Zea_(film)

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Zea (film)

1981 Canadian film

Zea is a Canadian short film, directed by André Leduc and Jean-Jacques Leduc and released in 1981.[1]

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Premise

Set to a recording of the Ralph Vaughan Williams composition "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis", the five-minute film presents a close-up depiction of a kernel of corn slowly heating up in oil until it bursts into popcorn.[2]

Production

A high-speed camera shooting 400 feet per second was used. The film had a budget of $73,585 (equivalent to $210,498 in 2021.[3]

Accolades

The film was screened at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, where it was co-winner of the Jury Prize in the Short Film Competition.[1] It won the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982.[4] It was named to the ALA Notable Children's Videos list in 1982.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Première du film «Zea»". Bilan du siècle.
  2. [2]
    Jeff Lenburg, Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Hal Leonard Books, 2006. ISBN 9781557836717. Entry "Leduc, André", p. 206.
  3. [3]
    Evans 1991, p. 281.
  4. [4]
    Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 141-144.
  5. [5]
    Notable children's films and videos, filmstrips, and recordings, 1973-1986. Chicago: ALA. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8389-3342-8. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

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