Charade is a 1984 Canadian animated film directed by Jon Minnis.[1] The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 57th Academy Awards,[2] and the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 6th Genie Awards.[3]
The film was animated by Minnis with Pantone markers on paper, during a single three-month summer term at Sheridan College.[4]
Plot
In front of a witless audience, a talented but unlucky gentleman competes in a game of charades against a savant who puts no effort to it and yet the audience still gets his right.[5][6]
Cast
- Jon Minnis as Father, Beatrice, etc. (voice)[7]
References
- ^ FilmAffinity
- ^ "Montrealer strikes Oscar gold". Montreal Gazette, March 26, 1985.
- ^ Bruce Bailey, "Daniel Petrie's 'Bay Boy' harbors six Genie Awards". Montreal Gazette, March 22, 1985.
- ^ Nethery, David. ""Charade" by Jon Minnis". Animation Graduate Films. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ 1985 Charade: Free Download, Borrow and Streaming: Internet Archive
- ^ Every Oscar Winner for Animated Short Subject, Ranked - Vulture
- ^ Charade: Lessons in Creative Vision from a 1984 College Student - The Atlantic