Spring: Tales of Wesakechak: The First Spring Flood - Wolf Tale: Legend of the Giant Beaver

200223 min 30 secFilm: Animation

Production: Gerri CookGregory CoyesAva KarvonenGeorge JohnsonAlbert KarvonenPirkko KarvonenPati Olson

Script: Gerri Cook

Produced by Storytellers Productions Inc. in association with the National Film Board of Canada.

This title is an acquisition.

Three episodes in a series of half-hour animated films, inspired by the Ojibway prophecy of the Seventh Fire. The films feature a beautifully animated legend from Canada's First Nations based on the art of Norval Morriseau and extraordinary live-action footage by wildlife filmographer Albert Karvonen.

Subject categories


  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Legends and Literature

Credits


producer
Gerri Cook
Gregory Coyes
Ava Karvonen
George Johnson
voice
Tantoo Cardinal
Gordon Tootoosis
Johnny Waniandy
Josie Auger
Ted Ross
Darrell Gerrits
Gerald Auger
Ashley Callingbull
Brett Tourangeau
Niesa Lazaruk
Kolton Lazaruk
Bill Chalifoux
Sylvia Gambler
associate producer
Tantoo Cardinal
executive producer
Albert Karvonen
Pirkko Karvonen
Pati Olson
music composer
Becker & Phillips
creative consultant
Tantoo Cardinal
George Johnson
Johnny Waniandy
Carol Geddes
Chris Fisher
cultural consultant
Tantoo Cardinal
George Johnson
Johnny Waniandy
Carol Geddes
Chris Fisher
Cree language consultant
Johnny Waniandy
character design
Norval Morrisseau
adaptation for television
Gregory Coyes
voice director
Gregory Coyes
Tantoo Cardinal
2D animation
Bardel Entertainment Inc.
2D animation producer
Delna Bhesania
Cathy Schoch
animation line-producer
Robert Watts
animation director
Ron Crown
Chris Johnston
storyboard consultant
Ian Freedman
assistant animation director
Tai Keattivanichvily
animator
Barrett Chapman
Bong Macarayan
Damien Labonte
Logan McNeil
Marie Wyatt
scan & trace supervisor
Daniel Sicolo
after effects operator
Scott Kiborn
3D backgrounds
Bioware Animation Ltd.
3D space opening/closing
Bioware Animation Ltd.
2D/3D composite
Mindmill Studios
2D/3D post production
Mindmill Studios
writer
Gerri Cook
3D animation
Aureny A Entertainment Group
line production
Colin Curwen
Nicholas Acs
Terence Leung
assistant director
Kevin Chu
modelling
Eric Tang
Vincent Yan
Reece Mills
animation
Chris Johnston
Reece Mills
Caleb Hystad
Graeme Revell
Julio Alas
art director
Chris Johnston
Kevin Chu
environments
Reece Mills
Vincent Yan
Jackson Gee
technical director
Michael Goldfarb
Vincent Yan
Eric Tang
Ron Miller
animation compositing
Michael Goldfarb
production manager
Terence Leung
fur texture artist
Vincent Yan
Michael Goldfarb
storyboard
Chris Johnston
Kevin Chu
environment texture artist
Jackson Gee
storyreel
Caleb Hystad
3D composite
White Iron Digital Studios
3D post production
White Iron Digital Studios
voice casting
Geraldine Carr
casting assistant
Colleen Mellott
post-production sound
Wolf Willow Sound
re-recording mixer
John Blerot
Ian Armstrong
sound editor
John Blerot
Mike Saunders
foley
John Blerot
Mike Saunders
picture editor
Andrew Manske
title design
Kim Clegg
publicity
Reel Girls Media Inc.
production stills
Dan Powers
David Cooper
project manager
Pati Olson
accountant
Pati Olson
bookkeeper
Anita Rolston
production coordinator intern
Ley Anne LaRocque
auditor
Donna Weis
post-production facilities
Karvonen Films Ltd.
Studio Post
stock footage
Karvonen Films Ltd.
Global Television Network
interim financing
Albert Karvonen
Pirkko Karvonen
Bill Gordon
Pati Gordon
Beaumont Credit Union
legal
Linda Callaghan
Robert Neufeld
William Page