(CANADA / 2012 / 8:49 / Animated Short Film – Court métrage d’animation)
Caught in a battle of time, an elderly artist struggles to complete his body of work.
Caught in a battle of time, an elderly artist struggles to complete his body of work.
“FRACTION” is a hand drawn animated short film written, directed and animated by Alain Delannoy. Without spoken language, the film follows the story of an elderly artist who, caught in a battle of time, struggles to complete his body of work. Produced over a span of four years, thousands of handcrafted drawings were created to compose and ultimately complete this short film.
Un peintre, pris par le désir d’achever son œuvre, ressent la pression du temps qui s’écoule.
« FRACTION » est un film d’animation écrit, réalisé, animé et produit par Alain Delannoy, un cinéaste franco-manitobain. Sans dialogue, FRACTION raconte l’histoire d’un peintre, pris par le désir d’achever son œuvre, ressent la pression du temps qui s’écoule.
Awards – Prix:
- Grand Prize – Best Experimental - Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival (2012), RI, USA
- Finalist – Best Animation - Foyle Film Festival (2012), Northern Ireland
- Prix Du Jury / Jury Prize & ‘épi D’or’ Prix Du Public – Audience Choice - Cinémental Film Festival, Winnipeg, Mb (2012)
- Nomination – ‘Best Editing In Animation’ - Canadian Cinema Editors Awards, Toronto, Canada
Screenings – Projections:
- 2012 – Palm Springs Shortfest International Short Film Festival, Palm Springs, CA, USA
- 2012 – Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival – Official Competition, Providence, RI, USA
- 2012 – Hiroshima International Animation Festival – Best Of The World Program, Hiroshima, Japan
- 2012 – Foyle Film Festival» – Finalist: Best Animation, Northern Ireland
- 2012 – Athens International Film + Video Festival, Athens, Ohio, USA
- 2012 – Cinémental Film Festival, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- 2013 – Aesthetica Short Film Festival, York, UK
- 2013 – «CBC – Short Shots», CBC Television, Canada
- 2012 – Cinéfest – Sudbury International Film Festival, Sudbury, ON, Canada
- 2013 – Victoria Film Festival, Victoria, BC, Canada
- 2013 – Strange Dreams Of Alain Delannoy (Retrospective Screening), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- 2014 – Haida Gwaii Film Festival, Queen Charlotte, BC, Canada