Madame Tutli-Putli

200717 min 21 secFilm: Animation

G

Direction: Chris LavisMaciek Szczerbowski

Production: David VerrallMarcy Page

Script: Chris LavisMaciek Szczerbowski

Madame Tutli-Putli boards the night train, weighed down by all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past.

She travels alone, facing both the kindness and menace of strangers. As day descends into dark, she finds herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure. Adrift between real and imagined worlds, Madame Tutli-Putli confronts her demons and is drawn into an undertow of mystery and suspense.

The National Film Board of Canada presents a stunning, stop-motion animated film that takes the viewer on an exhilarating existential journey. The film introduces groundbreaking visual techniques and is supported by a haunting and original score. Painstaking care and craftsmanship in form and detail bring to life a fully imagined, tactile world unlike any you have seen.

Jungian thriller? Hitchcockian suspense? Artistic tour de force? The night train awaits you. Film without words.

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Subject categories


  • Psychology and Psychiatry > Dreams and ImaginationEmotional Life
  • Media Education > Film Animation

Credits


story
Chris Lavis
Maciek Szczerbowski
direction
Chris Lavis
Maciek Szczerbowski
special visual effects
Jason Walker
puppets
Chris Lavis
Maciek Szczerbowski
sets
Chris Lavis
Maciek Szczerbowski
animation
Chris Lavis
Maciek Szczerbowski
choreography
Laurie Maher
digital compositing
Peter George
production assistance
Kim Billing
Nikki Woolsey
Jonathan McCurley
Eric Goulem
costumes
Lea Carlson
Laurie Maher
character models
Laurie Maher
Eric Goulem
Tao Jiang
Terry Yasunaka
Maciek Szczerbowski
Chris Lavis
sound design
David Bryant
foley
David Bryant
Olivier Calvert
music direction
Jean-Frédéric Messier
David Bryant
sound editing
Olivier Calvert
assistant sound design
Gordon Krieger
re-recording
Serge Boivin
Jean Paul Vialard
digital imaging consultation
Susan Gourley
Pierre Plouffe
off-line conform
Jason Lee
online editing
Denis Gathelier
technical coordination
Julie Laperrière
Richard Lesage
marketing
Hélène Tanguay
administration
Gisèle Guilbault
production coordinator
Elaine Largie
executive producer
David Verrall
producer
Marcy Page

Awards


  • Best Animation Award - First Place - with a cash prize of 2,000$USInternational Short Film Festival
  • Best Narrative Short Animation under 35 minutesInternational Animation Festival
  • Best Canadian ShortAtlantic International Film Festival
  • Movieola Best Short AwardInternational Film Festival
  • Special MentionInternational Shortfilm Festival - Interfilm
  • First Prize- Best Short Film with a cash prize of 9000 eurosAnimacor - International Animation Festival
  • NFB Prize for Best Short Film- with a contribution of $1,000 towards next film (ex aequo with Dust Bowl Ha! Ha! by Sébastien Pilote)Festival du nouveau cinéma
  • Grand Prize ex-aequo with "The Pearce Sisters" directed by Luis Cook- cash prize of 2000 eurosInternational Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
  • Prize RTP2 - Onda CurtaInternational Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
  • Alves Costa PrizeInternational Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
  • Jury Prize for Best DesignBlack Nights Film Festival & Animated Dreams
  • Best AnimationNew York City Short Film Festival
  • Yoram Gross Award for Best Animation- with cash prize of 1,250$ AUDFlickerfest International Short Film Festival
  • Cineplex Entertainment Award for Best Short AnimationFilm Festival
  • Special Jury PrizeInt’l Festival of Animated Films / I Castelli Animati
  • Jury Special Mention - Best Short AnimationCartoon and Animated Film Festival
  • Grand Jury Prize- Animated ShortSouth by Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW)
  • Grand Prix- with a cash prize of 5000 eurosInternational Film Festival
  • Audience Award- International CompetitionInternational Film Festival
  • Best Animation - with a cash prize of 1500 eurosInternational Film Festival
  • Golden Gate Award forBest Animated Short-with a cash prize of $2,000 USDGolden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival
  • Golden Horseman Animated Film Award with a cash prize of € 7500Filmfest - International Festival for Animation and Short Films
  • Best Sound(scape) Award with a cash prize of € 3 000Filmfest - International Festival for Animation and Short Films
  • Best Animated ShortGenie Awards
  • Audience Choice Prize - Professional FilmInternational Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF)
  • Grand Competition Special PrizeWorld Festival of Animated Films
  • Golden Nica with a cash prize of 10, 000 eurosPrix ARS Electronica
  • Audience AwardInternational Animation Festival
  • Judges' AwardInternational Animation Festival
  • Best Film of MIAF 2008International Animation Festival
  • "Andrei Toncu" Best Soundtrack AwardNext International Short and Medium Length Film Festival
  • Award for Best Animation- Short Film SectionAnima Mundi
  • Special International Jury PrizeInternational Animation Festival
  • Best Animated Short AwardFilm Festival
  • MovieSquad HAFF 2008 AwardHolland Animation Film Festival
  • Grand Prix - Golden Pegasus - with a cash prize of $50,000 PLN (approx. $25,000 CDN)Animator International Animation Festival
  • Audience Award - "Anima" SectionInternational Film Festival "Etiuda & Anima"
  • Student Jury AwardInternational Film Festival "Etiuda & Anima"
  • Best Film- Jury's ChoiceLondon International Animation Festival - LIAF
  • Best Film - Audience's choiceLondon International Animation Festival - LIAF
  • Silver AwardInternational Animation Festival
  • Award for Best Visual- with a cash prize of 2000 CHFFANTOCHE International Animation Film Festival
  • Canal+ Award for Best Short Film - with a one month stay at the Moulin d'Andé and 6,000Euros support in equipment for the shooting. (Semaine de la critique)International Film Festival
  • Petit Rail d'Or for Best Short Film - given by a group of cinephiles railwaymen (Semaine de la Critique)International Film Festival
  • C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures Award for Best Animated Short - with a cash prize of $5,000Worldwide Short Film Festival