The Subject (2018 film)

The Subject
French	Le Sujet
Directed by	Patrick Bouchard
Written by	Patrick Bouchard
Produced by	Julie Roy
Edited by	Theodore Ushev
Music by	Patrick Bouchard
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17)(Cannes)
Running time	10 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The Subject (French : Le sujet) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Patrick Bouchard and released in 2018. ^[1] An exploration of the creative process, the film features Bouchard performing a dissection on a model of his own body. ^[1]

The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, in the Director's Fortnight stream. ^[2] It was the only Canadian film screened at Cannes in 2018. ^[2]

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2018. ^[3] It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, ^[4] and won the Prix Iris for Best Animated Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards. ^[5]

References

1. "Canadian animator replicates his body for Cannes-bound film: ‘Pores, fingerprints: it’s all there’". Toronto Star , May 3, 2018.
2. "Blood, sweat and tears: What it takes for a Canadian to make it to Cannes". National Post , May 14, 2018.
3. "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year". Now , December 5, 2018.
4. "‘Animal Behaviour’ Leads Animation Nominees for Canadian Screen Awards". Animation World Network , February 8, 2019.
5. Marc-André Lussier, "Gala Québec Cinéma: 1991 sacré meilleur film de l’année". La Presse , June 2, 2019.

External links

• The Subject at IMDb
• Watch The Subject on the NFB website