My Life as a Courgette
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| French | Ma vie de Courgette |
| Directed by | Claude Barras |
| Screenplay by | Céline Sciamma Claude Barras Germano Zullo Morgan Navarro |
| Based on | Autobiographie d'une Courgette by Gilles Paris |
| Produced by | Armelle Glorennec Éric Jacquot Marc Bonny |
| Cinematography | David Toutevoix |
| Edited by | Valentin Rotelli |
| Music by | Sophie Hunger |
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| Distributed by | Praesens-Film (Switzerland) Gébéka Films (France) |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Countries | Switzerland France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $8 million |
| Box office | $10.2 million |
My Life as a Courgette (French: Ma vie de Courgette; also titled My Life as a Zucchini in North America and Australia) is a 2016 stop-motion animated comedy-drama film directed by Claude Barras, and co-written by Céline Sciamma. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
This is the second adaptation of Gilles Paris' 2002 novel Autobiographie d'une Courgette, as there was a French live-action television film adaptation called C'est mieux la vie quand on est grand which aired in 2007 by Luc Béraud.
The film received acclaim from critics, with many praising the film's visual aesthetic, emotional depth, and sympathetic characters. It won Best Animated Film and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 42nd César Awards. At the 89th Academy Awards, it was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film and was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist.