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Runaway (2009 film)
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Wikipedia article
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| name = Runaway
| image = Runaway (2009 film) poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Cordell Barker
| producer = Michael Scott
Derek Mazur
| writer = Cordell Barker
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| starring =
| music = Benot Charest
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = National Film Board of Canada
| distributor = National Film Board of Canada
| released =
| runtime = 9 minutes 10 seconds
| country = Canada
| language = English
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'Runaway' is a 2009 animated short by Canadian animator Cordell Barker. The film received a special jury award for short films at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and was named the best animated short film at the 2010 Genie Awards."[http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=108259; NFB animation a "Runaway" winner at Genie Awards]". 'forum.bcdb.com', April 13, 2010 In 2010 the film won the Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Award for Best Animation.
The film was also selected for the Sundance Film Festival and was short-listed, though not nominated, for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.
Plot
The film's story takes place aboard an out-of-control train. Barker intended the film to be a parable about life, and how the ruling class tries in vain to insulate itself from the fate suffered by the lower classes:
Production
The film was produced in Winnipeg by Michael Scott and Derek Mazur for the National Film Board of Canada. The musical score for the film was composed by Benot Charest, known for composing the film score for the animated film 'The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville)'.
'Runaway' took Barker eight years to complete. The entire film was made with hand-drawn animation, with the exception of some more visually complex scenes:
Actors
*Richard Condie as the Captain
*Leonard Waldner as the Fireman
*Muriel Hogue as the Lady
Musicians
*Chet Doxas, clarinet
*Jim Doxas, drum kit
*Mike Cartile, trumpet
*Al McClean, saxophone
*Dave Martin, tuba
*Morgan Moore, bass
*John Sadowy, piano
References
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