Azéma, Marc

Three thousand years before Stonehenge and the sculpted menhirs of Filitosa were created, an enigmatic figure was carved on a stela in Balchiria, southern Corsica, where it recentlyresurfaced. Is it a god or a demon? A warrior or a sorcerer? What was its function? Embark on this archaeological expedition that will take us from the excavations of Balchiria, by way of Greece, Spain and Sardinia, to the far corners of the Mediterranean. This voyage into the past will track the mysterious sculpture on the different stages of its long journey

A team of archaeologists from Bordeaux travels to South Africa with a specific goal: to date the oldest vestiges of artistic activity in the history of mankind. Surrounded by magnificent African landscapes, travelling from the Atlantic coast to the shores of the Pacific and from the desert to the tropical forest, we will journey through one of the most ancient territories occupied by Homo sapiens as we search to date the oldest representations of symbolic thought.

This contemplative animated film allows us to visit the Roman city of Nîmes through the illustrations of Jean-Claude Golvin, a specialist in restoring ancient monuments. Viewers move through the artist's watercolours, which show the most iconic monuments of the ancient city of Nemausus through 2D and 3D animation techniques: the Tour Magne, the Maison Carrée, the Amphitheatre or the Temple of Diana, to mention just a few.

In this film, viewers take the place of a young prehistoric woman and move through an imaginary cave where galleries and masterpieces of European prehistoric art appear: Chauvet, Lascaux, Niaux, El Castillo, Pech Merle, Cougnac, Foz Coa... Suddenly, the animals drawn on the walls come to life by torchlight... A short film to get swept away by the beauty of Palaeolithic art.

The Pompey Trophy was erected in the Eastern Pyrenees between 73-71 BC, to celebrate the triumph of the Roman general in the Sertorian Wars. Despite the importance of the monument, the interpretation of the ruins is complicated. To facilitate its interpretation, its appearance has been restored using images, which, based on archaeological research, allow its appearance to be recreated. Official Section. Place: Amaia K.Z. (Irun)

Is it crazy to say that cinema was invented in the Palaeolithic period, 20,000 years ago? A new interpretation of Paleolithic art paintings and engravings has shown that prehistoric artists were able to break down the movement of animals depicted on cave walls, as a primitive form of animation film. Not only that, they also had the ability to graphically express a story, a way of telling stories through sounds and images.Official Section. Place: Amaia K.Z. (Irun)

Who were the first Europeans? For almost 2 million years, Europe has experienced incessant migrations and successive stages of survival and adaptation to new lands. Providing an account of this continuous evolution over such a long period is no mean feat, but the documentary manages to construct a coherently-argued summary through technological, artistic and cultural indicators representative of the early inhabitants of our continent.