Paradise

198415 min 20 secFilm: Animation

G

Direction: Ishu Patel

Production: Ishu PatelDouglas MacDonald

Within the crystal chambers of a glittering palace, a magnificent bird performs for its Emperor--its plumage a blaze of colour. A blackbird, watching enviously, strives to acquire what he so desperately covets, only to discover that a golden cage cannot vie with the open skies. Innovative mixed-media techniques--cutouts, colour pencil renderings on cels and paper, multiple exposures, and backlit perforated backgrounds--combine with human imagination to produce this visually stunning animation short. Film without words.

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Subject categories


  • Literature and Language > Legends, Myths, and Tales
  • Animals > Stories
  • Arts Education > ArtVisual Arts
  • English Language Arts > Children's Stories/Fables
  • Health/Personal Development > Identity

Credits


concept
Ishu Patel
design
Ishu Patel
animation
Ishu Patel
layouts
George Ungar
character animation
George Ungar
story development
Eunice Macaulay
production co-ordinator
Joan Churchill
music
Gheorghe Zamfir
additional music
Normand Roger
sound effects
Normand Roger
animation camera effects
Pierre Landry
additional animation
Joseph Gilland
colour design
Joan Churchill
Brenda Martin
Aileen Brophy
rendering
Joan Churchill
Brenda Martin
Aileen Brophy
rendering assistant
Meilan Lam
Pepita Ferrari
Gabriel Caya
Hasmig Marangian
Joanne Disensi
music recording
Louis Hone
sound mixing
Jean-Pierre Joutel
director
Ishu Patel
producer
Ishu Patel
executive producer
Douglas MacDonald

Awards


  • Award for Best Short FilmInternational Film Festival for Children
  • General Award - OverseasA.T.O.M. Awards for Short Educational Films & Videos
  • Special Award (animation) - with a cash prize of 750$International Film Festival
  • First Prize - Category: 15 to 30 minutes FilmsInternational Animation Celebration
  • Second Place - Category: Film as ArtNational Educational Media Network Competition
  • Blue Ribbon Award - Category: AnimationItinerant - American Film and Video Festival
  • International Jury's Prize - Category: Films for YouthGijón International Film Festival
  • Special Jury Award (Tied with Enfer by Rein Raamat, USSR)International Animated Film Festival
  • Special Jury Award for Originality and Aesthetic QualityFestival international du dessin animé, de l'animation et de marionnettes
  • Silver Bear - Category: Best Short FilmInternational Film Festival
  • Award of Merit for its visual poetry - Category: films from 15 to 30 minutesInternational Animation Festival