Ludovic: The Snow Gift

Ludovic: The Snow Gift
Directed byCo Hoedeman
Written byCo Hoedeman
Marie-Francine Hébert
Produced byThérèse Descary
Narrated bySonja Ball
CinematographyCo Hoedeman
Edited byJosé Heppell
Music byDaniel Lavoie
Production
company
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Ludovic: The Snow Gift is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Co Hoedeman and released in 1998.[1] The film centres on Ludovic, a baby teddy bear who finds solace in a dancing and singing doll, after his father forbids him from going tobogganing because he's too little.[1] Inspired by Hoedeman's own childhood teddy bear, the film was animated primarily through stop motion animation of puppets.[2]

After premiering in 1998, the film was screened in 1999 as the opening film to theatrical screenings of Babar: King of the Elephants.[3]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 20th Genie Awards.[4]

Several sequel films, Ludovic: A Crocodile in My Garden (2000), Ludovic: Visiting Grandpa (2001) and Ludovic: Magic in the Air (2002), were released over the next number of years.

  1. ^ a b Gene Walz, "Co Hoedeman: Master Animator". Take One, Spring 1999.
  2. ^ Suzanne Ellis, "Childhood toy inspires filmmaker". Canadian Press, March 10, 1999.
  3. ^ Kathryn Greenaway, "Babar and Ludo: joined at the hip". Montreal Gazette, February 26, 1999.
  4. ^ Gayle MacDonald, "Sunshine floods Genies: International co-production sweeps award nominations, with Felicia's Journey, Five Senses, eXistenZ also in running for best picture prize to be announced next month". The Globe and Mail, December 8, 1999.