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Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days
201913 minFilm: Animation
Direction: Regina Pessoa
Production: Abi Feijo (Ciclope Filmes)Julie Roy (National Film Board of Canada)Reginald de Guillebon (Les Armateurs)Phil Davies
Script: Regina Pessoa
A coproduction of Ciclope Filmes, the National Film Board of Canada and Les Armateurs.
Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days is about the special relationship between Regina Pessoa and her uncle. The film is a testament to her love for this eccentric, who was an artistic inspiration and played a key role in her becoming a filmmaker. A moving tribute to a poet of the everyday.
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Subject categories
- Arts > Arts and ArtistsCreativity and Inspiration
- Children and Youth > Family Life
- Film and Video Arts > Film and Video Making
- Families > Interpersonal Relationships
- Psychology and Psychiatry > Mental Illness and Disabilities
- Foreign Countries > Spain and Portugal
- English Language Arts > Children's Stories/Fables
- Media Education > Film Animation
- Health/Personal Development > Healthy RelationshipsMental Health/Stress/Suicide
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Relationships
Credits
- direction
- Regina Pessoa
- writing
- Regina Pessoa
- original concept
- Regina Pessoa
- storyboard
- Regina Pessoa
- music
- Normand Roger
- sound design
- Normand Roger
- script advisor
- Andreas Hykade
- animation
- Regina Pessoa
- André Marques
- Sylvie Trouvé
- Dale Hayward
- Marc Robinet
- Soukaïna Najjarane
- Nils Delot
- painting
- Regina Pessoa
- Sara Naves
- André Marques
- Alexandre Braga
- set backgrounds
- Colectivo Monte
- voice
- Regina Pessoa
- Abi Feijo
- compositing
- Nicolas Liguori
- editing
- Abi Feijo
- orchestra leader
- Denis Chartrand
- musician
- Alain Aubut
- Amélie Benoît Bastien
- Anne Beaudry
- Julie Triquet
- Samuel Martins Coelho
- music recording
- Alexandre Braga
- Pierre-Yves Drapeau
- voice recording
- Alexandre Braga
- Pierre-Yves Drapeau
- sound studio
- Estudios Adega
- Studiotoons
- mix
- Isabelle Lussier
- on-line
- Serge Verreault
- associated general director
- Ivan Rouveure
- Marion Delord
- development direction
- Delphine Nicolini
- production coordination
- Laetitia Seguin
- Michèle Labelle
- legal counsel
- Mathieu Bardou
- administration
- Anne-Marie Bousquet
- Diane Régimbald
- Karine Desmeules
- Mylène Augustin
- accounting
- Luis Pereira
- Serge Colibert
- technical direction
- Pierre Plouffe
- Stephane Baril
- Yannick Grandmont
- technical coordination
- Jean-François Laprise
- technical support
- Adobe France
- AnimeDessin 2
- ESAD
- Wacom
- marketing
- Geneviève Bérard
- Laetitia de Langlade del Fabbro
- Salette Ramalho
- translation
- Clare Kitson
- Harry Cleven
- Marcy Page
- producer
- Abi Feijo
- Julie Roy
- Reginald de Guillebon
- executive producer
- Phil Davies
Awards
- Prix de la meilleure musique originale, avec le soutien de la SACEM, dans la catégorie courts métragesInternational Animated Film Festival
- Prix du juryInternational Animated Film Festival
- Best Sound DesignAnima Mundi
- Grand PrixAnima Mundi
- Professional Jury: Best Animated Short- 1st prizeInternational Children's Film Festival
- Prix UnifranceFestival du film court en plein air
- Public PrizeAnimaphix International Animated Film Festival
- Best Animated Short FilmImaginaria – International Animated Film Festival
- Prix de la meilleure bande sonore originaleCaminhos Film Festival
- Grand prixCountryside Animafest Cyprus
- Best DirectorANIMAGE- International Animation Festival of Pernambuco
- Best Short FilmRiga International Film Festival
- Honourable MentionReAnimania- International Animaiton Films and Comics Art Festival
- Honourable MentionKuanDu International Animation Festival
- Prémio nacional da animacao- ProfessionalsCasa da Animaçao
- Miratec Arts Prémio Estrela AtlanteanimaPIX - o festival de animação na ilha do Pico
- Best Animation Film - National competitionPorto Femme International Film Festival
- Best Short SubjectAnnual Annie Awards
- Prix SPA VASCO GRANJA, compétition nationaleMonstra
- Meilleur court-métrage portugais, compétition internationaleMonstra
- Prix spécial du juryII Rising of Lusitania AnimaDoc Film Festival
- Prix Sophia du meilleur court métrage d'animationAcadémie portugaise du cinéma
- Prix spécial du juryInternational Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
- Honorable Mention- Prix AntonioInternational Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
- Meilleure trame sonoreFestival Ibérico de cinema
- Special MentionFestival of Animation Berlin