The Tournament
Foreign title: Le Tournoi (French)
- Studio
- National Film Board of Canada
- Distributor
- National Film Board of Canada
Synopsis
A little deaf girl who plays against an arrogant boy in a chess tournament is unaffected by his scorn, but she responds warmly to the attentions of a young poet. Based on article 23 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, this film illustrates disabled children's right to enjoy a full and decent life.
Characters
Deaf Girl, Arrogant Boy, Young Poet
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Francine Desbiens
Producing
- Producer
- Thérèse Descary
Writing
- Writer
- Francine Desbiens
Music
- Music
- Robert M. Lepage
Animation
- Animator
- Francine Desbiens
Camera
- Animation Camera
- Raymond Dumas
Editing
- Editor
- Camille Laperrière
- Sound Editing
- Francine Poirier
Sound
- Re-Recording
- Shelley Craig
Production notes
A film without words.
Awards
Giffoni Film Festival Award, for the Rights from the Heart Series (3 parts) for all-round constant creative achievement and artistic integrity in the cinema, Film Festival, Giffoni, Italy, 1997