La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame

Rowing Across the Atlantic
Directed by	Jean-François Laguionie
Produced by	Jean-François Laguionie
Written by	Jean-François Laguionie Jean-Pierre Gaspari
Music by	Pierre Alrand
Edited by	Claude Reznik
Release date	May 1978
Running time	21 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Rowing Across the Atlantic (French: La Traversée de l'Atlantique à la rame) is a 1978 French animated short film directed by Jean-François Laguionie. It tells the story of a couple who leave New York City in a rowing boat and spend their lives together in the Atlantic Ocean. The film was scripted by Laguionie and Jean-Paul Gaspari and features the voices of Charlotte Maury and Jean-Pierre Sentier. It premiered at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival and was released in French cinemas on 25 October 1978.

The film won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, the Grand Prize at the 1978 Ottawa International Animation Festival and the César Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 4th César Awards.

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