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Shannon Amen

Chris Dainty
2019 | 15 min
2D and stop-motion animation, archival footage, and icemation

Selections and Awards

  • Official SelectionOttawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa, Canada (2019)

  • Official SelectionCalgary International Film Festival, Calgary, Alberta (2019)

  • Official Selection Festival du nouveau cinéma - FNC, Montreal, Canada (2019)

  • Official SelectionSommets du cinéma d'animation, Montreal, Canada (2019)

  • Official SelectionAnn Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. (2020)

  • Nominee for Canadian Screen AwardsCanadian Screen Awards, Toronto, Canada (2020)

  • Winner, Director – Non-Fiction Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada (2020)

  • Official SelectionWe Are One: A Global Film Festival (2020)

  • Official SelectionInternational Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR, Poznań, Poland (2020)


Short Synopsis


One-Liner & Two-Liner


Description of Animation Technique


INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR CHRIS DAINTY


Shannon Jamieson, the artist

Trailer


Clips




Making-of


Promotional Materials

Images










Team


Chris Dainty
Director


Photo
Photo : Mitch Lenet




Maral Mohammadian
Producer


Photo




Michael Fukushima
Executive Producer


Photo
Photo : David Fine



Credits

Written and Directed by
Chris Dainty

Based on Writings, Art and Music by
Shannon Jamieson

Voice
Shannon Jamieson

Creative Consultant
Ellie Forbes

Line Producer
Jennifer Dainty

Sound Design
Sacha Ratcliffe

Storyboards and Animatic
Chris Dainty
Bradley Cayford
Fabian Jacobo Cuevas
Jeff Amey

Character Designs
Izzy Campbell
Elise Simard
Chris Dainty

2D Animation
David Seitz
Phil Lockerby
Hyun Jin Park
Andrew Doris
Lynn Scatcherd
Luc Chamberland
Sean Branigan
Chris Dainty
Rodolphe St-Gelais
Jamie Gallant

Stop-Motion Animation
Chris Dainty
Lynn Dana Wilton

Animation Clean-up
Izzy Campbell
Jennifer Dainty

Backgrounds
Fabian Jacobo Cuevas
Chris Dainty
Izzy Campbell

Tree Sculpture
Kenny Hayden

Ice Animation Team
Ice Carvers
Chris Dainty
Kevin Ashe
Antonio Baisas
Mowafak Nema
Jeremy Kuzub
Nathan McKeough
Ikuo Kanbayashi

Director of Photography
Karim Ayari

Camera Assistants
Matthew Delaney
Mitch Lenet

Promotional Photography
Mitch Lenet
Ella-Rose Swinimer

Ice Shoot Assistant
Marlee Mayors

Editing
Chris Dainty
Trevor Dixon Bennett

Compositing and VFX
Fred Casia
Elise Simard

Reference Video
Luc Chamberland
Izzy Campbell

Violin
Lyndell Montgomery

Recorded by
Jane Aurora (Arrival Sounds)

Electronic Music
Sacha Ratcliffe

“Come Fly With Me”
Performed by Michael Bublé
Courtesy of Reprise Records
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy van Heusen
Courtesy of Concord Music and Primary Wave

“Kangaroo”
Written by Shannon Jamieson
Performed by Lyndell Montgomery

“Soeur” / “Sahrana” / “Entropy”
Written and Performed by Brett Despotovich (Inchoate)

Foley
Karla Baumgardner
Assisted by Rod Thibeault

Foley Recording
Geoffrey Mitchell

Re-recording
Isabelle Lussier

Technical Director
Eloi Champagne

Technical Specialist – Animation
Randall Finnerty

Technical Coordination
Luc Binette
Maud Chayer

Titles Font
Shannon Jamieson

Titles Layout
Mélanie Bouchard

Online Editing
Serge Verreault
Denis Pilon

Studio Administration
Victoire-Émilie Bessette
Rosalina Di Sario

Senior Production Coordinator
Dominique Forget

Studio Coordinator
Barry Ahmad

Legal Counsel
Christian Pitchen

Marketing
Geneviève Bérard

Special Thanks
Emma Pankhurst
Caleb Jamieson
Erin Jamieson
Dainty Productions Inc.
Canadian Ice Carvers Society
St. Brigid’s Church
Toronto Animated Image Society
AstroplastiqueKara & Trevor Dainty
Paul & Angela Dainty
Kareena Dainty
Doug & Merri McBride
Becky Weston
Glen Jones
Julie & Petter Johansson
Janet Blatter
Ember Swift
Charlotte Fisher
Nico Rosenberg
Don McWilliams
Justine Pimlott
Jelena Popović
Theodore Ushev

Producer
Maral Mohammadian

Executive Producer
Michael Fukushima

PRODUCED BY THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA © 2019



Press Relations

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

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