The Trenches (French: La Tranchée) is a Canadian animated short film, written, directed and animated by Claude Cloutier for the National Film Board of Canada.[1] The film is a portrait of soldiers fighting in the trenches during World War I.[1]
| The Trenches | |
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| French | La Tranchée |
| Directed by | Claude Cloutier |
| Written by | Claude Cloutier |
| Produced by | Marc Bertrand |
| Edited by | José Heppell |
| Animation by | Claude Cloutier |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
The film premiered in June 2010 at Animafest Zagreb,[1] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 31st Genie Awards in 2011.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bill Brownstein, "Animator takes a black-and-white approach to war in The Trenches". Montreal Gazette, October 15, 2010.
- ^ Jason Anderson, "Burton Cummings attacked!: . . . and other inspired TIFF shorts". Toronto Star, September 2, 2010.
- ^ Chris Arrant, "'Lipsett Diaries' Wins Best Animated Short at Canada’s Genie Awards. Cartoon Brew, March 14, 2011.
External links
edit- The Trenches at IMDb
- Watch The Trenches on the NFB website
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