Tragic Story with Happy Ending

Pessoa, Regina, (film director.). Girerd, Jacques-Rémy, (film producer.). Eveno, Patrick, (film producer.). Feijo, Abi, (film producer.). Jean, Marcel, (film producer.). Besançon, Michel, (film producer.). Blanc, Catherine, (film producer.). Langdeau, Francine, (film producer.). Folimage Studio (valence), (film producer.). Ciclope Filmes (valbom), (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: A little girl finds acceptance in embracing her own difference. This whimsically lyrical film has the timeless charm of an old fable - one whose subject is difference and self-affirmation. Through images evoking the rich texture of a woodblock print, the filmmaker has created a world of contrasts complemented by a lively soundtrack with a rhythmic beat. Technique: photocopies with images scratched into India ink on glossy paper. Lesson plan: www.nfb.ca/guides.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (7 min., 39 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2011.
Copyright: ©2005

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency:.Produced by Folimage and Ciclope Filmes in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and Arte France, with the participation of Ministère de la Culture, Arte France, Centre National de la Cinématographie, SACD, CST and Conseil général de la Drôme Ville de Valence. Agency - French program:.Animation and Youth Studio. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Direction, Regina Pessoa ; script, Regina Pessoa ; graphics, Regina Pessoa ; animation, Regina Pessoa, Sylvie Léonard, Laurent Repiton ; music, Normand Roger ; sound design, Normand Roger ; sound editing, Pierre Yves Drapeau ; picture editing, Hervé Guichard ; sound engineer, Guillaume Samot, Fernando Rangel ; re-recording, Serge Boivin, Shelley Craig, Geoffrey Mitchell ; producer, Jacques-Rémy Girerd, Patrick Eveno, Abi Feijo, Marcel Jean ; executive producer, Michel Besançon, Catherine Blanc, Francine Langdeau.
Participant or Performer Note:	Voice, Elina Lowensohn, Manuela Azevedo.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2005.
Target Audience Note:	15-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Grand Prize Jury - Category: Animated Shorts, 2007 Award for Best Short Film, 2007 The Annecy Cristal Award, 2006 TPS Cineculte Award for short Film, 2006 Audience Choise Award - Best Film, 2007 Special International Jury Prizes (ex-aequo with JEU by Georges Schwizgebel), 2006 Grand Prize, 2006 2nd Prize for score, 2006 2nd Prize for Design, 2006 Animation Award - Best Animated Short Film - with a cash prize of 3,000Euros ($4,280Cdn approx.), 2006 Special Jury Award, 2006 Honorable Mention - Category: Arts, 2006 Special Prize 2: "Onda Curta", 2005 Prize Antonio Gaio - Best film in the National Competition - with a cash prize of 1,000Euros (1,391$Cdn) and film value 1,500Euros by Kodak Portuguesa, 2005 Prize Alves Costa - Special prize given by the Journalists' Jury -, 2005 Jury Special Award - Prize City of Espinho - with a cash award of 2,500Euros (3,478$Cdn), 2005 Award for Best Animation with a prize of 4,000 € worth of digital blowups to 35 mm, 2006 Special Mention from the International Jury, 2006
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).