Father and Daughter | |
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Directed by | Michaël Dudok de Wit |
Written by | Michaël Dudok de Wit |
Produced by | Claire Jennings Willem Thijssen |
Music by | Normand Roger Denis L. Chartrand |
Production companies | CinéTé Filmproductie Cloudrunner Ltd |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes 30 seconds |
Countries | Netherlands United Kingdom |
Language | No dialogue |
Father and Daughter is a 2000 Dutch animated short film written and directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2001.[1]
Plot
A father says goodbye to his young daughter and leaves. As the wide Dutch landscapes live through their seasons so the girl lives through hers. She becomes a young woman, has a family and in time she becomes old, yet within her there is always a deep longing for her father. At the end of the film, in what appears to be a dream sequence, or perhaps the afterlife, they are reunited.[2]
Awards
The film received over 20 awards and 1 nomination[3] and is considered the most successful in the series of works by Dudok de Wit. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.[4]
- BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation (25 February 2001)[5]
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (25 March 2001)[6]
- Grand Prix at World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb in 2002.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Ben Stiller Presents Short Film Oscars® in 2001". Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Internet Archive
- ^ "Nederlands Film Festival (2001) - IMDB". Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Father and Daughter, by Michael Dudok de Wit-Animation Show of Shows". Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ "The Bafta 2001 winners Archived 29 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine", BBC News, 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Rick Lyman, "A Night for Big Stars and Big Films Archived 17 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine", The New York Times, 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2015
- ^ "Michael Dudok de Wit's Father and Daughter Takes Zagreb Grand Prize-Animation World Network". Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
External links
- Father and Daughter on YouTube
- Father and Daughter at IMDb
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Father and Daughter at AllMovie
- Father and Daughter at Keyframe