Father and Daughter (film)

Father and Daughter is a 2000 Dutch animated short film, made by Michaël Dudok de Wit. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2001.[1]

Father and Daughter
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Directed byMichaël Dudok de Wit
Written byMichaël Dudok de Wit
Produced byClaire Jennings
Willem Thijssen
Music byNormand Roger
Denis L. Chartrand
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
8 minutes 30 seconds
CountriesNetherlands
United Kingdom
LanguageNo dialogue

Plot

A father says goodbye to his young daughter and leaves. As the wide Dutch landscapes live through their seasons so the girl lives through hers. She becomes a young woman, has a family and in time she becomes old, yet within her there is always a deep longing for her father. At the end of the film, in what appears to be a dream sequence, or perhaps the afterlife, they are reunited.[2]

Awards

The film received over 20 awards and 1 nomination[3] and is considered the most successful in the series of works by Dudok de Wit. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.[4]

See also

References
  1. Ben Stiller Presents Short Film Oscars® in 2001
  2. Internet Archive
  3. Nederlands Film Festival (2001) - IMDB
  4. "Father and Daughter, by Michael Dudok de Wit-Animation Show of Shows". Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  5. "The Bafta 2001 winners", BBC News, 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  6. Rick Lyman, "A Night for Big Stars and Big Films", The New York Times, 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2015
  7. Michael Dudok de Wit's Father and Daughter Takes Zagreb Grand Prize-Animation World Network
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