National Film Board of Canada

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The Street

Description

This award-winning animation film spares no feelings and minces no words. A poignant interpretation of a short story by Montréal author Mordecai Richler, it makes what is sometimes an embarrassingly frank statement about how many families respond to their old and infirm members. In soft simple washes of watercolor and ink, the filmmaker interprets reactions to a dying grandmother, capturing family feelings and distilling them into harsh reality.

1976, 10 min 12 s

Directed by
Caroline Leaf
Produced by
Guy Glover
Production Agency
National Film Board of Canada

Awards

  • Le Bouquetin Award - Given by the Public for Best Animation- Category: Short Film

    Festival du dessin animé
    July 4 to 10 1984, Les Menuires - France
  • Le Bouquetin Award - Given by the Jury for Best Animation

    Festival du dessin animé
    July 4 to 10 1984, Les Menuires - France
  • Le Cabri Award - Given by the Jury for Best Subject

    Festival du dessin animé
    July 4 to 10 1984, Les Menuires - France
  • Learning Magazine A-V Award

    Learning A-V Magazine
    December 1 1982, Palo Alto - USA
  • Special Recognition

    American Occupational Therapy Association Film Awards
    March 1 1980, San Antonio - USA
  • Amer Golden Eye Award - Category: Judaism

    Annual AMER Film Awards (The Association of Media Educators in Religion)
    April 20 1979, Dubuque - USA
  • Recreational Club Pena Zoiti Award for Best Animation Film

    International Short Film Festival
    March 27 to April 1 1978, Huesca - Spain
  • Special Jury Mention

    International Festsival of Short and Documentary Films
    December 5 to 11 1977, Lille - France
  • Silver Dolphin for the Best Film Between 3 and 11 minutes - ex-aequo with Le Paysagiste by Jacques Drouin

    International Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
    November 23 to 27 1977, Espinho - Portugal
  • First Prize

    Film Festival of High Plains - Texas Tech. University
    November 1 1977, Lubbock - USA
  • Chris Bronze Plaque

    International Film and Video Festival
    October 20 1977, Columbus - USA
  • Special Award given by the Ministry of Culture and Arts - Accompanied by a Cash Award of 40 Pahlavi Gold Coins

    International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults
    October 3 to November 7 1977, Tehran - Iran
  • First Prize - Bronze Statuette of St. Finbarr - Category: Animated Films

    Corona Cork Film Festival
    June 10 to 17 1977, Cork - Ireland
  • Special Prize

    International Film Festival
    June 3 to 18 1977, Melbourne - Australia
  • Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Language Arts

    Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival
    May 23 to 28 1977, New York - USA
  • Oscar Nomination - Category: Short FIlm Awards - Animation

    Annual Academy Awards / OSCARS
    March 28 1977, Hollywood - USA
  • Etrog for Best Animated Film

    Genie Awards
    October 18 to 24 1976, Toronto - Canada
  • Wendy Michener Award given to Caroline Leaf for her contribution to the art of animation

    Genie Awards
    October 18 to 24 1976, Toronto - Canada
  • Certificate for Outstanding Achievement

    Golden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival
    October 13 to 24 1976, San Francisco - USA
  • Grand Prize of the Festival

    International Animation Festival
    August 10 to 15 1976, Ottawa - Canada

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