Through My Thick Glasses (Norwegian: Gjennom mine tykke briller) is an animated short film, directed by Pjotr Sapegin and released in 2004.[1] A Canadian-Norwegian coproduction, the film features the voices of Odd Børretzen and Sossen Krohg as the grandparents of a young girl who is listening to her grandfather tell a story about his experiences during World War II.[2]
| Through My Thick Glasses | |
|---|---|
| Norwegian | Gjennom mine tykke briller |
| Directed by | Pjotr Sapegin |
| Written by | David Reiss-Andersen Pjotr Sapegin |
| Produced by | David Reiss-Andersen Marcel Jean |
| Starring | Odd Børretzen Sossen Krohg |
| Cinematography | Janne Hansen |
| Edited by | Simen Gengenbach |
| Music by | Normand Roger |
| Animation by | Pjotr Sapegin |
Production companies | National Film Board of Canada Pravda Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Norway |
The film premiered at the 2004 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
Awards edit
The film received an honorable mention for the Jury Prize at Annecy.[3]
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short at the 25th Genie Awards in 2005,[4] and won the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2005 CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival.[5]
It was the winner of the Grand Prize at the 2005 Tampere Film Festival,[6] and the Audience Award at the 2005 Animated Encounters festival.[2]
References edit
- ^ Giannalberto Bendazzi, Animation: A World History - Volume III: Contemporary Times. CRC Press, 2015. ISBN 9781317519874. pp. 132-133.
- ^ a b Rick DeMott, "Through My Thick Glasses Wins at Animated Encounters". Animation World Network, April 25, 2005.
- ^ "En bref: L'ONF récolte". Le Devoir, June 15, 2004.
- ^ Andrew Mack, "The best in Canadian film. Genie nominees announced". Screen Anarchy, February 9, 2005.
- ^ "‘Thick Glasses’ takes prize at short film festival". Playback, July 4, 2005.
- ^ Antti Selkokari, "‘Glasses’ gets glory". Variety, March 14, 2005.
External links edit
- Through My Thick Glasses at IMDb
- Watch Through My Thick Glasses on the NFB website
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