Masquerade
Foreign title: Mascarade (French)
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada
Synopsis
The magical fingers of master animator Co Hoedeman, whose film "The Sand Castle" won an Oscar in 1979, has created yet another world of piquant creatures. Papier mâché puppets ride machines and manipulate robots strange to the human eye. A great masquerade is in the planning, and the air crackles with excitement. Plunged into the joys and frustrations of creating costumes, the zealous puppets produce a bumper crop, each one more elaborate than the last. The film illustrates the creative process, with its inevitable pitfalls and rewards. It says that to create is to be alive.
Characters
Puppets, Robots
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Co Hoedeman
Producing
- Producer
- Gaston Sarault
Writing
- Writer
- Co Hoedeman
Animation
- Animator
- Co Hoedeman, Nina May
Voices
Music
- Music
- Normand Roger
Editing
- Editor
- Pierre Lemelin
- Sound Editing
- Pierre Lemelin
Crew
- Photography
- Co Hoedeman, Nina May
- Re-Recording
- Hans Peter Strobl, Louis Hone, Jean-Pierre Joutel
Awards
Certificate of Merit, Films made by the State, Co Hoedeman, Festival de l'audiovisuel ADATE, Montréal, 1985.
ADATE Award, Best Photography, Co Hoedeman, Festival de l'audiovisuel ADATE, Montréal, 1985.
Golden Sheaf Award, Best Production for Children, with a cash prize of $500 given by the Queen City Junior Film Society, Short Film and Video Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 1984
ADATE Award, Best Photography, Co Hoedeman, Festival de l'audiovisuel ADATE, Montréal, 1985.
Golden Sheaf Award, Best Production for Children, with a cash prize of $500 given by the Queen City Junior Film Society, Short Film and Video Festival, Yorkton, Saskatchewan, 1984