| Affairs of the Art | |
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| Directed by | Joanna Quinn |
| Written by | Les Mills |
| Produced by | Les Mills Michael Fukushima |
| Starring | Menna Trussler Brendan Charleson Joanna Quinn Mali Ann Rees |
| Edited by | Mia Rose Goddard |
| Music by | Benjamin Talbott |
Production companies | Beryl Productions International Ltd. The National Film Board of Canada |
| Distributed by | The Animation Showcase |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Canada |
| Language | English |
Affairs of the Art is a 2021 British-Canadian traditional animation short film directed by Joanna Quinn and written by Les Mills. Quinn also co-stars as the voice of Beverly.
The film has been screened at Film Festivals worldwide since February 2021 including Palm Springs ShortFest in the US, winning 26 International Awards including prizes in Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival and Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[1] It has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[2] for the 94th Academy Awards and nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation.[3][4] The short was part of the world touring screening The Animation Showcase 2021.
The short film follows the character of Beryl and her eccentric family. Beryl, the working-class heroine, first appeared in the 1987 animated short film Girls Night Out, Body Beautiful (1990) and Dreams & Desires: Family Ties (2006). Affairs of the Art focuses on Beryl and her family's fixations and Beryl's own obsession with drawing and her determination to become an artiste of note.[5]
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