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Animal Behaviour

Alison Snowden & David Fine
2018 | 14 min
Digital Hand-drawn 2D

Awards

  • Best animated shortCanadian Screen Awards 2019

  • Grand Prize Winner - Short FilmsAnima Mundi International Animation Festival 2018

  • Prix animé TVA Abitibi-TémiscamingueInternational Film Festival in Abitibi Témiscamingue 2018

  • Best Direction & Best Comedy Los Angeles Animation Festival- L.A.F.F. (2018)

  • Audience Choice Best Short Film Cinéfest Sudbury 2018

  • Prix du publicFestival Court, c'est COURT! 2018

  • Audience AwardInternational Weekend of Animation 2018

  • Audience Choice AwardInternational Film Festival Etiuda & Anima 2018

  • Official SelectionTRICKY WOMEN/TRICKY REALITIES International Animation Filmfestival 2019

  • Jury Award for Best Animated ShortPalm Springs International Animation Festival, Palm Springs, U.S.A. (2019)

Selections

A FILM BY THE OSCAR®-WINNING TEAM OF ALISON SNOWDEN AND DAVID FINE


Short Synopsis


Interview with Alison Snowden and David Fine

Trailer


NFB Pause | Alison Snowden and David Fine


Animal Behaviour | Filmmaking at Home


Animal Behaviour | More Than a Character


Animal Behaviour | Back to The Drawing Board


Promotional Materials

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Chad Galloway
Photo: Chad Galloway

David Fine and Alison Snowden
David Fine
Photo: David Fine

CONSULT THE PATIENT FILES

The Team


Alison Snowden
Director and Animator


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Photo : Chad Galloway




David Fine
Director and Animator


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Photo : Chad Galloway




Michael Fukushima
Producer


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Credits

Written, Directed, and Animated by
ALISON SNOWDEN and DAVID FINE

Cast
Dr. Clement – RYAN BEIL
Victor – TAZ VAN RASSEL
Lorraine – LEAH JUEL
Cheryl – ANDREA LIBMAN
Todd – TOBY BERNER
Jeffrey – JAMES KIRK
Linda – ALISON SNOWDEN

Casting
NEERA GARG (Your Sound Productions)

Music
JUDITH GRUBER-STITZER
© 2018 National Film Board of Canada (SOCAN)

Musicians
David Gossage (flute)
Thom Gossage (drums)

Sound Design
OLIVIER CALVERT

Additional Animation
JANET PERLMAN
MARIO RICHARD
DAVID BARLOW-KRELINA

Ink and Paint
CHANTAL BEAULNE
LILY SNOWDEN-FINE
AMBER ERICHSON
CHRISTOPHER PARNELL
SARA DESAULNIERS
ANKA DO
SOLALEH KAZEMI
ADAM de SOUZA

Foley Artist
LISE WEDLOCK

Foley Assistant
THOMAS GARANT

Foley Recording
GEOFFREY MITCHELL

Voice Recording
GGRP Sound

Online Editing
DENIS PILON

Re-Recording
JEAN PAUL VIALARD

Technical Director
ELOI CHAMPAGNE

Technical Coordination
RANDALL FINNERTY
CANDACE DESORMEAUX
LUC BINETTE

Special Thanks
WENDY TILBY
AMANDA FORBIS
JANET PERLMAN
DAVID VERRALL
CHAD ESSLEY
DON PERRO
PIA GUERRA
DR, SHIMI KANG M.D.
THE TVPAINT FORUM
EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY ANIMATION PROGRAM
CAPILANO UNIVERSITY ANIMATION PROGRAM

Marketing
GENEVIÈVE BÉRARD
MICHELLE ROZON

Administration
VICTOIRE-ÉMILIE BESSETTE
ROSALINA DI SARIO
DOMINIQUE FORGET
STÉPHANIE LALONDE

Producer and Executive Producer
MICHAEL FUKUSHIMA

Dedicated to the wonderful doctors, nurses and staff at Vancouver General Hospital

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
Produced by The National Film Board of Canada
English Animation Studio
© 2018



Media 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.

  • About Alison Snowden and David Fine

    David Fine and Alison Snowden are Academy Award®-winning filmmakers who work in Vancouver. They met at film school in the UK, and together they have written, directed and created award-winning animated TV shows and short films for more than 30 years, including the Oscar-winning NFB short Bob’s Birthday and the acclaimed adult TV series Bob and Margaret, the highest-rated Canadian-made animation series ever. Animal Behaviour marks their return to short filmmaking, their first since Bob’s Birthday in 1993. For more information, visit their website: www.snowdenfine.com.