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Flux (film)

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Flux
Directed byChristopher Hinton
Written byChristopher Hinton
Produced byMarcy Page
Edited byHannele Halm
Music byLance Neveu
Animation byChristopher Hinton
Production
company
Release date
  • June 2002 (2002-06) (Annecy)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryCanada

Flux is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Christopher Hinton and released in 2002.[1] The film presents a fast-paced, humorous summary of life, from birth to death, in eight minutes.[1]

The film premiered at the 2002 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI critics' prize.[2] It had its Canadian premiere in August at the Montreal World Film Festival,[3] and was later screened at festivals including the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival[4] and the 2002 Ottawa International Animation Festival.[5]

At Ottawa, it won the award for best narrative short film.[6] The film was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 5th Jutra Awards in 2003.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Flux". Canadian Film Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ Wyndham Wise, "Christopher Hinton". The Canadian Encyclopedia, December 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Joanne Latimer, "World Film Festival lives up to its name". The Globe and Mail, August 7, 2002.
  4. ^ John McKay, "Deepa Mehta's new film to open Toronto festival's Perspective Canada program". Canadian Press, July 23, 2002.
  5. ^ Michael Posner, "Ottawa gets animated". The Globe and Mail, October 2, 2002.
  6. ^ Laura Bracken, "NFB, Guru, Head Gear honored at OIAF". Playback, October 14, 2002.
  7. ^ John Griffin, "Seraphin leads with 9 Jutra nominations". Montreal Gazette, January 29, 2003.
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