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THE STREET
The Street is an adaptation of a short story by Mordecai Richler about his memories of growing up in Montreal's Jewish community. A family living in a small apartment deals with caring for their sick and dying grandmother. Her grandson is eager to take over her bedroom after she dies. He is waiting for her room. The story deals with the stress and the love that the situation creates for the family. The animation technique is paint on glass under the camera. The film has won many awards, including an Oscar nomination in 1977.
12th International Film Festival, Chicago, Illinois 1976 Gold Hugo Norman McLaren Award (given to the best film in the international short subject category which employs unusual animation or innovative film techniques) Canadian Film Awards, Toronto, Ontario, 1976 Etrog for Best Animated Film International Film Festival, San Francisco, California, 1976 Certificate for outstanding achievement, Short Film Division 19th Annual American Film Festival, New York, N.Y., 1977 Blue Ribbon Award, Language Arts Category Cork Film International, Cork, Ireland, 1977 Bronze Statuette of St. Finbarr (1st Prize) Animated Films Category 25th Melbourne Film Festival, Melbourne, Australia, 1977 Special Prize Film Council of Greater Columbus International Film Festival, Ohio, 1977 Chris Bronze Plaque 49th Annual Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood, California, 1977 Oscar Nomination in Short Film category 12th Tehran International Festival of Films for Children and Young Adults, Tehran, Iran, 1977 Special Award given by the Ministry of Culture and Arts First Annual High Plains Film Festival, Texas Tech U., Lubbock, 1977 First Prize International Animation Film Festival, Espinho, Portugal, 1977 |
