The head vanishes (english version)

Jacqueline has lost her mind a bit, but whatever, for her trip to the seaside, she has decided to take the train by herself, like a big girl!

DIRECTOR : Franck Dion
SCENARIO : Franck Dion
ENGLISH ADAPTATION : Kathleen Fee
ART DIRECTION : Franck Dion
EDITION : Franck Dion
SETS : Franck Dion
MUSIC : Pierre Caillet
MUSICIANS : Akosh (saxophone), Ludovic Balla (violin), Edward Perraud (drums), Pierre Caillet (musical saw)
VOICES : Florence Desalme (french voices), Jeannie Walker, Kathleen Fee (english voices)
SOUND DESIGN : Pierre Yves Drapeau
FOLEY : Lise Wedlock
MIX : Serge Boivin
MODELING : Franck Dion, Nicolas Trotignon
RIGGING : Clément Vaucelle (Wipix)
ANIMATION : Gilles Cuvelier, Gabriel Jacquel, Nicolas Trotignon, Franck Dion, Bei Chen
RENDERING AND COMPOSITING : Franck Dion
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR NFB : Pierre Plouffe
TECHNICAL COORDONATOR NFB : Julie Laperrière
ADMINISTRATOR NFB : Diane Régimbald
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER : Franck Dion
PRODUCERS : Richard Van Den Boom, Julie Roy
LINE PRODUCER NFB : Francine Langdeau
MUSIC STUDIO : Sequenza
IMAGES POST-PRODUCTION STUDIO : Digital Cut
SUPPORTED BY : The CNC, The CNC - New Technologies in production, Arte France, The Procirep and the Angoa

AWARDS

Cristal for the Best Short Film in the International Animation Festival 2016 of Annecy
Best animated short film award in the Imaginaria Festival 2016 of Conversano
Unifrance Award in the Off Courts Festival 2016 of Trouville
Best Director Award in the International Animation Film Festival 2016 of Paris
Animation Award in the Short Film Festival 2016 of l'Isle-Adam
Jury's distinction for Pierre Caillet's work on "Child Dream", "In Deep Waters" and "The Head Vanishes" in the International Animation Film Festival of Paris 2016
Best Animation Award in the New York City Shorts Festival 2016
Special mention of the jury in the Sequence Short Film festival of Toulouse 2016
Best scenario award in the Multivision festival of Saint-Petersburg 2016
Audience award in the Tous Courts festival of Aix en Provence 2016
Best Canadian Screenplay in the Whistler Film Festival 2016
Jury's Grand Prize at the Magical Nights of Bègles 2016
Second prize for a short film in the Cairo International Animation Forum 2017
Best Short Film Award in the Miami International Film Festival 2017
Special jury's Prize in the Meknes festival 2017
Best Animation Award in the L'ombre d'un court Festival 2017
Special Jury Mention at the 2017 Seattle International Film Festival
Grand Jury Award and Best Animated Short Award in the Palm Springs Short Fest 2017
Best Animation in Los Angeles Short Fest 2017
Venus for the Best Animation in Badalona Filmets 2017
Short Film Jury Special Award in Yerevan ReAnimania 2017

Cast: Franck Dion

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