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
Histoires de Femmes Festival in Dreux : Women’s Associations Award, France
Le MONTIFF Festival in Montpellier : Best Extra Short Film, France
Brittany International Film Festival in Locronan : Best Actress, France
Open Festival in Marseille, France
Meudon Short Comedy Film Festival : Youth Award (Middle and High School Students), France
Voir un Petit Court Festival in Gevrey Chambertin, France
Faites des Courts Festival in Brie Comte Robert, France
1st Short Film Festival in Pontault Combault, France
Écrans Libres Festival in Aigues Mortes, France
Imagine Festival in Valence en Drôme, France
Festival Du Pays de Gabin in Mériel, France
Le Denys Festival in Saint Denis, France
Les Rencontres du Court Métrage in Annemasse : Special Jury Mention, “Humor”, France
24 courts du Mans - Young jury’s favorite, France
Second prize for students from Lycée Hélène Boucher, France
45th Encounters Short Film Festival ’Image In Cabestany’, France
Madriff in Madrid, Spain
TaShortfest in Barcelona : Finalist in the Best Actress category, Spain
Parapacurts in Barcelona, Spain
Barciff in Barcelona : Best Extra Short, Spain
RIR Festival Internacional de Curtas de Comedia Allariz, Spain
FICBE Cortometrajes tematica Social de Berriozar : Finalist for Best Short Film
Valéiff : Best Super Short, Spain
Best Actress of the Year in an Extra Short Film and Honorable Mention for the Extra Short Film of the Year - SEVIFF, Spain
Lisbiff in Lisbon, Portugal
Rome Prisma Film Awards : Finalist for Best Film, Italy
Women in Film and Television, Greece
WIFT CYPRUS in Cyprus
London Seasonal Short Film Festival, England
London worldwide Comedy short film festival selection, England
300 Seconds Short Film Festival in Toronto : Best Writer, Canada
Montreal Women Film Festival in Montreal, Canada
Big Teeth Small Shorts Film Festival in Chicago, United States
1World Comedy Film Festival in Phnom Pen : Gold Medal European Comedy, Cambodia
Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival 
Festival RUEDALIBRE, Colombia