Ludovic: The Snow Gift

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Ludovic: The Snow Gift
Directed by Co Hoedeman
Written byCo Hoedeman
Marie-Francine Hébert
Produced byThérèse Descary
Narrated bySonja Ball
CinematographyCo Hoedeman
Edited byJosé Heppell
Music by Daniel Lavoie
Production
company
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Ludovic: The Snow Gift is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Co Hoedeman and released in 1998. [1] The film centres on Ludovic, a baby teddy bear who finds solace in a dancing and singing doll, after his father forbids him from going tobogganing because he's too little. [1] Inspired by Hoedeman's own childhood teddy bear, the film was animated primarily through stop motion animation of puppets. [2]

After premiering in 1998, the film was screened in 1999 as the opening film to theatrical screenings of Babar: King of the Elephants . [3]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 20th Genie Awards. [4]

Several sequel films, Ludovic: A Crocodile in My Garden (2000), Ludovic: Visiting Grandpa (2001) and Ludovic: Magic in the Air (2002), were released over the next number of years.

References

  1. 1 2 Gene Walz, "Co Hoedeman: Master Animator". Take One , Spring 1999.
  2. ↑ Suzanne Ellis, "Childhood toy inspires filmmaker". Canadian Press, March 10, 1999.
  3. ↑ Kathryn Greenaway, "Babar and Ludo: joined at the hip". Montreal Gazette , February 26, 1999.
  4. ↑ Gayle MacDonald, "Sunshine floods Genies: International co-production sweeps award nominations, with Felicia's Journey, Five Senses, eXistenZ also in running for best picture prize to be announced next month". The Globe and Mail , December 8, 1999.


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