Born in Lausanne in 1990, Marjolaine studied Multimedia Design at Eracom (Lausanne) before enrolling at La Poudrière in Valence, France, in 2013 to study animation film production. Since 2015, she has worked for Nadasdy Film in Geneva as a director and artistic director, and in her spare time illustrates the children’s comic book series Pauline, written by Anouk Mahiout and published by Comme des Géants & l’Apprimerie. Awarded the Annecy Crystal for Best Television Film for La Colline aux Cailloux, she continues her creative work today, notably through the development of her short film Just a Cat, which is in residence at the Abbaye de Fontevraud.

Participation at the 2025 MCAF made possible thanks to the support of Pro Helvetia