French Wines

French Wines is a 2017 comedy brickfilm by Maxime Marion. It is inspired by the Alsatian wine region in France, and follows a winegrower, Philippe Muchensturm, who will stop at nothing to achieve a good harvest. It is the first film in a series of shorts called BRiX.

Plot
The film opens with shots of the vineyard, while Philippe Muchensturm talks about the more than ten generations of his family that have been wine growers. All the while respecting local flora and wildlife. His biggest concern is the loss of production due to weather. However, he shares that with the help of expert engineers he has been able to solve the issue with their invention, the Meteokiller 8000.

A threatening cloud then approaches the farm and the engineers use the Meteokiller 8000 to promptly destroy it. The missile then crashes into a plaza building.

Cast

 * Maxime Marion as Philippe Muchensturm
 * Lilian Ginet as Scientist #1
 * Claudine Marion as Scientist #2
 * Kim Smith as U.S. Tourist
 * Pierre Spielmann as Waiter

Crew

 * Maxime Marion - Writer, Director, Animator
 * Kloou - Brick artist
 * Amaury Sabau - Original music
 * Maxime (King Jouet Sélestat), Sarah Linder, The Four Monkeys, Christophe Lindenlaub, "France & Alex" - Special thanks

Awards

 * colspan="1" rowspan="10"|2017
 * colspan="1" rowspan="9"|Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival
 * Best Brickfilm of Festival
 * Nominated
 * Best Story and Screen Play
 * Nominated
 * Best Cinematography
 * Nominated
 * Best Animation
 * Nominated
 * Best Digital Effects (CGI)
 * Nominated
 * Best Sound Effects
 * Nominated
 * Best Original Music Score
 * Nominated
 * Best Voice Acting
 * Nominated
 * BFG Members Choice
 * Nominated
 * colspan="1" rowspan="1"|Brickstars
 * Top 10 (French)
 * First place
 * colspan="1" rowspan="1"|2018
 * colspan="1" rowspan="1"|Brickworld Film Festival
 * International
 * First place
 * BFG Members Choice
 * Nominated
 * colspan="1" rowspan="1"|Brickstars
 * Top 10 (French)
 * First place
 * colspan="1" rowspan="1"|2018
 * colspan="1" rowspan="1"|Brickworld Film Festival
 * International
 * First place
 * colspan="1" rowspan="1"|Brickworld Film Festival
 * International
 * First place