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Animal Behaviour
201814 min 24 secFilm: Animation
Direction: Alison SnowdenDavid Fine
Production: Michael Fukushima
Script: Alison SnowdenDavid Fine
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Dealing with what comes naturally isn’t easy, especially for animals.
In Animal Behaviour, the latest animated short from the Oscar®-winning team of Alison Snowden and David Fine (Bob’s Birthday), five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist.
The group includes Lorraine, a leech who suffers from separation anxiety; Cheryl, a praying mantis who can’t seem to keep a man; Todd, a pig with an eating disorder; Jeffrey, a bird with guilt issues; and Linda, an obsessive-compulsive cat.
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Subject categories
- Psychology and Psychiatry > AnimalsCounselling and TherapyInterpersonal RelationshipsMental Illness and Disabilities
- Health/Personal Development > Mental Health/Stress/SuicideProblem Solving/Conflict Resolution
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Relationships
Credits
- writer
- Alison Snowden
- David Fine
- director
- Alison Snowden
- David Fine
- animator
- Alison Snowden
- David Fine
- cast
- Ryan Beil
- Taz Van Rassel
- Leah Juel
- Andrea Libman
- Toby Berner
- James Kirk
- Alison Snowden
- casting
- Neera Garg
- music
- Judith Gruber-Stitzer
- musician
- Thom Gossage
- David Gossage
- sound design
- Olivier Calvert
- additional animation
- Janet Perlman
- David Barlow-Krelina
- Mario Richard
- ink
- Chantal Beaulne
- Lily Snowden-Fine
- Amber Erichson
- Christopher Parnell
- Sara Desaulniers
- Anka Do
- Solaleh Kazemi
- Adam De Souza
- paint
- Chantal Beaulne
- Lily Snowden-Fine
- Amber Erichson
- Christopher Parnell
- Sara Desaulniers
- Anka Do
- Solaleh Kazemi
- Adam De Souza
- foley artist
- Lise Wedlock
- Thomas Garant
- foley
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- music recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- voice recording
- GGRP Sound
- online editing
- Serge Verreault
- re-recording
- Shelley Craig
- technical director
- Éloi Champagne
- technical coordination
- Randall Finnerty
- Candice Desormeaux
- Luc Binette
- marketing
- Geneviève Bérard
- Michelle Rozon
- administration
- Victoire-Émilie Bessette
- Rosalina Di Sario
- Dominique Forget
- Stéphanie Lalonde
- producer
- Michael Fukushima
- executive producer
- Michael Fukushima
Awards
- Grand PrizeAnima Mundi
- AUDIENCE AWARD in the competitive section "Best of International Animation"International Weekend of Animation
- Audience Choice Best Short Film AwardCinefest
- Prix du public- assorti d’une bourse de 500 EurosFestival Court, c’est COURT!
- Grand prix international du public assorti d’une bourse de 1,000 eurosFestival international d'animation Ciné court animé
- Best Short FilmANIFILM
- Best DirectionAnimation Festival
- Best ComedyAnimation Festival
- Best Animated ShortCanadian Screen Awards
- Jury Award for Best Animated ShortInternational Animation Festival and Expo
- PRIX ANIMÉ TVA ABITIBI-TÉMISCAMINGUEFestival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Audience Choice AwardInternational Film Festival "Etiuda & Anima"
- Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program Or SeriesLeo Awards
- Best Direction in an Animation Program Or SeriesLeo Awards
- Best Voice Performance in an Animation Program Or Series (Ryan Beil)Leo Awards