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The Tesla World Light
20178 min 16 secFilm: Animation
Direction: Matthew Rankin
Production: Julie Roy
New York, 1905. Visionary inventor Nikola Tesla makes one last appeal to J.P. Morgan, his onetime benefactor. Inspired by real events, this electrifying short is a spectacular burst of image and sound that draws as much from the tradition of avant-garde cinema as it does from animated documentary.
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Subject categories
- History > Historic PeopleWorld History
- Media Education > Documentary FilmFilm Animation
- Science > Physical Science
- Technology Education > Science and Technology
Credits
- direction
- Matthew Rankin
- animation
- Matthew Rankin
- editing
- Matthew Rankin
- director of photography
- Julien Fontaine
- set design
- Dany Boivin
- special effects
- Dany Boivin
- cast
- Robert Vilar
- gaffer
- Christian Mouzard
- pigeon design
- Atelier Sylvain Racine inc.
- costume designer
- Becca Blackwood
- hair design
- Becca Blackwood
- art director
- Louisa Schabas
- art department
- Ismaël Tremblay-Desgagnés
- Simon Besré
- production manager
- Guillaume Bilodeau
- production assistant
- Nellie Carrier
- Frédérick Ouellet
- Louis-Thomas Paradis Barnabé
- Alexis Veilleux
- Fries Mitchell 35R 434 operator
- Luka Sanader
- film development
- Niagara Custom Lab
- sound design
- Sacha Ratcliffe
- music
- Christophe Lamarche
- sound mix
- Jean Paul Vialard
- compositing
- Adrian Replanski
- online editing
- Serge Verreault
- telecine colorist
- Aldo La Ricca
- translation
- Annie Goulet
- voice
- Maurice Krank
- voice recording
- Pierre Yves Drapeau
- foley
- Lise Wedlock
- recording
- Geoffrey Mitchell
- Luc Léger
- technical director
- Pierre Plouffe
- technical coordination, animation
- Yannick Grandmont
- technical coordination
- Daniel Lord
- production coordination
- Michèle Labelle
- marketing manager
- Karine Sévigny
- administrator
- Diane Régimbald
- administrative team
- Diane Ayotte
- Karine Desmeules
- producer
- Julie Roy
Awards
- Honourable MentionInternational Film Festival
- Media PrizeInternational Animation Festival
- Best Animation TechniqueInternational Animation Festival
- Mention spéciale du juryFestival du nouveau cinéma
- Best Picture and Best Director (Category: Shorts with Legs)Fantastic Fest
- Best Animated ShortCanadian Screen Awards
- ExperimentalYorkton Film Festival
- Honourable MentionGIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation
- Special Mention for the Best Short AnimationRendez-vous Québec Cinéma
- Prix Mouvement DesjardinsGala Prends ça court