The Pencil

20223 min 33 secFilm: Animation

Direction: Francis Papillon

Production: Frédéric Gauthier (La Pastèque)Martin Brault (La Pastèque)Christine Noël (National Film Board of Canada)Solen Labrie Trépanier (La Pastèque)Anne-Marie Bousquet (National Film Board of Canada)Marc Bertrand (National Film Board of Canada)

Script: Iris Boudreau

Co-produced by La Pastèque and the National Film Board of Canada.

The Pencil

Rummaging around in Cathon’s massive collection, Iris finds the perfect pencil to write to her grandpa with. Which leads to the question: Was the lead pencil really invented in a bathtub?

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Availability

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Subject categories

  • Technology > Invention

Credits

direction
Francis Papillon
writer
Iris Boudreau
based on the book
Cathon
Iris Boudreau
script editor
Sarah Lalonde
illustrator
Richard Beaulieu
storyboard artist
Francis Papillon
animatics director
Francis Papillon
animation supervisor
Francis Papillon
animator
Hubert Lapointe
production manager
Maude Alphonso
voice
Angela Galuppo
Cat Lemieux
voice director
Julie Burroughs
adaptation
Pauline Little
sound designer
Pierre-Yves Drapeau
music
Pierre-Yves Drapeau
mixer
Shelley Craig
online editor
Serge Verreault
technical director
Éric Pouliot
technical specialist - animation
Yannick Grandmont
technical coordinator
Mira Mailhot
studio coordinator
Laetitia Seguin
administrator
Karine Desmeules
senior production coordinator
Camila Blos
Josiane Bernardin
production accountant
Louise Allard
legal advisor
Vanessa Loubineau
Peter Kallianiotis
financial consultant
Joëlle Nadeau
insurer
Assurart
marketing manager
Geneviève Bérard
Karine Sévigny
Nathalie Guérard
social media manager
Valérie Faubert
digital media management
Hélène Archambault
Cyusa B. Kamoso
associate producer
Solen Labrie Trépanier
Anne-Marie Bousquet
executive producer
Frédéric Gauthier
Martin Brault
Christine Noël
producer
Solen Labrie Trépanier
Anne-Marie Bousquet
Marc Bertrand