Tragic Story with Happy Ending

Tragic Story with Happy Ending
Directed byRegina Pessoa
Music byNormand Roger
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
7 minutes 43 seconds
CountriesPortugal
Canada
France

Tragic Story with Happy Ending (French: Histoire tragique avec fin heureuse) is a 2005 animated short by Regina Pessoa.

Production

To make the 7 minute 43 second film, Pessoa's drawings were transferred to glossy paper, brushed with India ink, scratched with a blade to give the effect of an engraving, then photographed. National Film Board of Canada film composer Normand Roger supplied the score for the film.[1][2]

The film was the second in a trilogy of animated shorts by Pessoa about childhood, between A Noite (1999) and Kali the Little Vampire.[3]

Reception

Tragic Story with Happy Ending has received numerous awards, becoming one of Portugal's most acclaimed animated films.[4] They include the Cristal and TPS Cineculte awards for short film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, a special international jury prize at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival,[5] and a Genie Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 28th Genie Awards.

References

  1. ^ Serpa, Ana (1 December 2008). "Regina Pessoa – Happy story with happy ending". UP Magazine. TAP Portugal. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. ^ Lumsden, Ian (11 October 2007). "Regina Pessoa "Tragic Story with Happy Ending"". Animation Blog. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  3. ^ Arrant, Chris (15 May 2012). "World Premiere of Andrea Dorfman's NFB Film "Big Mouth" At Worldwide Short Film Festival". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. ^ Sérgio C. Andrade (18 May 2014). "Um museu de animação no espaço rural". publico.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. ^ Kaufman, Debra (November 8, 2006). "Culled from festivals and art house theaters, animated short films vie for a spot in the sun". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 October 2014.