NO SKATE!
by Guil Sela

24min | France | 2025

Paris, 2024 Olympic Games. Isaac is a sandwich man.
Cléo is a sandwich woman. One day, Isaac sees Cléo throw a skateboard into the water.

​Year of production 2025
Length 24'
Country France
Shooting Format Digital HD 
Aspect Ratio 1.66:1
Dialogue French

Director Guil Sela
Producers Noëlle Levenez, Salomé Fleischmann
Production Company Les Films Norfolk
Co-Production Company Rosa Films
Associate Producers Noël Fuzellier, Marine Lepaulmier, Philippe Wendling
Writers Guil Sela, Joséphine Ha
Cinematographer Pauline Doméjean
Editor Paul Nouhet
Production Manager Salomé Fleischmann
Unit Manager Roxanne Coursant
Sound Designer Lucas Doméjean
Calibrator Emmanuel Fraisse
Production Designer Ysé Braconnier
Costume Designer Alice Kergoat
Sound Editor & Mixer Adrien Cannepin
Assistant Director Grégoire Lacombe
Cast Michael Zindel, Raïka Hazanavicius

With the participation of Centre national du Cinema de l’image animée PROCIREP & ANGOA.

Festival selections
Semaine de la Critique - Cannes 2025, France - World Premiere
Festival du Film de Cabourg 2025, France - Special Mention
Champs-Élysées Film Festival 2025, France
​Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival 2025, Portugal
​Concorto Film Festival 2025, Italy - Audience Award and Jury Special Mention
​Sentiero Film Factory 2025, Italy - Best Actor Award for Michael Zindel
​Macao International Shorts Film Festival 2025 - Best Short Film Award
Calgary International Film Festival 2025, Canada - Live Action Short Film Audience Award
Vancouver International Film Festival 2025, Canada - Short Forum Award
​Un Festival C'est Trop Court 2025, France
Festival Jean Carmet 2025, France - Audience Award for Best Young Actor to Michael Zindel
​SEMINCI – Valladolid International Film Festival 2025, Spain - Silver Spike Award
Izmir International Short Film Festival 2025, Turkey - Third Prize for Best International Short Film
​Stockholm International Film Festival 2025, Sweden
​Fenêtres Sur Courts 2025, France
Du Grain à Démoudre 2025, France
​Cormorán Film Fest 2025, Spain
​​Festival Tous Courts - Festival International de courts métrages d'Aix-en-Provence 2025, France - Prix du Court des Collégiens de Provence - Département des Bouches-du-Rhône
Hainan Island International Film Festival 2025, China
Festival des 24 Courts 2026, France
BCN Sports Film Festival 2026, Spain
​​Pragueshorts Film Festival 2026, Czech Republic
Fargo Film Festival 2026, USA - Best Narrative Short Film Award
European Film Festival of Lille 2026, France - Audience Award
​KINO Athens - Independent Film Festival of Athens​ 2026, Greece
Mamers en Mars - Festival de Cinéma Européen 2026, France - Prix du Jury Court-métrage
Aspen Shortsfest 2026, USA
BAFICI - Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente 2026, Argentina
​Brussels Short Film Festival 2026, Belgium - Audience Award
Play Granada 2026, Spain
​Bref International Short Film Festival 2026, Italy
Rome Prisma Film Awards 2026, Italy - Best of Fest of the Year, Best Short Film of the Year, Best Directing, Best Screenwriting, Best Leading Actor (Michael Zindel)
Festival Courtivore 2026, France
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lanzarote 2026, Spain -Best International Short Film Award
Le Cri du Court 2026, France
​Mecal - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Animación de Barcelona 2026, Spain - Grand Prix International Competition and SHORTS TV Award
Festival Plein la Bobine 2026, France
​​Golden Grape International Short Film Festival 2026, Georgia - Best Script Award
Festival Côté court 2026, France
​Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca 2026, Spain
​Kino Otok International Film Festival 2026, Slovenia
Mediterranean Film Festival Split 2026, Croatia - Best Short Film and Audience Award
​Cinema Jove - Festival Internacional de Valencia 2026, Spain
​​​FEST - New Directors/New Films Festival 2026, Portugal
​International Film Festival ART FILM 2026, Slovakia
​​Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble 2026, France - Audience Award
​Bašta Fest 2026, Serbia - Youth Jury Award and Special Mention
​​Anonimul International Independent Film Festival 2026, Romania