Father and Daughter (film)

2000 Dutch film

  • January 2000 (January 2000)
Running time
8 minutes 30 secondsCountriesNetherlands
United KingdomLanguageNo dialogue

Father and Daughter is a 2000 Dutch animated short film written and directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2001.[1]

Plot

A father says goodbye to his young daughter and leaves. As the wide Dutch landscapes live through their seasons so the girl lives through hers. She becomes a young woman, has a family and in time she becomes old, yet within her there is always a deep longing for her father. At the end of the film, in what appears to be a dream sequence, or perhaps the afterlife, they are reunited.[2]

Awards

The film received over 20 awards and 1 nomination[3] and is considered the most successful in the series of works by Dudok de Wit. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ben Stiller Presents Short Film Oscars® in 2001". Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. ^ Internet Archive
  3. ^ "Nederlands Film Festival (2001) - IMDB". Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Father and Daughter, by Michael Dudok de Wit-Animation Show of Shows". Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  5. ^ "The Bafta 2001 winners Archived 29 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine", BBC News, 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  6. ^ Rick Lyman, "A Night for Big Stars and Big Films Archived 17 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine", The New York Times, 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2015
  7. ^ "Michael Dudok de Wit's Father and Daughter Takes Zagreb Grand Prize-Animation World Network". Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

External links

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  • Father and Daughter at Keyframe
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