MADELEINE’S WATER BOMBS

a film by Barbara Dupont

5min - 2025 - France - Fiction

Synopsis
Madeleine is 75 years old and has gone into a chemists to buy condoms. Supposedly, she wants to make water bombs out of them for a friend’s birthday.

Festivals and prizes
France
Histoires de Femmes Festival in Dreux : Women’s Associations Award
Le MONTIFF Festival in Montpellier : Best Extra Short Film
Brittany International Film Festival in Locronan : Best Actress
Open Festival in Marseille
Meudon Short Comedy Film Festival : Youth Award (Middle and High School Students)
Voir un Petit Court Festival in Gevrey Chambertin
Faites des Courts Festival in Brie Comte Robert
1st Short Film Festival in Pontault Combault
Écrans Libres Festival in Aigues Mortes (upcoming)
Imagine Festival in Valence en Drôme
Festival Du Pays de Gabin in Mériel (upcoming)
Le Denys Festival in Saint Denis
Les Rencontres du Court Métrage in Annemasse : Special Jury Mention, “Humor”
24 courts du Mans - Young jury’s favorite
Second prize for students from Lycée Hélène Boucher

Spain
Madriff in Madrid
TaShortfest in Barcelona : Finalist in the Best Actress category
Parapacurts in Barcelona
Barciff in Barcelona : Best Extra Short
RIR Festival Internacional de Curtas de Comedia Allariz
FICBE Cortometrajes tematica Social de Berriozar : Finalist for Best Short Film
Valéiff : Best Super Short
Best Actress of the Year in an Extra Short Film and Honorable Mention for the Extra Short Film of the Year - SEVIFF

Portugal
Lisbiff in Lisbon

Italy
Rome Prisma Film Awards : Finalist for Best Film

Greece
Women in Film and Television

Cyprus
WIFT CYPRUS in Cyprus

England
London Seasonal Short Film Festival (upcoming)
London worldwide Comedy short film festival selection

Canada
300 Seconds Short Film Festival in Toronto : Best Writer
Montreal Women Film Festival in Montreal (upcoming)

United States
Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival in Chicago

Asia
1World Comedy Film Festival in Phnom Pen : Gold Medal European Comedy

Around the World
Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival 
Festival RUEDALIBRE, Colombia