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'Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes)' is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Amanda Strong and released in 2018.[[https://www.cbc.ca/arts/live-action-could-never-have-created-these-worlds-amanda-strong-on-her-latest-film-biidaaban-1.4821934 "'Live action could never have created these worlds': Amanda Strong on her latest film, Biidaaban"]. CBC Arts, September 13, 2018.] Based on the writings of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, the film centres on Biidaaban, a young shapeshifter on a secret mission to revive the traditional First Nations ritual of harvesting sap from maple trees to make maple sugar, despite living in a contemporary urban area.
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[[https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/tiff-2018-indigenous-films-1.4798281 "TIFF 2018: CBC Indigenous lists 6 films to watch"]. CBC News Indigenous, August 29, 2018.] It was subsequently screened at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, where it won the award for Best Script and received an honourable mention from the Best Canadian Animation jury,[[https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/solar-walk-this-magnificent-cake-take-top-prizes-at-ottawa-2018-164736.html "Solar Walk, This Magnificent Cake! Take Top Prizes At Ottawa 2018"]. 'Cartoon Brew', September 29, 2018.] and at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best British Columbia Short Film.[[https://www.straight.com/movies/1147391/haida-language-feature-edge-knife-wins-viffs-top-bc-spotlight-awards "Haida-language feature Edge of the Knife wins VIFFs top B.C. Spotlight awards "]. 'The Georgia Straight', October 6, 2018.]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2018.[[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/tiff-canadas-top-ten-2018/ "TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year"]. 'Now', December 5, 2018.] It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[[https://www.awn.com/news/animal-behaviour-leads-animation-nominees-canadian-screen-awards "Animal Behaviour Leads Animation Nominees for Canadian Screen Awards"]. 'Animation World Network', February 8, 2019.]
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