Snow Cat

199814 min 37 secFilm: Animation, Children's film

G

Direction: Sheldon Cohen

Production: Sheldon CohenKenneth HirschMarcy PageBarrie Angus McLeanDavid Verrall

Co-produced by Snow Cat Productions and the NFB, in association with Channel 4 and with the participation of Shaw Children's Programming Initiative, Teletoon, CFCF-12, Knowledge Network, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, the Government of Quebec Tax Credit Program and the Canada Council.

Elsie, who lives in a secluded house in the Far North, desperately wishes for a pet to keep her company. So the North Wind creates a magical cat out of snow--but with a warning: the cat must never enter Elsie's warm little house. Full of wisdom and sensitivity, this heartfelt story is perfect for a child's sensibility. But people of all ages will be drawn to this timeless tale of enduring love.

Filmmaker Sheldon Cohen teamed up with other artists who created an original technique especially for this film, notably Jeamy LaBrosse's innovative finger paint animation and Daniel Schorr's watercolour brushwork painted directly onto each frame. This film is inpired by the story from celebrated children's author Dayal Kaur Khalsa.

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Subject categories


  • Literature and Language > Adaptations of Literary WorksAnimation based on Literature
  • Literature and Language - Canada > Adaptations of Literary Works
  • Animals > PetsStories

Credits


narration
Maureen Stapleton
director
Sheldon Cohen
producer
Sheldon Cohen
Kenneth Hirsch
Marcy Page
finger-paint animation
Jeami
story adaptation
Tim Wynne-Jones
additional text
Tim Wynne-Jones
music
Normand Roger
sound track
Normand Roger
music collaboration
Denis L. Chartrand
song composer
Linda Morrison
song performer
Linda Morrison
assistant direction
Jeami
animation
Jeami
camera
Jeami
painting on film
Daniel Schorr
painting on film - assistance
Carlos Lillo-Baeza
Elaine Gasco
technical consulting
Susan Gourley
optical camera
Michel Dubois
Barry Wood
picture editing
Sheldon Cohen
voice recording
Steve Schwarz
Normand Roger
additional sound editing
Donald McWilliams
Jean-Baptiste Roger
Michèle Soucy
Pierre Yves Drapeau
final mix
Serge Boivin
Shelley Craig
post-production coordinator
Grace Avrith
Éric Barbeau
studio administrator
Carrol Smith
Gisèle Guilbault
executive producer
Barrie Angus McLean
David Verrall