Caillou's Holiday Movie

Caillou's Holiday Movie
Caillou's Holiday Movie DVD Cover
Directed by
Story by
Produced by	Evelyn Antosz André Auger Natalie Dumoulin Julie Lovelock Lesley Taylor Steven Valin
Starring	Annie Bovaird
Narrated by	Merlee Shapiro
Cinematography	Mario Allard Benjamin Arcand Rachel Bernard Cathy Boisvert Frederic Bouchard Chu Ying Chow Sophie Codaire Thierry Dansereau Guy Dubé Rouja Koleva
Edited by	Nathalie Rossin Micheal Simard
Music by
Production company	CINAR Corporation
Distributed by	Sony Wonder (Canada) Warner Home Video (USA)
Release date	October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	French English

Caillou's Holiday Movie is a 2003 Canadian animated Christmas film.^[1] The film is based on the Canadian TV series Caillou. It was released direct-to-video on VHS and DVD on October 7, 2003 by Sony Wonder in Canada, Panasonic in Japan, Elastic Rights in Spain, and Warner Home Video in the United States. It was re-released by NCircle Entertainment as part of Caillou's 27th Anniversary on November 11, 2014.

This is the first time that Caillou is voiced by Annie Bovaird, who would later voice him in the rest of the TV series' run. The film was dedicated to the memory of Jaclyn Linetsky, the character’s previous voice actress who died in a car crash a month before the film's release. It is the only film based on the TV series. It also serves as the season finale to the third season of the series. It was also the final Caillou production to be produced by CINAR Corporation before the company’s closure and rebrand to Cookie Jar Group in 2004. This is also the final Caillou production to use traditional, 2D hand-drawn cel animation, and digital ink-and-paint animation. The show would later move to Adobe Flash animation by 9 Story Entertainment in 2006 for the rest of the series following CINAR’s closure. It was also the final Caillou production before the series went on a three-year hiatus.

Plot[]

It's a very special holiday for Caillou when he learns about Christmas traditions around the world and the importance of giving and sharing. When Caillou wonders just how many days there are left until Christmas, his Daddy gives him a Christmas calendar featuring holiday traditions from countries around the world in every window. Caillou also goes tobogganing, learns how to ski and plays Hanukkah games with his friend Leo. Caillou also gives away some of his toys when he learns about children around the world that are in need of toys such as his old ones he no longer plays with. Caillou's little sister Rosie also gets in on the Christmas fun. When Mom offers to help Rosie with making gifts, Rosie decides to try it on her own. The film features several songs performed by the cast of the film, including "Where Christmas is Not the Same", "Eight Days to Go" and "Everyday", which was performed by French-Canadian artist Marilou.

Production[]

Caillou's Holiday Movie was produced at Caillou Special 1 Productions Inc (A subsidiary of CINAR Corporation). The previous English voice actress for Caillou, Jaclyn Linetsky, who also played Lori Mackney in “What's with Andy?”and Megan O‘ Connor in 15/Love, died in a traffic collision a month before release, and the film was dedicated to her memory. Annie Bovaird was cast to replace Linetsky as the voice of Caillou. The film was directed by Nick Rijgersberg, written by Peter Svatek and produced by Evelyn Anyosz, Andre Auger, Diane Dallaire, Natalie Dumoulin, Louis Fournier, Julie Lovelock, Lesley Taylor and Steven Valin.

Cast[]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack was released seven years later and features 18 songs. The score was composed by , but was not featured in the soundtrack. It was released in Canada on December 14, 2010, and is available on the Canadian iTunes Store.^[2]

Reception[]

Mark Van Hook of DVD Verdict concluded that the film is inoffensive but bland, recommending it only to young children.^[3]

DVD[]

On October 7, 2003 (the same day the VHS tape was released), a DVD for the movie was released. The DVD contains a few special features, including:

• An animated interview with Caillou.
• a couple holiday songs.
• The Night Before Christmas read-along.
• 6 Caillou challenges.
• Languages: English, French or Spanish.

The film is presented in full screen and is in 2.0 Dolby Surround audio.

NCircle Entertainment and DHX Media re-released it as part of Caillou's 27th Anniversary on November 11, 2014.^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• Caillou's Holiday Movie at IMDb