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Le poète danois
200615 min 1 secFilm: Animation
Direction: Torill Kove
Production: Lise FearnleyTove KlovvikDavid VerrallMarcy Page
Script: Torill Kove
Produit par Mikrofilm AS en coproduction avec l'Office national du film du Canada, avec la participation du Norwegian Film Fund, le Nordic Film and TV Fund et le fond for lyd og bilde.
Peut-on retracer la chaîne d'événements qui a mené à notre naissance? Notre existence n'est-elle qu'une coïncidence? Les détails ont-ils de l'importance?
La narratrice du court métrage Le poète danois réfléchit à ces questions en suivant Kasper, un poète en panne d'inspiration en vacances en Norvège pour rencontrer Sigrid Undset, une célèbre écrivaine. Dans sa quête d'inspiration, Kasper découvre que le mauvais temps, un chien enragé, des planches de grange glissantes, un facteur négligeant, des chèvres affamées et d'autres éléments apparemment indépendants pourraient après tout exercer une grande influence sur le fil de la vie.
Gagnant de l'Oscar® Meilleur court métrage d'animation en 2007
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Subject categories
- Religion, Beliefs and Ethics > Animation on Life and DeathCoping with AdversityLife and Death
- Families > Genealogy
- English Language Arts > Children's Stories/Fables
- Media Education > Film and Video Production
- Geography > Human Geography
- Civics/Citizenship > Ideologies
Credits
- writing
- Torill Kove
- direction
- Torill Kove
- narration
- Marie Tifo
- music
- Kevin Dean
- animation
- Torill Kove
- Astrid Aakra
- Bjarte Agdestein
- animation assistance
- Helene Bisgaard
- Morten Nyutstumo
- Annely Poldsaar
- Linn Hoyer-Pedersen
- digital imagery
- Randall Finnerty
- additional digital colour
- Ketil Bruun Andersen
- Yin Ko Lee
- Neerajkumar Patel
- Jason Smalridge
- digitizing
- Jean-Marc Brosseau
- digital imaging consultation
- Martin Ciastko
- Susan Gourley
- editing
- Phyllis Lewis
- sound
- Hakon Lammetun
- musician
- Kevin Dean
- Sienna Dahlen
- Carlos Jimenez
- music recording
- André White
- narration recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- sound editing
- André Chaput
- sound mixer
- Norsk Filmstudio AS
- Luc Léger
- laboratory
- Nordisk Film Post Production AS
- production coordination
- Julie Laperrière
- Richard Lesage
- administration
- Lise Fearnley
- Gisèle Guilbault
- Elaine Largie
- Elsa Mouana-Bankouézi
- executive producer
- Lise Fearnley
- Tove Klovvik
- David Verrall
- producer
- Lise Fearnley
- Marcy Page
Awards
- Best of the Fest AwardChildren’s Film Festival
- Director's AwardInternational Animation Festival
- Best Animated Film Award - given by the Youth JuryAIFF Kids
- Oscar - Category: Short Film Awards - AnimationAnnual Academy Awards / OSCARS
- Audience AwardInternational Animation Film Festival
- Golden Sheaf Award - Category: Best AnimationYorkton Film Festival
- Prize for Best ScriptAnima Mundi
- Foreign Animation Golden AwardTelevision Festival - Magnolia Award
- Special MentionBUFF / International Children’s and Youth Film Festival
- The C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures Award for Best Animated Short - with a cash prize of $5,000Worldwide Short Film Festival
- Chris Award - Category: Arts International Film and Video Festival
- Award for Best Short Film - Class A up to 15minutes (ex aequo with One D by Mike Grimshaw)International Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
- Prize 2: Onda CurtaInternational Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
- Special MentionAnimadrid
- Best Animated ShortGenie Awards
- Audience Favorite Award (tied with Monster from Australia and Smitten, USA) - with a cash prize of $1,000USAspen Shortfest
- Ellen Award - for Most Original Film - with a cash prize of $1,500USAspen Shortfest
- Animated Eye Award - Best Animation - with a cash prize of $2,500USAspen Shortfest
- Audience Choice Award - Category: Kids Program (K) and Adult Program (D)New York City Short Film Festival
- Best Animated Short AwardNew York City Short Film Festival