Carface
| Carface | |
|---|---|
| Autos Portraits | |
| Directed by | Claude Cloutier |
| Produced by | Julie Roy |
| Music by | Jean-Philippe Goncalves |
| Edited by | Michel Pelland |
Production companies | |
Running time | 4 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
Carface (French: Autos Portraits) is a Canadian animated short film, released in 2015.[1] Directed by Claude Cloutier, the film is a satire of "Big Oil" in which cars sing and dance while the environmental health of the Earth slides toward ruin.[1]
The film's central character is a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air that sings "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)."[2]
The film received the Prix Guy-L.-Coté Best Canadian Animation Film at Les Sommets du cinéma d'animation in Montreal,[1] and was selected as one of Canada's submissions for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[3] The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, and won the Québec Cinéma Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Wolfe, Jennifer (30 November 2015). "Claude Cloutier’s ‘Carface’ Wins at 2015 Sommets du cinéma d’animation". Animation World Network. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ Amidi, Amid (13 October 2015). "‘Now I Hate to Draw Cars:’ An Interview with ‘Carface’ Director Claude Cloutier". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ↑ "NFB animated short films make Academy Awards shortlist". The Canadian Press (CBC News). 19 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ↑ "La passion d’Augustine triomphe". Le Journal de Montréal, March 20, 2016.