Movements of the Body

Canadian film

Movements of the Body

Directed by| Wayne Traudt
Produced by| Wayne Traudt
Animation by| Wayne Traudt

Production
company

Quickdraw Animation Society

Distributed by| National Film Board of Canada
Country| Canada

Movements of the Body is a Canadian animated film series created by Wayne Traudt, consisting of the films 1st Movement: The Gesture (1994), 2nd Movement: The Drawing (1996) and 3rd Movement: The Coloring (1997).[1] Produced for the Calgary-based Quickdraw Animation Society,[2] the three films each depict the motion of a body through various stages of the figure drawing process.[3]

1st Movement: The Gesture premiered at the 1994 Cinanima festival, where it won the award for best film,[3] and was subsequently screened in the International Critics' Week at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.[4] It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 16th Genie Awards.[5] and won the Rosie Award for Best Animation at the 1995 Alberta Film and Television Awards[6] and the award for Best Animation at the 1995 Yorkton Film Festival.[7]

## References

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1. ^ Liam Lacey, "Festival keeps it short and sweet: Brief running times and a wide variety of subjects are the main attractions". The Globe and Mail, June 5, 1997.
2. ^ William Beard and Jerry White, North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980. University of Alberta Press, 2002. ISBN 9780888643902. p. 67.
3. ^ a b "City animator receives Genie nomination for movement study". Calgary Herald, December 8, 1995.
4. ^ "Five to Cannes". Playback, May 8, 1995.
5. ^ "Lepage leads Genie nominees". The Globe and Mail, November 8, 1995.
6. ^ "Alberta Film and TV Awards winners". Playback, March 27, 1995.
7. ^ "Award winners". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, May 29, 1995.

## External links

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* 1st Movement: The Gesture at IMDb
* 2nd Movement: The Drawing at IMDb
* 3rd Movement: The Coloring at IMDb

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