Tables of Content
| Tables of Content | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wendy Tilby |
| Produced by | Wendy Tilby |
| Animation by | Wendy Tilby |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
Tables of Content is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Wendy Tilby and released in 1986.[1] Made as her graduating class project in the filmmaking program at Emily Carr College of Art and Design, the film depicts an elderly man dining alone in a restaurant and observing the sights and sounds around him.[2]
The film premiered at the 1986 Montreal World Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently acquired for distribution by the National Film Board of Canada.[4]
Awards
[edit]At Montreal, it won the award for Best Short Film.[5] It was later screened at the Yorkton Film Festival, where it won the Golden Sheaf award for Best Animation.[2]
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987,[6] and was one of five films selected for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television's independent short films showcase, a program that gave the winning films commercial screenings in various Canadian markets.[7]
It was submitted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not a finalist.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Wyndham Wise, "Wendy Tilby". The Canadian Encyclopedia, October 3, 2012.
- ^ a b Noel Taylor, "Yorkton winners a treat". Ottawa Citizen, January 19, 1987.
- ^ "Today's Filmfest schedule". Montreal Gazette, August 26, 1986.
- ^ "Wendy Tilby". Canadian Film Encyclopedia.
- ^ "French film Betty Blues wins top Montreal prize". Toronto Star, September 2, 1986.
- ^ John Allemang, "Arcand's Decline tops Genie nominations with 13". The Globe and Mail, February 5, 1987.
- ^ "Academy picks winning 'shorts'". The Globe and Mail, March 17, 1987.
- ^ Jerry Beck (January 29, 2018). "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1986 -". Cartoon Research.
External links
[edit]- Tables of Content at IMDb
- Tables of Content at the NFB catalog
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