Charade (1984 film) explained

Charade is a 1984 Canadian animated film directed by Jon Minnis.^[1] The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 57th Academy Awards,^[2] and the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 6th Genie Awards.^[3]

The film was animated by Minnis with Pantone markers on paper, during a single three-month summer term at Sheridan College.^[4]

Plot

In front of a witless audience, a talented but unlucky gentleman competes in a game of charades against a savant who puts no effort to it and yet the audience still gets his right.^{[5] [6]}

Cast

• Jon Minnis as Father, Beatrice, etc. (voice)^[7]

External links

• • Charade on YouTube

Notes and References

1. https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film488894.html FilmAffinity
2. "Montrealer strikes Oscar gold". Montreal Gazette, March 26, 1985.
3. Bruce Bailey, "Daniel Petrie's 'Bay Boy' harbors six Genie Awards". Montreal Gazette, March 22, 1985.
4. Web site: Nethery. David. "Charade" by Jon Minnis . Animation Graduate Films. 9 January 2011.
5. https://archive.org/details/1985Charade 1985 Charade: Free Download, Borrow and Streaming: Internet Archive
6. https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/every-oscar-winner-for-animated-short-subject-ranked.html Every Oscar Winner for Animated Short Subject, Ranked - Vulture
7. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/11/charade-lessons-in-creative-vision-from-a-college-student/249014/ Charade: Lessons in Creative Vision from a 1984 College Student - The Atlantic