Charade (1984 film)
| Charade | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Minnis |
| Written by | John Minnis |
| Produced by | John Minnis[1] |
| Starring | See below |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Michael Mills Productions |
Release date | April 10, 1984 |
Running time | 5 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Charade is a 1984 Canadian animated film directed by John Minnis.[2] The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[3] at the 57th Academy Awards.[4] The film was animated by Minnis with Pantone markers on paper, during a single three-month summer term at Sheridan College.[5]
Plot[]
In front of a witless audience, a talented but unlucky gentleman competes in a game of charades against a savant who puts no effort to it and yet the audience still gets his right.[6][7]
Cast[]
- John Minnis as Father, Beatrice, etc. (voice)
See also[]
- Michael Mills
- Independent animation
- 1984 in film
References[]
- ^ Short Film Oscar® Winners in 1985-Oscars on YouTube
- ^ FilmAffinity
- ^ Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award - 1984|Cartoon Research
- ^ 1985|Oscars.org
- ^ Nethery, David. ""Charade" by Jon Minnis". Animation Graduate Films. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ 1985 Charade: Free Download, Borrow and Streaming: Internet Archive
- ^ Every Oscar Winner for Animated Short Subject, Ranked - Vulture
External links[]
Categories:
- English-language films
- 1984 films
- 1984 animated films
- 1980s animated short films
- 1984 comedy films
- Best Animated Short Academy Award winners
- Canadian animated short films
- Canadian films
- Canadian comedy films
- Canadian student films
- Best Theatrical Short Film Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners