Support material:.A teacher's guide further explores the theme of the right to a family in the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and is available on request. Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency, in cooperation with Health and Welfare Canada, Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada, la Société Radio-Canada and the German firm of Premiere Medien GmbH & Co. KG.

Director, Lina Gagnon ; script, Lina Gagnon ; animation, Lina Gagnon ; producer, Thérèse Descary ; cinematography, Pierre Landry, Lynda Pelley ; editing, Camille Laperrière ; sound editing, Michèle Groleau ; re-recording, Adrian Croll ; music, Normand Roger.

Voice, Anne Loranger-King, Prunelle Roger.

Recorded 1992.

An animated film for five- to eight-year-olds about international adoption and the difficulty of adapting to a new environment. The film also gives a glimpse into the problems of abandoned children in developing countries. In A Family for Maria/Une famille pour Maria, love triumphs over the insecurity of a little Latin American girl who finds a new family in North America.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Special Jury Commendation, 1992 "USC/UNICEF Rights of the Child" Award, 1993 Giffoni Film Festival Award - for the Rights from the Heart Series (3 parts) for all-round constant creative achievement and artistic integrity in the cinema, 1997

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