Mindscape (1976 film) explained
| Mindscape |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Jacques Drouin |
| Producer: | Gaston Sarault |
| Music: | Denis Larochelle |
| Editing: | Jacques Drouin |
| Studio: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Runtime: | 7 minutes, 31 seconds |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English, French |
| Budget: | $38,740 |
Mindscape (fr|Le Paysagiste) is a 1976 pinscreen animation short film by Jacques Drouin, produced by the National Film Board of Canada.[1] [2]
It was Drouin's second pinscreen work, after his 1974 work Trois exercices sur l'écran d'épingles d'Alexeieff, and received tremendous international recognition.[3]
A film without dialogue, Mindscape shows an artist stepping inside his painting and wandering through a symbolically rich landscape.[4] The film had a budget of $38,740 .
Awards
- Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa: Special Jury Award, 1976
- CINANIMA International Animated Film Festival, Espinho, Portugal - Silver Dolphin for the Best Film 3–11 minutes (tie), 1977
- Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago: Bronze Hugo, 1977
- Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, Columbus, Ohio: Chris Bronze Plaque, 1977
- Linz International Short Film Festival, Linz: Special Award for Best Musical Adaptation for a Film, 1977
- Yorkton Film Festival, Yorkton: Golden Sheaf Award for Best Animated Film, 1977[5]
- Golden Gate International Film Festival, San Francisco: Diploma for Outstanding Achievement, 1977
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Oberhausen: Diploma of Honour by the International Jury, 1977
- HEMISFILM, San Antonio, TX: Bronze Medal, 1977
- Virgin Islands International Animated Film Festival, St. Thomas: Silver Venus for Best Short Film, 1977
- Long Island Film Festival, Long Island: Golden Image Award, First Prize, 1977
- American Film and Video Festival, New York: Red Ribbon, Visual Essays, 1978
- Baltimore Film Festival, Baltimore: First Prize, Best Film of the Festival, 1978
- Baltimore Film Festival, Baltimore: First Prize, Animation, 1978
- Southwest Film Festival, Tulsa: First Prize, Professional, 1978
- Kenyon Film Festival, Gambier, Ohio: First Jury Prize, 1978
- Athens Short Film Festival, Athens, Georgia: Award of Merit, 1978[6] [7]
Works cited
Notes and References
- Web site: Mindscape . nfb.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 8 March 2023.
- Book: Furniss, Maureen. Maureen Furniss
. Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics. December 1998. Indiana University Press. 978-1-86462-039-9. 54–57. Maureen Furniss. 17 February 2012.
- Web site: Mindscape / Le paysagiste . onf-nfb.gc.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 8 March 2023.
- Web site: Mindscape/Le paysagiste. Collection. National Film Board of Canada. 17 February 2012.
- Web site: Past Winngers, 1977 . yorktonfilm.com . Yorkton Film Festival . 8 March 2023.
- Book: Lenburg, Jeff. Who's Who in Animated Cartoons. Applause Books. 978-1-55783-671-7. 71–72. 17 February 2012. 1 June 2006.
- News: The non-Disney touch. 17 February 2012. Maclean's. 6 September 1976. 70. 9780802029881. listed in Canadian Film and Video: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature. Lerner. Loren R..
