choices, challenges or effects.
This film shows the future of humanity and we chose to show a satirical future rather than a likely one. To do so, we decided to use codes from pop videos, full of gold, bright colours and crazy people.
The casting and wardrobe choices, including the gold-plated rocket and the different shaped foods were all chosen to make up a mixture of sci-fi, pop and general extravaganza.
We also wanted to give the party a nightmare aspect, choosing tricks like classical music with weird sounds effects and evil little laughs, strange camera movements etc… in order to create a contrast with the end of the film that takes place in a traditional farm, where the atmosphere is fresh and simple, the landscape untouched and beautifully green and the people friendly and healthy.