Agency - English program:.Animation, Children, Interactive Program - East. Technical note:.Drawing on paper with computer rendering. Other:.Based on the book The Magic of Anansi adapted by Mary Withers, published by Tutkam Books, Edmonton, 1993.

Director, Jamie Mason ; animator, Luigi Allemano, Jamie Mason ; consultant, Sheldon Cohen ; animation production supervisor, Marie Renaud ; digital imaging specialist, Normand Gauthier ; infographist, Randall Finnerty, Dominic Tremblay, Jon Gasco ; writer, Sugith Varughese ; picture editing, Phyllis Lewis ; sound editing, Leopoldo Gutierrez, Phyllis Lewis ; original music composer, Luigi Allemano ; music recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; re-recording, Shelley Craig, Geoffrey Mitchell ; executive producer, David Verrall, Isobel Marks ; producer, Tamara Lynch.

Narrator, Winston Sutton.

Recorded 2001.

Anansi the spider is tired of being looked down on by all the jungle animals--just because his webs don't catch bugs. The fearsome Mr. Tiger promises to respect the little spider if he brings him Mr. Snake, the world's grumpiest creature. After much wily scheming and plotting, Anansi delivers a humiliated Mr. Snake to Mr. Tiger. Only then does he realize that Mr. Tiger's respect comes at too high a price. Anansi doesn't want to make anyone miserable, not even Mr. Snake. Anansi stands up to Mr. Tiger and, in the end, this is what wins him the respect of the other creatures. The Magic of Anansi is part of the NFB's Talespinners collection. Created for children aged five to nine, Talespinners uses vibrant animation to bring popular stories from a wide range of cultural communities to the screen.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Honorable Mention - Category: Children and Youth, 2001 Best Short Film Award, 2001 Writer's Guild Top Ten Award - Category: Children / Preschool, 2002

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).