Wild Flowers (French: Les Fleurs sauvages) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Rodolphe Saint-Gelais and Thierry Sirois and released in 2024.[1] Narrated by actor Christian Bégin, the film is structured as a voice mail message conveying instructions to the recipient on how to mow the lawn outside the narrator's house, while the animation uses a mixture of diagrams and anthropomorphic figures to introduce humour and comedy to a seemingly banal and mundane subject, until the film climaxes with the narrator changing his mind about having his lawn mown at all due to his love of the wildflowers that grow at that time of year.[1]
| Wild Flowers | |
|---|---|
| French | Les Fleurs sauvages |
| Directed by | Rodolphe Saint-Gelais Thierry Sirois |
| Written by | Rodolphe Saint-Gelais |
| Produced by | David Francke-Robitaille Isabelle Grignon-Francke |
| Narrated by | Christian Bégin |
| Edited by | Rodolphe Saint-Gelais Thierry Sirois |
Production company | Club Vidéo |
| Distributed by | Welcome Aboard |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
The film premiered at the Regard short film festival in March 2024. It was subsequently screened at the 2024 Sommets du cinéma d'animation,[1] and the 2024 Ottawa International Animation Festival.[2]
Awards
edit| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival | 2024 | Prix Télé-Québec | Rodolphe Saint-Gelais, Thierry Sirois | Won | [3] |
| Prix Iris | December 8, 2024 | Best Animated Short Film | Rodolphe Saint-Gelais, Thierry Sirois, David Francke-Robitaille, Isabelle Grignon-Francke | Nominated | [4] |
References
edit- ^ a b c Olivier Thibodeau and Claire Valade, "Les Sommets du cinéma d'animation 2024 : Partie 1". Panorama Cinéma, May 9, 2024.
- ^ Amid Amidi, "Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival 2024 Lineup Announced – Full List". Cartoon Brew, July 12, 2024.
- ^ Marie-Hélène Paquin, "Prodigieuses remporte les honneurs au Festival du cinéma international". Ici Radio-Canada Abitibi-Témiscamingue, November 1, 2024.
- ^ Éric Lavallée, "Prix Iris 2024: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person Leads “Quebec Oscars” Noms". Ioncinema, October 9, 2024.
External links
edit- Wild Flowers at IMDb
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