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Animal Behaviour (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Animal Behaviour' (also released in French as 'Zoothrapie') is a Canadian animated short film directed by Alison Snowden and David Fine, which was released in 2018.[https://www.awn.com/news/watch-walk-wild-side-alison-snowden-david-fines-animal-behaviour "WATCH: Walk on the Wild Side with Alison Snowden & David Fines Animal Behaviour"]. 'Animation World Network', January 3, 2019. The duo's first animated theatrical short since their 1993 Oscar-winning film 'Bob's Birthday', the film centres on a group of animals who meet weekly for a group psychotherapy session in the offices of psychiatrist Dr. Clement.
The film's voice cast includes Ryan Beil as Dr. Clement, Taz VanRassel as Victor the ape, Leah Juel as Lorraine the leech, Andrea Libman as Cheryl the mantis, Toby Berner as Todd the pig, James Kirk as Jeffrey the bird, and Alison Snowden as Linda the cat.
Release
The film premiered in June 2018 at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[https://www.awn.com/animationworld/annecy-2018-short-and-short-it "Annecy 2018: The Short and Short of It"]. 'Animation World Network', June 5, 2018. The film was dedicated to the medical team at the Vancouver General Hospital, who saved Snowden's life in 2017 when she was diagnosed with acute interstitial pneumonitis during the making of the film.[https://globalnews.ca/news/4258466/b-c-oscar-winners-dedicate-new-film-to-vgh-staff/ "B.C. Oscar winners dedicate new film to VGH staff"]. Global News, June 6, 2018.
Awards and honors
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards,[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnNDI9aZUDQ "Bao" wins Best Animated Short Film-Oscars on YouTube] but lost to the Pixar short 'Bao'.[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/animal-behaviour-oscar-nomination-1.4987873 "Vancouver filmmaking pair nominated for Oscar with short animation Animal Behaviour"]. CBC News British Columbia, January 22, 2019. In March it won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1161646/prix-ecrans-canadiens-2019-gagnants "Les Qubcois remportent plus de la moiti des trophes l'avant-gala des prix crans canadiens"]. Ici Radio-Canada, March 31, 2019.
See also
*'HouseBroken': American adult animated sitcom, premiering in 2021, with a similar premise of an animal therapy group.
References
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