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When the Day Breaks

Description

When the Day Breaks is the charming, bittersweet story of Ruby, the pig, whose life takes an unexpected turn after she witnesses the accidental death of a stranger.

With deft humour and finely rendered detail, the film illuminates the links which connect our urban lives, while evoking the promise and fragility of a new day.

The film, described as a four-year labour of love by the filmmakers, is exquisitely crafted, using pencil and paint on photocopies which gives it a textured look reminiscent of a lithograph or a flickering newsreel.

In When the Day Breaks, the ordinary - a lemon, a toaster, a chance collision on a street corner - is endowed with a visceral power.

1999, 09 min 40 s

Produced by
David Verrall
Production Agency
National Film Board of Canada

Awards

  • Grand Award - Best of the Festival

    International Animation Festival
    June 26 to July 1 2001, Melbourne - Australia
  • Award for Best of International Session 3

    International Animation Festival
    June 26 to July 1 2001, Melbourne - Australia
  • Audience Choice Award - Category: Shorts Program

    Lake Placid Film Forum
    June 6 to 10 2001, Guttenberg - USA
  • Mention

    Festival international du film sur l'énergie
    March 15 to 16 2001, Lausanne - Switzerland
  • Bronze Bird Award

    International Animation Festival
    February 20 to 25 2001, Tehran - Iran
  • Grand Prix of International Jury

    International Children's Film Festival - GOLDFISH
    October 28 to November 4 2000, Moscow - Russia
  • Grand Prix of Children's Jury

    International Children's Film Festival - GOLDFISH
    October 28 to November 4 2000, Moscow - Russia
  • Best Animated Short Film Award

    Film Festival
    October 7 to 8 2000, Laguna Beach - USA
  • Frederic Back Award for Best Canadien Film - with a cash prize of 7,500$

    International Animation Festival
    September 19 to 24 2000, Ottawa - Canada
  • Grand Prix - with a cash prize of 1,000,000yen ($13,800Cdn)

    International Animation Festival
    August 24 to 28 2000, Hiroshima - Japan
  • Grand Prix - with a cash prize of 2,035$US

    World Festival of Animated Films
    June 21 to 25 2000, Zagreb - Croatia
  • Best Animation Program

    Television Festival
    June 11 to 16 2000, Banff - Canada
  • Grand Prize

    Los Angeles Animation Competition / World Animation Celebration (Wacfest)
    May 29 to June 4 2000, Los Angeles - USA
  • Best Animated Short Award - with a cash prize of 1,070$Cdn

    MEDIAWAVE / International Festival of Visual Arts
    April 25 to May 1 2000, Györ - Hungary
  • Golden Spire - Category: Animation / Division: Film and Video

    Golden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival
    April 20 to May 4 2000, San Francisco - USA
  • Third Prize - Category: Animation (Tied with Au Bout du Monde by Konstantin Bronzit) given by the German Institute of Animation Film - with a cash prize of 3,000DM (1,500DM each film)

    Filmfest - International Festival for Animation and Short Films
    April 11 to 16 2000, Dresden - Germany
  • Grand Prize for Best Short Subject Animated

    WorldFest - International Film Festival
    April 7 to 16 2000, Houston - USA
  • Silver Star Award

    California SUN International Animation Festival
    April 6 to 9 2000, Beverly Hills - USA
  • Ellen Hunt Special Award - for most original film (Tied with The Little Girl who sold the Sun - Djibril Diop Mambety, Senegal) - with a cash award of 5,000$US

    Aspen FilmFest (Shortfest)
    April 5 to 9 2000, Aspen - USA
  • Canada's Choice Award - Category: Best Short Film

    Moving Pictures
    April 1 to November 1 2000, Toronto - Canada
  • Process Award for Visual Excellence - with a cash prize of 500$

    International Film Festival
    March 16 to 26 2000, Cleveland - USA
  • Best Animated Short Award - with a copy of "LightWave (6)", industry leading 3D animation software from New Tek.

    South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW)
    March 10 to 18 2000, Austin - USA
  • Best Animated Short Award

    International Film Festival
    March 2 to 12 2000, Santa Barbara - USA
  • Award for Most Innovative Short Film or Video - given by the Youth Jury (Ages 13+)

    Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families
    March 1 to 4 2000, Vancouver - Canada
  • Genie Award for Best Animated Short

    Genie Awards
    January 30 2000, Montréal - Canada
  • Director's Choice Award - with a cash prize of 100$US

    Black Maria Film and Video Festival
    January 28 2000, Jersey City - USA
  • Bronze Medal - Short Films Category: Film and Video (Non-Broadcast)

    The New York Festivals / Festival Competition
    January 1 2000, New York - USA
  • Class B Award (films between 6 -13 minutes) - given by the International Jury

    International Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
    November 8 to 14 1999, Espinho - Portugal
  • Honorable Mention from the Jury RTP (Portuguese State Channel)

    International Animated Film Festival / CINANIMA
    November 8 to 14 1999, Espinho - Portugal
  • Award for animation given by Sputnik7.com - with a cash prize of 2,000$US

    New York City Short Film Festival
    November 1 to 10 1999, New York - USA
  • Golden Dove - with a cash prize of 6,000DM (4,539$Cdn)

    International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
    October 26 to 31 1999, Leipzig - Germany
  • Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Arts and Culture

    International Film and Video Festival
    October 19 to 22 1999, Columbus - USA
  • Gold Hugo - Category: Animation

    International Film Festival
    October 6 to 21 1999, Chicago - USA
  • Best Canadian Short - with a cash prize of 1,000$

    Atlantic Film Festival
    September 17 to 25 1999, Halifax - Canada
  • FIPRESCI Award - International Film Critics' / For it's outstanding cinematic way of portraying human emotions

    International Animated Film Festival
    May 31 to June 5 1999, Annecy - France
  • Grand Prix for best animated short film "Annecy 99"

    International Animated Film Festival
    May 31 to June 5 1999, Annecy - France
  • Palme d'Or - Category: Short Film

    International Film Festival
    May 12 to 23 1999, Cannes - France

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