In the Land of the Flabby Schnook

In the Land of the Flabby Schnook
FrenchAu pays du cancre mou
Directed byFrancis Gélinas
Written byFrancis Monty
Produced byFrancis Gélinas
Music byDenis Chartrand
Animation byMichèle Paquin
Natasha Vallée-Martin
Olivier Rousseau
Maude Paré
Anne-Marie Robert
Christina Robinson
Gabrielle Leblanc
Marc-André Paquin
Mathieu Dufresne
Éric Guérin
Production
company
couleur.tv
Release date
  • September 2020 (2020-09) (Venice)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
French

In the Land of the Flabby Schnook (French: Au pays du cancre mou) is a Canadian virtual reality animated short film, directed by Francis Gélinas and released in 2020.[1] The film tells the story of a young boy who is afraid of the dark, and his older sister's efforts to help him overcome his fears.[2]

The film's voice cast includes Catherine Cyr, Saule Gélinas, Francis Gélinas, Lileina Joy, Monique Thomas and Daniel Judson.

The film premiered as part of the VR Expanded program at the 2020 Venice Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened in the Immersed VR program at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it received an honourable mention from the Immersed award jury,[4] and at the 2021 online edition of the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival, where it won the award for Best Virtual Reality Animation.[5]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Immersive Experience at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[6]

  1. ^ "« Au pays du cancre mou », de Francis Gélinas présenté à Venise". CTVM.info, September 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "«Au pays du cancre mou» primé à Santa Monica". Le Devoir, January 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Maxime Demers, "Un film québécois présenté à Venise". Le Journal de Montréal, September 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Craig Takeuchi, "VIFF Immersed award winners include Kowloon Forest, The Book of Distance, and more". The Georgia Straight, October 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "« Au pays du cancre mou » de Francis Gélinas remporte le prix de la meilleur animation VR à Cinejoy". Lien Multimédia, March 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021.