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The Fake Calendar

Meky Ottawa
2019 | 1 min
2D animation and rotoscope

Selections and Awards

  • Official SelectionimagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, Toronto, Canada (2019)

  • Canadian ShowcaseOttawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa, Canada (2020)

Synopsis

A neon glimpse into a personal world within an urban landscape. From FOMO to JOMO, The Fake Calendar is an artist’s expression of how people come up with interesting and creative ways to avoid social functions in favour of their own private space.

Produced as part of the 12th edition of the NFB’s Hothouse apprenticeship.

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Team


Meky Ottawa
Director and Animator

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Amanda Strong
Associate Producer

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Photo : Stephan Ballard



Amanda Roy
Associate Producer

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Maral Mohammadian
Producer

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Jelena Popović
Producer

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Credits

Written, Directed and Animated by
Meky Ottawa

Mentoring Director
Jeff Barnaby

Editor
Nicolas Renaud

Sound Designer
Luigi Allemano

Assistant Sound Designer
Travis Mercredi

Music
“Bear Hunting Song”
By
Elisa Harkins

Additional Animation and colouring
Fred Casia
Eva Cvijanović
Amanda Roy
Amanda Strong

Technical Director
Eloi Champagne

Technical Specialist – Animation
Randall Finnerty

Technical Coordinator
Maud Chayer

Foley
Karla Baumgardner

Assisted by
Rod Thibeault

Titles
Mélanie Bouchard

Online
Denis Pilon

Recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
Luc Léger

Studio Administration
Rosalina Di Sario
Victoire-Émilie Bessette

Senior Production Coordinator
Dominique Forget

Associate Producers
Amanda Roy
Amanda Strong

Studio Coordinator
Barry Ahmad

Marketing
Judith Lessard-Bérubé

Producers
Maral Mohammadian
Jelena Popović

Executive Producer
Michael Fukushima

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in partnership with imagineNATIVE ©2019


Media Relations

  • About the NFB

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