US EditionCanadian animated short The Girl Who Cried Pearls wins Oscar
- Montreal animators Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short for *The Girl Who Cried Pearls* at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday.
- The acclaimed Montreal duo previously captured global attention with their 2007 short film *Madame Tutli-Putli*, which launched a stellar 20-year collaboration with the National Film Board .
- Voice actor Colm Feore, artistic director Brigitte Henry, and composer Patrick Watson assembled an orchestra of local musicians for the film's instrumental score.
- The film is now available for free on NFB and YouTube, while also streaming for Crave subscribers, Government Film Commissioner Suzanne noted following the Academy Awards win.
- NFB productions have received 12 Oscars and 79 nominations, with this win marking only the second time a stop-motion NFB film captured the Best Animated Short Oscar since Hoedeman's 1977 masterpiece *The Sand Castle*.
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Montreal filmmakers win big at the Oscars with animated short The Girl who Cried Pearls
The Girl Who Cried Pearls, by filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, won for best animated short film at last night's Academy Awards. Szczerbowski gave a shout out to "the fantastic city of Montreal" in his acceptance speech.
Montreal short film 'The Girl Who Cried Pearls' wins Oscar
The short film “The Girl Who Cried Pearls,” directed by Montrealers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, won the Oscar for best animated short film at the awards ceremony on Sunday. Canadian talent shone brightly at the 98th Academy Awards ceremony , held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, as Toronto’s Maggie Kang also won the Oscar […]
Polish-born director wins Oscar for best animated short film
Keep our news free from ads and paywalls by making a donation to support our work! Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Polish-Canadian director and visual artist Maciek Szczerbowski has won the Academy Award for best animated short film alongside filmmaking partner Chris Lavis f…
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