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Tzaritza

2006 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

Studio
National Film Board of Canada
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis

Lili misses her grandma, her Baba, who lives near the Black Sea. On the seashore, Lili once found a tzaritza, a magic shell that grants one wish. The little girl soon hatches a clever plan to bring her grandma to Montreal and make her father a happy man... Theodore Ushev combines warmth, humor, magic and reality as he explores Bulgaria through the eyes of a six-year-old girl. The lively, luminous images are complemented by the music of Normand Roger. A fantastic journey set in motion by a magic shell.

Characters

Lili

Credits

Directing

Director
Théodore Ushev

Producing

Producer
Marc Bertrand
Line Producer
Francine Langdeau
Executive Producers
Michèle Bélanger, Marcel Jean

Writing

Writer
Théodore Ushev
Text
Christiane Duchesne
Translation
Kathleen Fee

Animation

Animator
Théodore Ushev

Music

Music
Normand Roger
Music -- Collaboration
Denis Chartrand

Editing

Editor
Oana Suteu

Crew

Sound Design
Normand Roger
Sound Design - Collaboration
Denis Chartrand
Sound Editing
Pierre-Yves Drapeau
Voice Recording
Luc Léger, Geoffrey Mitchell
Re-Recording
Serge Boivin, Shelley Craig, Geoffrey Mitchell, Jean Paul Vialard
Digital Imaging Specialist
Susan Gourley
On-Line Editing
Denis Pilon
Film Recording
Pierre Landry
Marketing Manager
Julie Roy
Administration
Diane Régimbald
Administrative Team
Julie Arseneault, Diane Ayotte, Michèle Labelle
Technical Coordination
Julie Laperrière

Production notes

From "Talespinners 2," the second set of films from the NFB collection "Talespinners," being created for children aged 5 to 9. "Talespinners 2" continues to use vibrant animation to bring stories from a range of cultural communities to the screen. The productions include four original stories and three based on storybook tales.