Evolution
Directed byMichael Mills
Written byMichael Mills
Produced byMichael Mills
Robert Verrall (exec.)
CinematographyKjeld Nielsen (animation)
Edited byPeter Hearn (sound)
Music byDoug Randle
Production
company
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
1971
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada

Evolution (Évolution) is a 1971 animated short film created by Michael Mills for the National Film Board of Canada.[1][2][3]

Evolution offers a humorous portrayal of evolution. In 10 minutes, it covers everything, from single-celled amoebae romping about the ocean depths, to the first amphibious creatures crawling onto land, to the forefathers of Homo sapiens.[4]

It won Best Animated Film at the 23rd Canadian Film Awards, the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1972 Kraków Film Festival, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 44th Academy Awards.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Evolution". nfb.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2006). Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film and Television's Award-Winning and Legendary Animators. Applause Books. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-55783-671-7.
  3. ^ "Evolution/Évolution". Collections page. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  4. ^ Wise, Wyndham (2001). Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. University of Toronto Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-8020-3512-7.
  5. ^ Evans, Gary (1991). "Appendix four: Oscar nominations and awards through 1989". In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-8020-6833-0.
  6. ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1971 -". cartoonresearch.com.

External links

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short and Best Theatrical Short
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