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'The Subject' is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Patrick Bouchard and released in 2018.[[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2018/05/03/canadian-animator-replicates-his-body-for-cannes-bound-film-pores-fingerprints-its-all-there.html "Canadian animator replicates his body for Cannes-bound film: Pores, fingerprints: its all there"]. 'Toronto Star', May 3, 2018.] An exploration of the creative process, the film features Bouchard performing a dissection on a model of his own body.[
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The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, in the Director's Fortnight stream.[[https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/movies/blood-sweat-and-tears-what-it-takes-for-a-canadian-to-make-it-to-cannes "Blood, sweat and tears: What it takes for a Canadian to make it to Cannes"]. 'National Post', May 14, 2018.] It was the only Canadian film screened at Cannes in 2018.[
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The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival'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.] and won the Prix Iris for Best Animated Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards.[Marc-Andr Lussier, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2019-06-02/gala-quebec-cinema-1991-sacre-meilleur-film-de-l-annee "Gala Qubec Cinma: 1991 sacr meilleur film de lanne"]. 'La Presse', June 2, 2019.]
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