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. 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.^[1]

It tells the story of a couple who leave turn-of-the-century New York City in a rowing boat and spend their lives together forever in the Atlantic Ocean.^[2]

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.^[3][4][5]

• French animation
• Titanic-seen in the film

• Commentary from the filmmaker on YouTube