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Ernie's Idea
199612 min 46 secFilm: Animation, Fiction
Direction: Claire MaxwellPeter Vogler
Production: Svend-Erik EriksenBarbara Janes
Ernie is a simple fellow who loves his job, but the blissful routine of Ernie's life is thrown into chaos when a pesky and persistent idea suddenly decides to follow him around, demanding attention in the most disruptive ways. Suddenly Ernie's job is in jeopardy. What do you do with an idea, when you've never had one before? How can you tell if it's worth keeping or just plain trouble?
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Subject categories
- Psychology and Psychiatry > Psychological Processes
- Arts Education > ArtDanceDramaMusicVisual Arts
Credits
- director
- Claire Maxwell
- Peter Vogler
- producer
- Svend-Erik Eriksen
- executive producer
- Barbara Janes
- Svend-Erik Eriksen
- camera
- Tom Brydon
- Lynka Belanger
- Alvin Chong
- editing
- Janice Brown
- Liz Walker
- sound editing
- James Ilecic
- Kirby Jinnah
- animation
- Claire Maxwell
- Tracy Lewis
- re-recording
- Christopher James
- narrator
- Mike Cram
- music
- John Forrest
Awards
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best AnimationYorkton Film Festival
- Gold Apple AwardNational Educational Media Network Competition
- Certificate of Merit - Category: Best animated film given by the Children's JuryInternational Children's Film Festival
- Chris Award International Film and Video Festival