Yuck! Couples kissing on the mouth are gross. And the worst is, you can’t miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.
About the Director
Loïc Espuche is a French animation film director born in Villeurbanne in 1989. After graduating in visual communication at La Martinière in Lyon, he trained in animation and filmmaking at EMCA and Ecole de La Poudrière.
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Awards
2024 Anima – The Brussels International Animation Film Festival (Belgium) – Best Young Audience Short Film
2025 Festival International du Film d’Animation d’Annecy (France) – Prix des Solaires Benshi
2025 Austin Film Festival – Jury Award
2025 Animocje (Poland) – Film Educators Jury Special Mention
2025 ONSTRA – Festival de Animação de Lisboa (Portugal) – Audience Award
2025 Festival International du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand (France) – Young Audience Competition
2025 Festival International du Film d’Animation d’Annecy (France) – Prix des Solaires Benshi
2025 Austin Film Festival – Jury Award
2025 Animocje (Poland) – Film Educators Jury Special Mention
2025 ONSTRA – Festival de Animação de Lisboa (Portugal) – Audience Award
2025 Festival International du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand (France) – Young Audience Competition