Paradise
Foreign title: Paradis (French)
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada
Synopsis
Within the crystal chambers of a glittering palace, a magnificent bird performs for its Emperor- its plumage a blaze of color. A blackbird, watching enviously, strives to acquire what he so desperately covets, only to discover that a golden cage cannot vie with the open skies. Innovative mixed-media techniques- cutouts, color pencil renderings on cels and paper, multiple exposures and backlit perforated backgrounds- combine with human imagination to produce this visually stunning short.
Characters
Bird of Paradise, Blackbird
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Ishu Patel
Producing
- Producer
- Ishu Patel
- Executive Producer
- Douglas MacDonald
Writing
- Writer
- Ishu Patel
- Story Developement
- Eunice Macaulay
Animation
- Animator
- Ishu Patel, George Ungar
- Assistant Animator
- Joseph Gilland
Music
- Music
- Gheorghe Zamfir
- Additional Music
- Normand Roger
Crew
- Design
- Ishu Patel
- Layouts
- George Ungar
- Color Design and Rendering
- Aileen Brophy, Joan Churchill, Brenda Martin
- Rendering
- Gabriel Caya, Joanne Disensi, Pepita Ferrari, Meilan Lam, Hasmig Marangian
- Camera
- Pierre Landry
- Sound Recorder
- Louis Hone
- Mixer
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- Sound Effects
- Normand Roger
- Administration
- Diane Bergeron
- Production Coordinator
- Joan Churchill
Production notes
Film without words.
Awards
Academy Award Nominee, Best Short Film (Animated), 1985.
Nominee, Genie Award, Best Animated Short, 1986.
Award of Merit for its visual poetry, 15 to 30 minutes, Canadian International Animation Festival, Hamilton, Ontario, 1986.
Award for Best Short Film, International Film Festival for Children, Adelaide, Australia, 1986.
Blue Ribbon Award, Animation, Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival, New York, 1986.
Second Place, Film as Art, National Educational Media Network Competition, Oakland, California, 1986.
General Award - Overseas, A.T.O.M. Awards for Short Educational Films and Videos, Melbourne, Australia, 1986.
Special Jury Award for Originality and Aesthetic Quality, Festival international du dessin animé, de l'animation et de marionnettes, Antibes-Juan-les-Pins, France, 1985.
First Prize, 15 to 30 minutes Films, International Animation Celebration, Los Angeles, 1985.
International Jury's Prize, Films for Youth, Festival international de cinéma, Gijon, Spain, 1985.
Special Award (animation), with a cash prize of $750, International Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 1985.
Special Jury Award (Tied), International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France, 1985
Nominee, Genie Award, Best Animated Short, 1986.
Award of Merit for its visual poetry, 15 to 30 minutes, Canadian International Animation Festival, Hamilton, Ontario, 1986.
Award for Best Short Film, International Film Festival for Children, Adelaide, Australia, 1986.
Blue Ribbon Award, Animation, Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival, New York, 1986.
Second Place, Film as Art, National Educational Media Network Competition, Oakland, California, 1986.
General Award - Overseas, A.T.O.M. Awards for Short Educational Films and Videos, Melbourne, Australia, 1986.
Special Jury Award for Originality and Aesthetic Quality, Festival international du dessin animé, de l'animation et de marionnettes, Antibes-Juan-les-Pins, France, 1985.
First Prize, 15 to 30 minutes Films, International Animation Celebration, Los Angeles, 1985.
International Jury's Prize, Films for Youth, Festival international de cinéma, Gijon, Spain, 1985.
Special Award (animation), with a cash prize of $750, International Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 1985.
Special Jury Award (Tied), International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France, 1985