Bad Seeds (2021 film)

Bad Seeds
FrenchMauvaises herbes
Directed byClaude Cloutier
Written byClaude Cloutier
Produced byGalilé Marion-Gauvin
Julie Roy
Edited byGuillaume Fortin
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
Production
companies
Productions l'Unite Centrale
The National Film Board of Canada
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
Running time
6 minutes
CountryCanada

Bad Seeds (French: Mauvaises herbes) is a Canadian animated short film, written, directed and animated by Claude Cloutier for the National Film Board of Canada.[1] The short had its international premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival,[2] and won multiple awards for Best Animated Short Film in Calgary International Film Festival and the 2021 New York City Short Film Festival[3] and the Sommets du cinéma d'animation.[4][5] The film was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the 94th Academy Awards.[6]

  1. ^ Charlie Smith, "VIFF review: The NFB's "Bad Seeds/Mauvaises Herbes" shows the nasty side of plants and humans". The Georgia Straight, October 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Maxime Demers, "Un Québécois en lice à Annecy". Le Journal de Montréal, June 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Three Acclaimed NFB Animated Shorts to Put on Your Radar". Animation World Network, December 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Amine Esseghir, "Mauvaises herbes de Claude Cloutier, le dessin animé de la vieille école". Métro, May 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "5 NFB Shorts Screening at 2021 Ottawa Animation Festival". Animation World Network, September 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Pete Hammond, "Oscars Shortlists Out: ‘No Time To Die’ And ‘Dune’ Lead Mentions; France’s Palme D’Or Winner Snubbed". Deadline Hollywood, December 21, 2021.