Runaway
Foreign title: Train En Folie (French)
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada
Synopsis
What would happen if the world were a driverless train thundering recklessly over bumpy tracks? Happy passengers are having a great time on a crowded train, oblivious to the unknown fate that awaits them around the bend. The ensuing crisis leads to a class struggle that is as amusing as it is merciless. Naturally there are victims, but in the end everyone is equal.
Characters
Captain, Fireman, Lady
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Cordell Barker
Producing
- Producer
- Michael Scott, Derek Mazur
- Associate Producer
- Scott Collins
- Executive Producers
- Michael Scott, Derek Mazur
Writing
- Writer
- Cordell Barker
Animation
- Animator
- Cordell Barker
- Additional Animation
- Chris Cormier, Jason Doll
Voices
- Voice
- Richard Condie (Captain), Leonard Waldner (Fireman), Muriel Hogue (Lady)
Music
- Music
- Benoît Charest
Crew
- Digital Paint and Compositing
- John Tanasiciuk
- Sound Designer/Mixer
- Howard Rissin
- Clarinet
- Chet Doxas
- Drums
- Jim Doxas
- Trumpet
- Mike Cartile
- Sax
- Al McClean
- Tuba
- Dave Martin
- Bass
- Morgan Moore
- Piano
- John Sadowy
- Online Editor
- Denis Pilon
- Digital Imaging Consultation
- Susan Gourley
- Production Coordinator
- Rolande Petit
- Program Administrator
- Cyndi Forcand
- Marketing Manager
- Mia Desroches
- Special Thanks
- Brad Caslor, Anita Lebeau, Shane Jackson, Darren Wall, Bill Stewart
Companies and other credits
- Special Thanks: Frantic Films
Production notes
Release date is that of screening at the Cannes International Film Festival.
Drawing on paper and 2D computer animation, and took eight years to complete.
Director Cordell Barker intended the film to be a parable about life, and how the ruling class tries in vain to insulate itself from the fate suffered by the lower classes:
Drawing on paper and 2D computer animation, and took eight years to complete.
Director Cordell Barker intended the film to be a parable about life, and how the ruling class tries in vain to insulate itself from the fate suffered by the lower classes:
The metaphor of this film is that, whether you notice the jeopardy or not, everybody is trapped on this track, and we're all going to the same place," Barker explains. "I'm a bit of a Cassandra. I'm always feeling like I'm looking around and seeing this really apparent jeopardy. But a lot of people I know [have] that kind of disbelief that anything can shake their normal day-to-day life," he says. "I keep thinking, 'Man, we're doomed.'"
Awards
Genie Award, Best Animated Short, 2010.
Le Petit Rail d'Or, Best Short Film International Critics' Week, Cannes, 2009.
Jury's Special Award, Short Films, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, 2009.
Camério L'Avantage Award for Best Animation: Category 12 and under, Carrousel international du film, Rimouski, Quebec, 2009.
Best Animation, New York City Short Film Festival, 2009.
Audience Award (ages 5 to 10), New York International Children's Film Festival, 2010.
Grand Jury Prize, AFI Dallas International Film Festival, 2010.
Audience Award for Best International Short, Florida Film Festival, Maitland, 2010.
Best Short Animated Film, Newport Beach Film Festival, 2010.
Golden Sheaf Award: Animation, Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, 2010.
Special Award- with a cash prize of € 3000, Huesca International Film Festival, Spain, 2010.
People's Choice Award, Plein la bobine -- Festival de Cinéma Jeunes Publics, Paris, 2010.
Mention for the Professional Jury Award, Plein la bobine -- Festival de Cinéma Jeunes Publics, Paris, 2010.
Mention for the Young Jury Award, Plein la bobine -- Festival de Cinéma Jeunes Publics, Paris, 2010.
Golden Cartoon Award for Best Short Film- with a cash prize of $2,000 U.S, China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival (CICDAF), Changzhou, 2010
Le Petit Rail d'Or, Best Short Film International Critics' Week, Cannes, 2009.
Jury's Special Award, Short Films, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, 2009.
Camério L'Avantage Award for Best Animation: Category 12 and under, Carrousel international du film, Rimouski, Quebec, 2009.
Best Animation, New York City Short Film Festival, 2009.
Audience Award (ages 5 to 10), New York International Children's Film Festival, 2010.
Grand Jury Prize, AFI Dallas International Film Festival, 2010.
Audience Award for Best International Short, Florida Film Festival, Maitland, 2010.
Best Short Animated Film, Newport Beach Film Festival, 2010.
Golden Sheaf Award: Animation, Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, 2010.
Special Award- with a cash prize of € 3000, Huesca International Film Festival, Spain, 2010.
People's Choice Award, Plein la bobine -- Festival de Cinéma Jeunes Publics, Paris, 2010.
Mention for the Professional Jury Award, Plein la bobine -- Festival de Cinéma Jeunes Publics, Paris, 2010.
Mention for the Young Jury Award, Plein la bobine -- Festival de Cinéma Jeunes Publics, Paris, 2010.
Golden Cartoon Award for Best Short Film- with a cash prize of $2,000 U.S, China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival (CICDAF), Changzhou, 2010