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Léon in Wintertime
200727 min 12 secFilm: Animation, Children's film, Fiction
Direction: Pierre-Luc GranjonPascal Le Nôtre
Production: Emmanuel Bernard (Folimage Studio)Pascal Le NôtreMarie-Josée Corbeil (Divertissement Subséquence Inc.)Christine CôtéRené Chénier (National Film Board of Canada)Marc BertrandLaurence Bégeot (Tps Jeunesse)François Deplanck
Script: Antoine Lanciaux
A co-production with Folimage, TPS Jeunesse, Divertissement Subséquence and National Film Board of Canada.
Wintertime is harsh in the land of King Balthasar, especially if you're Léon, an eight-year-old adopted bear suffering from an identity crisis. "My name's Léon and I'm not a bear!" he insists. After the distraught cub runs away from home, a mischievous storyteller called Bonifacio sweet-talks him into performing on stage. Along with his good friends the Hedgehog and Hannibal the Elephant, Léon embarks on many adventure, stands up to an ogre, and saves Princess Molly Gingerbread from ending up in a pea stew. Braving the ogre, the cold, and the storm brewing in his heart, Léon travels far and wide. His courage eventually leads him back to his parents, who work as beekeepers. Pure, tender and as sweet as honey, this puppet animation is a delightful medieval tale. Léon is irresistible.
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Subject categories
- Children and Youth > Children's Stories
- Animals > Stories
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Family Diversity and Challenges
- Health/Personal Development > Healthy RelationshipsProblem Solving/Conflict Resolution
Credits
- director
- Pierre-Luc Granjon
- Pascal Le Nôtre
- script
- Antoine Lanciaux
- support
- Association Beaumarchais
- art direction
- Samuel Ribeyron
- Antoine Lanciaux
- Pierre-Luc Granjon
- music
- Normand Roger
- sound design
- Normand Roger
- music collaboration
- Denis Chartrand
- sound design - collaboration
- Denis Chartrand
- sound editing
- Judith Gruber-Stitzer
- sound editing assistant
- Dominique Bourgoin
- voice
- Robert Naylor
- Holly Gauthier-Frankel
- Terrence Scammel
- Rick Jones
- A.J. Henderson
- Arthur Grosser
- Sonja Ball
- Mark Camacho
- Neil Shee
- Simon Peacock
- Richard M. Dumont
- Michael Rudder
- Thor Bishopric
- Maria Bircher
- translation
- Jennifer Meunier
- voice direction
- Thor Bishopric
- re-recording
- Serge Boivin
- Jean Paul Vialard
- cinematographer
- Sara Sponga
- camera assistant
- Pablo Coppere
- video intern
- Julie Escoffier
- background supervisor
- Samuel Ribeyron
- background artist
- Sandrine Héritier
- Simon Jacquard
- background intern
- Fanny Marseau
- Aurélie Deloche
- Pol Flores
- Violaine Picaut
- prop supervisor
- Marion Charrier
- Delphine Daumas
- Hélène Ducrocq
- character design
- Pierre-Luc Granjon
- puppet supervisor
- François Cadot
- Nicolas Hérisson
- puppet armatures
- Hélène Ducrocq
- painter
- Izabela Bartosik-Burkhardt
- Emilie Mercier
- animation supervisor
- Marjolaine Parot
- animator
- Chaïtane Conversat
- Laëtitia Dupont
- François Lignier
- Françoise Grumeau
- Pierre-Luc Granjon
- storyboard
- Antoine Lanciaux
- Pierre-Luc Granjon
- supervisor of compositing
- Christophe Gautry
- special effects
- Christophe Gautry
- compositing assistant
- Maïa Gascuel
- titles
- Christophe Gautry
- Samuel Ribeyron
- editing
- Hervé Guichard
- online editing
- Denis Gathelier
- digital imaging specialist
- Susan Gourley
- Pierre Plouffe
- production manager
- Catherine Blanc-Maurizi
- Louis Asselin
- Francine Langdeau
- production intern
- Noémie Durand
- technical coordinator
- Julie Laperrière
- scene checking
- Patrick Tallaron
- administrator
- Diane Régimbald
- finance director
- Katy Corriveau
- administration director
- Katy Corriveau
- producer
- Emmanuel Bernard
- Pascal Le Nôtre
- Marie-Josée Corbeil
- Christine Côté
- co-producer
- René Chénier
- Marc Bertrand
- Laurence Bégeot
- François Deplanck
- executive in charge of development
- Frédérique Vinel
Awards
- Excellence Grand PrizeYouth Media Alliance
- Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series (Pierre-Luc Granjon)Gemini Awards
- Honourable Mention - Best Short Animation for ChildrenInternational Animation Festival
- NFB Prize for Best AnimationReel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families