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Léon in Wintertime

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Wintertime is harsh in the land of King Balthasar, especially if you're Léon, an eight-year-old adopted bear suffering from an identity crisis. "My name's Léon and I'm not a bear!" he insists. After the distraught cub runs away from home, a mischievous storyteller called Bonifacio sweet-talks him into performing on stage. Along with his good friends the Hedgehog and Hannibal the Elephant, Léon embarks on many adventure, stands up to an ogre, and saves Princess Molly Gingerbread from ending up in a pea stew. Braving the ogre, the cold, and the storm brewing in his heart, Léon travels far and wide. His courage eventually leads him back to his parents, who work as beekeepers. Pure, tender and as sweet as honey, this puppet animation is a delightful medieval tale. Léon is irresistible.

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Léon in Wintertime

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100547

Authors

Granjon, Pierre-Luc
Le Nôtre, Pascal
Bernard, Emmanuel
Corbeil, Marie-Josée
Côté, Christine
Chénier, René
Bertrand, Marc
Bégeot, Laurence
Deplanck, François
Tps Jeunesse
Folimage Studio (valence)
Divertissement Subséquence Inc. (Montreal)
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Subjects

Ghouls and ogres.
Christmas stories.
Bears.
Princesses.
CubsFriendshipChildren's filmsAdventure filmsBearsAnimated films3-D animationPuppet animationPrincesses
Animated films.

Language

English

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2008.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (27 min., 12 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide.

Series

Awards Note

Excellence Grand Prize, 2008 Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series (Pierre-Luc Granjon), 2008 Honourable Mention - Best Short Animation for Children, 2008 NFB Prize for Best Animation, 2009

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General Note

Agency:.A co-production with Folimage, TPS Jeunesse, Divertissement Subséquence and National Film Board of Canada.
Agency - French program:.Animation and Youth Studio.
Study guide available.

Credit Note

Director, Pierre-Luc Granjon, Pascal Le Nôtre ; script, Antoine Lanciaux ; music, Normand Roger ; sound design, Normand Roger ; sound editing, Judith Gruber-Stitzer ; re-recording, Serge Boivin, Jean Paul Vialard ; cinematographer, Sara Sponga ; background supervisor, Samuel Ribeyron ; background artist, Sandrine Héritier, Simon Jacquard ; character design, Pierre-Luc Granjon ; animation supervisor, Marjolaine Parot ; animator, Chaïtane Conversat, Laëtitia Dupont, François Lignier, Françoise Grumeau, Pierre-Luc Granjon ; editing, Hervé Guichard ; digital imaging specialist, Susan Gourley, Pierre Plouffe ; producer, Emmanuel Bernard, Pascal Le Nôtre, Marie-Josée Corbeil, Christine Côté ; co-producer, René Chénier, Marc Bertrand, Laurence Bégeot, François Deplanck.

Performer Note

Voice, Robert Naylor, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Terrence Scammel, Rick Jones, A.J. Henderson, Arthur Grosser, Sonja Ball, Mark Camacho, Neil Shee, Simon Peacock, Richard M. Dumont, Michael Rudder, Thor Bishopric, Maria Bircher.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2007.

Summary

Wintertime is harsh in the land of King Balthasar, especially if you're Léon, an eight-year-old adopted bear suffering from an identity crisis. "My name's Léon and I'm not a bear!" he insists. After the distraught cub runs away from home, a mischievous storyteller called Bonifacio sweet-talks him into performing on stage. Along with his good friends the Hedgehog and Hannibal the Elephant, Léon embarks on many adventure, stands up to an ogre, and saves Princess Molly Gingerbread from ending up in a pea stew. Braving the ogre, the cold, and the storm brewing in his heart, Léon travels far and wide. His courage eventually leads him back to his parents, who work as beekeepers. Pure, tender and as sweet as honey, this puppet animation is a delightful medieval tale. Léon is irresistible.

System Det Note

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Awards Note

Excellence Grand Prize, 2008
Best Direction in an Animated Program or Series (Pierre-Luc Granjon), 2008
Honourable Mention - Best Short Animation for Children, 2008
NFB Prize for Best Animation, 2009

Source of Description Note (R)

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