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The Sniffing Bear
19927 min 47 secFilm: Animation, Children's film
Direction: Co Hoedeman
Production: Thérèse Descary
Script: Co Hoedeman
A powerful animated film that uses the Arctic landscape and the traditional Inuit characters of the Bear, the Seal and the Owl to raise young people's awareness about the harmful effects that substance abuse represents. A strong discussion-starter that also includes a message on some positive aspects of peer pressure. A film without words.
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Subject categories
- Health and Medicine > Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > ChildrenSocial Problems
- Animals > Stories
- Social Issues > Substance Abuse
- Health/Personal Development > Substance Use and Abuse/Addiction
Credits
- script
- Co Hoedeman
- animation
- Co Hoedeman
- camera
- Co Hoedeman
- direction
- Co Hoedeman
- handmade paper
- Co Hoedeman
- assistant
- Deborah A. Cooper
- Eric Aubertin
- Johnny Annahatak
- collaboration
- Daniel Paul Bork
- artistic consultant
- Joyce Ryckman
- editing
- Suzanne Allard
- music
- Guy Trépanier
- sound design
- Guy Trépanier
- post-production sound
- Serge Essiambre
- Louis Dupire
- Gilles Quintal
- Monique Vézina
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- Shelley Craig
- administration
- Francine Langdeau
- producer
- Thérèse Descary
Awards
- Special CommendationFestival internacional de Cine para Ninos / DIVERCINE
- Best Artistic Achievement in animation AwardNew England Children's Film and Video Festival
- Gold Medal - Category: AnimationExpo of Short Film and Video
- Honorable Mention International Film and Video Festival
- Gold Medal "Summa cum laude" - Category: EcologyMedikinale / International Medical and Scientific Film Festival - Prix Leonardo