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Charles and François
198815 min 24 secFilm: Animation
Direction: Co Hoedeman
Production: Yves LeducRobert Forget
Script: Jean Charlebois
A touching story of the friendship between a grandfather and his grandson, this is a film about aging and death. Award-winning animator Co Hoedeman combines 3-D and cut-out animation techniques to create a very dramatic and moving film. The story follows Charles and François through the different stages of their lives. With time, they become closer, common experiences having diminished the difference in age. By the end of the film, time appears to stand still; both are over one hundred years old and they are almost indistinguishable.
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Subject categories
- Families > Aged Parents
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Animation on Life and DeathLife and Death
- Children and Youth > Family Life
- Seniors > Family LifeHealth and Illness
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Aging/Death and Dying
- Media Education > Film Animation
- Health/Personal Development > Healthy RelationshipsHuman Growth and Development
Credits
- director
- Co Hoedeman
- producer
- Yves Leduc
- executive producer
- Robert Forget
- script
- Jean Charlebois
- sound
- Louis Hone
- editing
- Werner Nold
- sound editing
- Michel Motard
- re-recording
- Hans Peter Strobl
- Adrian Croll
- animation
- Stefan Anastasiu
- voice
- Howard Ryshpan
- Michael Sheppard
- Len Watt
- Kim Yaroshevskaya
- Linda Sorgini
- Sandi Stahlbrand
- music
- François Dompierre
Awards
- Special Jury AwardFestival de l'audiovisuel québécois ADATE (Association pour le développement de l'audiovisuel et de la technologie en éducation
- ADATA AwardFestival de l'audiovisuel québécois ADATE (Association pour le développement de l'audiovisuel et de la technologie en éducation
- Special Jury AwardInternational Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
- Best Short Film Award - Category: Films over 15 minutesWorld Festival of Animated Film