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Janice Nadeau
2023 | 9 min 03 s
Traditional animation and paper cut-outs
English

Awards and Festivals

  • First Prize – Best Short AnimationFlickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, U.S.A. (2023)

  • Award for Best Short Film – International CompetitionBuenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI), Argentina (2023)

  • Award for Best International Animated Short FilmCortocircuiti Short Film Festival, Bari, Italy (2023)

  • Jury Special Mention – Children's jury Countryside Animafest Cyprus, Salamiou, Cyprus (2023)

  • Prize: Prix Jeune Public ● Cinéphiles en herbeFestival Silhouette, Paris, France (2023)

  • Award for Best Short Film for Children (Minimest section) Animest International Animation Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania (2023)

  • Award for Best Animation ShortNew York City Short Film Festival (NYC Shorts) (2023)

  • Prize: L’étoile du Meilleur court métrageFestival Voix d'étoiles, Port Leucate, France (2023)

  • Best Character-Based – Silver AwardLos Angeles Animation Festival (2023)

  • Official Selection – Short Films Young Audiences competitionAnnecy International Animation Film Festival, France (2023)

  • Official Selection – Young AudienceClermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France (2023)

  • Official Selection – Youth competitionREGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival (2023)

  • Official SelectionCarrousel international du film de Rimouski, Quebec, Canada (2023)

  • Official Selection – Tricks for Kids CompetitionStuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Germany (2023)

  • Official Selection – Family SectionFestival Plein(s) Écran(s) (2024)

More Selections and Awards

Trailer


Poster


LONG SYNOPSIS


ONE-LINER


INTERVIEW WITH JANICE NADEAU

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Director Janice Nadeau

Team


Janice Nadeau
Director


Photo
Photo : Cindy Boyce




Marc Bertrand
Producer (NFB)


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Photo : Valérie Sangin




Christine Noël
Executive Producer (NFB)


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Photo : Valérie Sangin




Reginald de Guillebon
Line Producer (Folimage)


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Photo : Hildegarde




Pierre Méloni
Executive Producer (Folimage)


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Photo : Eric Caillet




Corinne Destombes
Head of Development (Folimage)


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Photo : Folimage



Credits

A film by
Janice Nadeau

Adapted from the graphic novel by Hervé Bouchard
Illustrated by Janice Nadeau
Éditions de La Pastèque

Original Music
Martin Léon

With the voice of
Ryan S. Hill

Sound Design
Olivier Calvert

Editing
Oana Suteu Khintirian

Consultant to the Director
Claude Cloutier

Lead Animation
Claude Cloutier
Marc Robinet

Traditional Animation
Clément Céard
Nahid Kazemi
Sylvie Léonard Victorino
Janice Nadeau
Angélique Paultes
Morten Riisberg Hansen
Mélissa Rousseau

Paper Cut-out Animation
Pierre-Luc Granjon
Sophie Roze

Backgrounds
Simon Jacquart
Janice Nadeau

Scan Operator
Frédérique Lecront

Animation Assistant
Charlotte Trolliet

Puppet Maker
Sophie Roze

Director of Photography
Sara Sponga

Lead Compositor
Christophe Gautry

Colour Research
Maryse Tuzi

Compositing Research
Izù Troin

Infographics
ZABELLE inc.
Alexandre Morin

Interns
Lucile Grivelet
Charlotte Trolliet

Animatic Editing
Hervé Guichard

Recording of Test Voices
Loïc Burkhardt
Pierre Yves Drapeau

Test Voices
Vito Burkhardt
Léo Meunier

Voice Director
Kathleen Fee

Additional Voices
Judith Baribeau
Eve Gadouas
Pierre Lenoir
Michel Perron

Sound Recording
Luc Léger
Geoffrey Mitchell

Foley
Nicolas Gagnon

Musical Arrangement
Martin Léon
Philomène Gatien

Orchestration
Philomène Gatien

Flute
Noémie Caron-Marcotte

Additional keyboards, programming
Philomène Gatien

Cello
Sheila Hannigan

Piano, percussion
Martin Léon

Clarinet
Jean-Denis Levasseur

French horn
Lyne Santamaria

Re-Recording
Geoffrey Mitchell

Online Editing
Denis Pilon

Title Design
Cynthia Ouellet

National Film Board of Canada Team

Technical Director
Eric Pouliot

Technical Specialist, Animation
Yannick Grandmont

Technical Coordinators
Mira Mailhot
Esther Viragh

Studio Coordinators
Rose Mercier-Marcotte
Laetitia Seguin

Administrator
Karine Desmeules

Senior Production Coordinators
Josiane Bernardin
Camila Blos

Legal Counsel
Peter Kallianiotis

Marketing
Karine Sévigny

Folimage Team

Production Manager
Solenne Blanc

Technical Manager
Patrick Tallaron

Administration and Finance Manager
Sophie Flament

Administrator
Isabelle Brocal Lahittette

Distribution Manager
Jérémy Mourlam

Special thanks to
Hervé Bouchard
Frédéric Gauthier & les Éditions de La Pastèque
Jens Hahn
Marie-Francine Hébert
Félix Villeneuve & Yves Ramon

Thanks to
Patricia Epaillard
Frédéric Provost
Johan Reymond

Consultants
Maude Bouchard
Alexis Hunot
Nicola Lemay

National Film Board of Canada

Producer
Marc Bertrand

Line Producer
Anne-Marie Bousquet

Executive Producers
Christine Noël
Julie Roy

Folimage

Line Producer
Reginald de Guillebon

Executive Producer
Pierre Méloni

Head of Development
Corinne Destombes

HARVEY
National Film Board of Canada | Animation Studio Folimage
With the support of the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
© 2023 A National Film Board of Canada and Folimage co-production



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.

  • About Folimage

    Founded in 1981 by Jacques-Rémy Girerd, since 2016 Folimage has been part of the Hildegarde Group, founded and headed by Reginald de Guillebon. Headquartered in Valence, France, the studio upholds an exacting editorial line, seeking the perspectives of creators who craft unconventional visual realms using wholly original animation techniques. Its artist-in-residence program, which has produced shorts by international animators for the past 25 years, perfectly exemplifies that philosophy. Over the decades, this animation universe has combined production and filmmaking with services and distribution, adapting to the ever-shifting market.