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T.V. Tango
19923 min 44 secFilm: Animation, Children's film, Fiction
Direction: Martine Chartrand
Production: Thérèse Descary
Script: Martine Chartrand
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency, in cooperation with Health and Welfare Canada, Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada, la Société Radio-Canada and the German firm of Premiere Medien GmbH & Co. KG.
Four children who have picked up all sorts of annoying behaviour from watching television decide instead to create their own games. This animated film for five- to eight-year-olds is intended to awaken children's critical sense regarding the media messages aimed at them. (Film without words).
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Subject categories
- Sports and Leisure > Children
- Law and Crime > Children's RightsHuman Rights
- Media and Communication > Social IssuesTelevision Broadcasting and Production
Credits
- director
- Martine Chartrand
- script
- Martine Chartrand
- animation
- Martine Chartrand
- producer
- Thérèse Descary
- cinematography
- Jacques Avoine
- sound
- Sherly Desbiens
- Luc Papineau
- editing
- Suzanne Allard
- sound editing
- Gilles Quintal
- voice
- Sylvie Dumontier
- Brigitte Poudrier
- Martine Chartrand
- Germain Larochelle
- Marie Larochelle
- music
- Denis Larochelle
Awards
- Special Jury CommendationInternational Animation Festival
- Award for Celebration of Individual CreativityInternational Children's Film Festival
- "USC/UNICEF Rights of the Child" AwardInternational Children's Film Festival
- Giffoni Film Festival Award - for the Rights from the Heart Series (3 parts) for all-round constant creative achievement and artistic integrity in the cinemaFilm Festival
- Award for Best DirectionBlack International Cinema I.U.S.B.
- Hermina Tyrlova Award - for new talents in the domain of animated filmsInternational Film Festival for Children and Youth