| Charade | |
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| Directed by | Jon Minnis |
| Written by | Jon Minnis |
| Produced by | Jon Minnis Michael Mills |
| Starring | Jon Minnis |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Michael Mills Productions |
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Running time | 5 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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]
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]