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An Artist
19945 min 15 secFilm: Animation, Children's film
Direction: Michèle Cournoyer
Production: Thérèse Descary
Script: Michèle Cournoyer
A girl is so carried away by her love of music that she forgets about her household chores. Her father tells her to finish the dishes. Instead of washing them, she turns them into musical instruments, and he finally recognizes her talent. Based on article 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this film illustrates children's right to develop their talents and abilities to their fullest potential. A film without words.
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Subject categories
- Children and Youth > Arts ActivitiesChildren's RightsFamily Life
- Music > Children and Music
- Law and Crime > Children's RightsHuman Rights
- Families > Family Conflicts
- Health/Personal Development > Human Growth and Development
- Arts Education > Music
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Parenting
Credits
- director
- Michèle Cournoyer
- script
- Michèle Cournoyer
- animation
- Michèle Cournoyer
- producer
- Thérèse Descary
- camera
- François Beauchemin
- Séraphin Bouchard
- editing
- Werner Nold
- France Pilon
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- Serge Boivin
- music
- Ginette Bellavance
- Daniel Toussaint
- cast
- Paule Brouillard
- André Brouillard
- Vincent Brouillard
Awards
- Special Award for esthetically beautiful piece told with originality and innovationInternational Animation Festival
- Quebec-Alberta Award 1995 - Innovative television with a cash prize of 2,500$Quebec-Alberta Prizes (Television - Cinema)
- Bronze Apple AwardNational Educational Media Network Competition
- Best Animation AwardNew England Children's Film and Video Festival
- Best Direction - Category: Animated filmInternational Children's Film Festival
- Best Animated Short - Category: Films under 6 minutesInternational Children's Film Festival
- Giffoni Film Festival Award - for the Rights from the Heart Series (3 parts) for all-round constant creative achievement and artistic integrity in the cinemaFilm Festival
- Honorable MentionPrix ARS Electronica