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The Great Malaise

Catherine Lepage
2019 | 5 min 19 s
Hand-drawn animation, computer animation, camera animation

Selections and Awards

  • People's Choice Award - International Competition Les Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Montreal, Quebec (2019)

  • Jury's Special Mention - Canadian CompetitionLes Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Montreal, Quebec (2019)

  • Official Selection - Generation 14plusBerlinale, Berlin, Germany (2020)

  • Best Short FilmManchester Animation Festival (2020)

  • Official SelectionVictoria Film Festival (2021)

  • Nominee - Best Animated Short Canadian Screen Awards (2021)

More Selections and Awards


Synopsis


Meet the Artist

Trailer


Creative Process


Team


Catherine Lepage
Director and Animator


Photo
Photo : Kelly Jacob




Marc Bertrand
Producer


Photo
Photo : Stephan Ballard




Julie Roy
Executive Producer (NFB)


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Credits

A film by
Catherine Lepage

Producer
Marc Bertrand

Based on the books
12 mois sans intérêt (Mécanique générale)
Fines tranches d’angoisse (Somme toute)
Zoothérapie (Somme toute)
By Catherine Lepage

Animation
Agathe Bray-Bourret
Catherine Lepage

Editing
Sophie Leblond

Consultants
Pascal Blanchet
Alexia Bürger
Claude Cloutier

Translation
Helge Dascher

Sound Design and Musical Composition
Philippe Brault

With the voice of
Miranda Handford

Voice Director
Kathleen Fee

Sound Editing
Pierre Yves Drapeau

Music Recording
Charles-Emile Beaudin

Musicians
Mélanie Belair
Guillaume Bourque
Sheila Hannigan
Ligia Paquin
François Pilon
Marilène Provencher Leduc

Additional Music
“E Is for Estranged”
Written and Performed by Owen Pallett
Courtesy of Domino Recording Company
Licensing Courtesy of Domino Publishing Company of America Inc.

Technical Directors
Eric Pouliot
Pierre Plouffe

Technical Specialist – Animation
Yannick Grandmont

Technical Coordinator
Jean-François Laprise

Foley
Karla Baumgardner

Foley Recording
Geoffrey Mitchell

Online Editing
Yannick Carrier

Mix
Shelley Craig

Acknowledgements
Nicolas Monette, Anne Paré and Marie Vaillancourt
as well as Simon, Léo, Madeleine and Yvonne Rivest

Studio Coordinators
Laetitia Seguin
Michèle Labelle

Administration
Diane Régimbald
Karine Desmeules

Senior Production Coordinator
Camila Blos

Marketing
Karine Sévigny

Associate Producers
Anne-Marie Bousquet
Mylène Augustin

Executive Producer
Julie Roy

© 2019 National Film Board of Canada



Press Relations

  • Nadine Viau
    NFB Publicist – Montreal
    C.: 514-458-9745
    n.viau@nfb.ca

  • About the NFB

    The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is a leader in exploring animation as an artform, a storytelling medium and innovative content for emerging platforms. It produces trailblazing animated works both in its Montreal studios and across  the country, and it works with many of the world’s leading creators on international co-productions. NFB productions have won more than 7,000 awards, including seven Oscars for NFB animation and seven grand prizes at the Annecy festival. To access this unique content, visit NFB.ca.