Animation Night In Canada Vol 1

This listing is for the standard edition Blu-ray. The limited edition slipcover was limited to 1,000 unitsand issold out. The two versions are identical, aside from the slipcover.

From arthouse to Canuxploitation, Canadian International Pictures (CIP) is devoted to resurrecting vital, distinctive, and overlooked triumphs of Canadian cinema. This label is focused on the countrys original cinematic boom years spanning the 60s, 70s, and 80s occasionally venturing past that period (and the countrys borders) to highlight the films of Canadas most inspired actors and filmmakers.Vinegar Syndromes sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing CIP’s brand new line of home video releases!

14 Oscar-nominated shorts from the National Film Board of Canada

Long celebrated for its groundbreaking achievements in animation, the National Film Board of Canada has earned international acclaim and dozens of Oscar nominations for its animated shorts. During a particularly fertile period between 1965 and 1985, the NFB played an instrumental role in the mediums rapid evolution, breaking new ground with a wildly varied and inventive run of films that are alternately abstract, eerie, entertaining, poetic, poignant, and psychedelic. An eye-opening overview of this seminal period in animated film history, Animation Night in Canada, Vol. 1 features 14 Oscar-nominated classics with style and personality to spare.

• Carlos Marchioris The Drag (1965, 9 min.)
• Les Drew and Kaj Pindals What on Earth! (1966, 10 min.)
• Ron Tunis The House That Jack Built (1967, 8 min.)
• Norman McLarens Pas de deux (1968, 13 min.)
• Ryan Larkins Walking (1968, 5 min.)
• Michael Mills Evolution (1971, 10 min.)
• Yvon Mallettes The Family That Dwelt Apart (1973, 8 min.)
• Bernard Longpr and Andr Leducs Monsieur Pointu (1975, 13 min.)
• Caroline Leafs The Street (1976, 10 min.)
• Ishu Patels The Bead Game (1977, 5 min.)
• Co Hoedemans Oscar-winning The Sand Castle (1977, 13 min.)
• Eunice Macaulay and John Weldons Oscar-winning Special Delivery (1978, 7 min.)
• Ishu Patels Paradise (1984, 15 min.)
• Richard Condies The Big Snit (1985, 10 min.)

directed by: Various
starring: Guy Clover, Donald Brittain, Margaret Mercier, Vincent Warren, E.B. White, Paul Cormier, Mort Ransen, Sarah Dwight, John Hood, Sandy Sanderson, Jay Brazeau, Ida Osler, Randy Woods, Bill Guest