Edmond Was a Donkey

201215 min 3 secFilm: Animation

G

Direction: Franck Dion

Production: René ChénierFranck Dion (Papy3D Productions)Richard Van Den BoomJulie Roy (National Film Board of Canada)

Script: Franck Dion

Produced by Papy3D Productions in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and ARTE France, with the support of centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and the with the support of Spedidam and ville de Paris.

Edmond is not like everybody else. When his co-workers jokingly crown him with a pair of donkey ears, he suddenly discovers his true nature. And while he enjoys his new identity, it creates an ever-widening chasm between himself and others. With great empathy, Franck Dion tells the touching story of an outsider, illustrating the challenges of being true to oneself in a world filled with social conformists. Since he can’t bring himself to be what others expect, Edmond makes the only possible choice.

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Subject categories


  • Psychology and Psychiatry > Individual in Society

Credits


writer
Franck Dion
designer
Franck Dion
editor
Franck Dion
director
Franck Dion
voice
Kathleen Fee
Richard Dumont
Kent McQuaid
Daniel Brochu
English adaptation
Kathleen Fee
casting
Kathleen Fee
voice direction
Kathleen Fee
animation
Gilles Cuvelier
Gabriel Jacquel
Samuel Guénolé
Claire Trollé
3D modeling
Vincent Duponchel
rigging
Rémy Guttin
Hélène Emain
Jean-François Sarazin
3D renderer
Rémy Guttin
Hélène Emain
Jean-François Sarazin
textures
Studio Salon Caulaincourt
sets
Studio Salon Caulaincourt
compositing
Studio Salon Caulaincourt
intern
Marine Blain
original music
Pierre Caillet
musician
Philippe Bernhard
Loïc Rio
Laurent Marfaing
François Kieffer
song
Sandrine Gianola
music recording
Thomas Vingtrinier
music mixing
Thomas Vingtrinier
assistant
Mélanie Plais
sound design
Pierre Yves Drapeau
foley
Lise Wedlock
re-recording
Serge Boivin
digital imaging specialist
Pierre Plouffe
technical coordinator
Julie Laperrière
administrator
Diane Régimbald
line production
Francine Langdeau
executive producer
René Chénier
producer
Franck Dion
Richard Van Den Boom
Julie Roy

Awards


  • Best Screenplay Prize- with a cash prize of $1000Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay
  • National Grand Prize- with a cash prize of $1000Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay
  • Best Animation: Program or SeriesPrix Gémeaux
  • Bravo!Fact Award for Best Canadian Short- with a cash prize of $5000Worldwide Short Film Festival
  • Special Jury PrizeInternational Animated Film Festival
  • Gold Plaque for Animated ShortInternational Film Festival
  • Jury's Special MentionInternational Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
  • Best International Short FilmInternational Francophone Film Festival in Acadie
  • Yoram Gross Award for Best International AnimationFlickerfest International Short Film Festival
  • Special Jury RecognitionAspen Shortfest
  • Best Short AnimationAlpinale Short Film Festival
  • Jury Special MentionAnimasyros- International Animation Festival and Forum
  • Le Métrange BeaumarchaisCourtmétrange