The Snow Must Go On

Feature Film | 2021-2022 | Dramedy, Ecology, Mountain | Belgium, France

Main data

Director	Stéphane Cazes
Written by	Isabelle Fontaine, Stéphane Cazes
Production	Bonne Pioche [fr], TF1 Studio [fr], France 3 Cinéma [fr], Umedia [be]
Distributor	Other Angle Pictures [fr], UGC - Union Générale Cinématographique [fr]

Shooting data

Start of shooting	19/04/2021
End of shooting	09/06/2021
Locations	Haute-Savoie
Filming regions	France - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Project data

Film financing	ANGOA - Agence Nationale de Gestion des Œuvres Audiovisuelles [fr] PROCIREP - Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision [fr] Wallimage sa [be] Centre National du Cinéma et de L' Image Animée [fr] (CNC) [fr] - development funding

Trailers/Videos

Youtube (French)

Posters

Press images

Brief synopsis

Alain, a former mountain guide, decides to change the course of his life to become a teacher. Facing a group of challengingly colourful teenagers, Alain struggles to stimulate them. In a teambuilding effort, he arranges a field trip to… the heart of a glacier! The breath-taking beauty of the icy caves leaves the students in awe. They return to class appalled by the idea that the glacier might disappear due to global warming. With the support and guidance of Alain, they embark on a crazy mission: prevent the glacier from melting… and nothing will stop them!

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Clovis Cornillac	Alain Faillet [L]
Claudia Tagbo	Béatrice Lombel [L]
Marwa Merdjet Yahia	Margaux [SR]
Malonn Lévana	Déborah [SR]
Bétina Flender	Inès [SR]
Shirel Nataf	Julia [SR]
Maïssa Diawara	Candice [SR]
Louis Durant	Nathan [SR]
Mattéo Salamone	Thibaut [SR]
Anthony Guignard	Siméon [SR]
Raphaëlle Lemelle	Justin [SR]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
1st AD	Mathieu Vaillant
Post production supervisor	Cyril Contejean
Director of photography	Thierry Pouget
Still photographer	Thomas Bekker
Still photographer	Pascal Tournaire
Casting director	Fanny de Donceel
Costume designer	Nadia Chmilewsky
Director	Stéphane Cazes
Script supervisor	Laura Boitel
Editor	Jeanne Kef
Key makeup artist	Garance Van Rossum
Composer	Mathieu Lamboley
Music supervisor	Ingrid Visquis
Producer	Yves Darondeau
Producer	Emmanuel Priou
Production designer	Nicolas Migot
Production manager	Philippe Gautier
Unit manager (local system)	Benjamin Tillier
Unit manager (local system)	Gilles Parmentier
Screenwriter	Isabelle Fontaine
Screenwriter	Stéphane Cazes
Production sound mixer	Paul Maernoudt
Hygiene officer	Marie Azancot référente sanitaire adjointe	référente sanitaire adjointe
Hygiene officer	Laurie Rodriguez

Production companies

Company	Comment
Bonne Pioche [fr]
TF1 Studio [fr] coproduction	coproduction
France 3 Cinéma [fr] coproduction	coproduction
Umedia [be] coproduction	coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Other Angle Pictures [fr] International Sales	International Sales
UGC - Union Générale Cinématographique [fr] France (theatrical)	France (theatrical)

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Production Consulting	Secoya Eco-tournage [fr]

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2023	France	Festival du Film de Comédie de l'Alpe d'Huez Compétition Long-métrages	Compétition Long-métrages

TV-broadcast

Type	Country	Station	Date / Time	Comment
First showing	France	Canal+ [fr]	Saturday, 20/01/2024, 9.05 PM

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 08/02/2023
Premiere		Wednesday, 18/01/2023	Festival de l'Alpe d'Huez [fr]

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