Nightangel
Also known as: The Romance from the Darkness
Foreign title: Romance z temnot (Czech), L'Heure des Anges(French), Die Zeit der Engel (German)
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada, Krátký Film Praha
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada, Krátký Film Praha
Synopsis
An evocative, romantic story of a young man's obsession with a mysterious and benign spirit. Tragedy befalls him as he becomes blind. In his fantasy, he is always accompanied by a beautiful and kind girl. He finds refuge in the love that this "nightangel" has shown him.
Characters
Nightangel, Young Man
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Bretislav Pojar, Jacques Drouin
Producing
- Producer
- Robert Forget, Vĕra Henzlová
Music
- Music
- Michael Kocáb
Animation
- Animator
- Jacques Drouin
- Pinscreen Animation
- Alexeieff-Parker
- Contributing Animators
- V. Pospìšilová, A. Mensdorf-Pouilly, J. Klos
Art Department
- Designer
- Bretislav Pojar
Camera
- Cinematography
- Vladimír Malík, Miroslav Kuchar
Sound
- Sound/Re-recording
- Ivo Špalj (Spali)
Crew
- Administration
- Jacqueline Marquis
Companies and other credits
- Music Played By: Prague Chamber Orchestra
Production notes
A film without words.
The filmmakers used a combination of two types of animation: puppet, for the "reality" of the hero's life, and the demanding and rarely used technology of "pin screen," to show the glamor of his imaginary world.
The filmmakers used a combination of two types of animation: puppet, for the "reality" of the hero's life, and the demanding and rarely used technology of "pin screen," to show the glamor of his imaginary world.
Awards
Certificate of Merit "Summa cum laude", Prix Leonardo, Medikinale/International Medical and Scientific Film Festival, Parma, Italy, 1989.
Special Grand Prize given by the Statens Film Central (Danish Government Film Office) for the Best Film of the Festival - with a cash prize of 35,000DKR, International Film Festival, Odense, Denmark, 1989.
Best Animation Film Award - with a cash prize of $100, IMAGE Film and Video Festival, Atlanta, 1988.
Crystal Apple Award, Human Relations/Physically Disabled, National Educational Media Network Competition, Oakland, California, 1988.
Animation Award, - with a cash prize of $75, Humboldt International Film Festival, Arcata, California, 1988.
Silver Toucan (Tied), Best Short Film of the Festival, Festival internatinal de cinéma, télévision et vidéo/FESTRIO, Rio de Janeiro, 1987.
Special Jury Award, International Animated Film Festival/CINANIMA, Espinho, Portugal, 1987.
Award given to the Best Film over 15 minutes, World Festival of Animated Films, Varna, Bulgaria, 1987.
Second prize, 15 to 30 minutes films - with a cash prize of $100, International Animation Celebration, Los Angeles, 1987.
Los Angeles Film Critics Award (Tied) - award sponsored by Eastman Kodak and accompanied by $2,500 worth of film stock, Jacques Drouin and Bretislav Pojar, International Animation Celebration, Los Angeles, 1987
Special Grand Prize given by the Statens Film Central (Danish Government Film Office) for the Best Film of the Festival - with a cash prize of 35,000DKR, International Film Festival, Odense, Denmark, 1989.
Best Animation Film Award - with a cash prize of $100, IMAGE Film and Video Festival, Atlanta, 1988.
Crystal Apple Award, Human Relations/Physically Disabled, National Educational Media Network Competition, Oakland, California, 1988.
Animation Award, - with a cash prize of $75, Humboldt International Film Festival, Arcata, California, 1988.
Silver Toucan (Tied), Best Short Film of the Festival, Festival internatinal de cinéma, télévision et vidéo/FESTRIO, Rio de Janeiro, 1987.
Special Jury Award, International Animated Film Festival/CINANIMA, Espinho, Portugal, 1987.
Award given to the Best Film over 15 minutes, World Festival of Animated Films, Varna, Bulgaria, 1987.
Second prize, 15 to 30 minutes films - with a cash prize of $100, International Animation Celebration, Los Angeles, 1987.
Los Angeles Film Critics Award (Tied) - award sponsored by Eastman Kodak and accompanied by $2,500 worth of film stock, Jacques Drouin and Bretislav Pojar, International Animation Celebration, Los Angeles, 1987