Charade (1984 film)
| Charade | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jon Minnis |
| Written by | Jon Minnis |
| Produced by | Jon Minnis Michael Mills |
| Starring | Jon Minnis |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Michael Mills Productions |
Release date | April 10, 1984 |
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]
Plot[edit]
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[edit]
- Jon Minnis as Father, Beatrice, etc. (voice)
References[edit]
- ^ 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
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1984 films
- 1984 animated films
- 1980s animated short films
- 1984 comedy films
- Best Animated Short Academy Award winners
- Canadian animated short films
- Canadian comedy short films
- English-language Canadian films
- Canadian student films
- Best Theatrical Short Film Genie Award winners
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s Canadian animated films
- 1984 short films
- Canadian animated comedy films