2026 NOMINEE – BEST ANIMATED FILM
- Animated Film Competition
Alternate Title: Un Trou Dans La Poitrine
Year: 2023
Length: 11 mins
Country: Canada
Language: French
Directed by: Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Produced by: Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Starring: Élisabeth Gauthier Pelletier (Zoé, Théo, Maman, la bimbo), Jean-Sébastien Hamel (Le bum)
SEE THE FILM
In a run-down neighborhood, Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves. A young adolescent, Zoe is a ball of anger haunted by an intimate terror. Theo, still a child, flees reality into a fantastical world. During a scorching summer day, the two children will have to burst the abscess of their relationship so as not to lose each other.
About the Directors
Alexandra Myotte and Jean-Sébastien Hamel are a duo of writer/directors based in Montreal. Their award-winning animated short films and web series have been featured in numerous festivals around the globe. Their latest film NO TITLE (2021) has won multiple awards, including Best Canadian Short Film at EIFF 2021, in addition to being nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 2022 IRIS Awards.
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Awards
2023 GIRAF Animation Film Festival (Canada) – Best Canadian Animation
2023 Ottawa International Animation Film Festival (Canada) – Award for Best Canadian Animation Short Film
2023 Spark Animation Film Festival (Canada) – Best Canadian Film
2023 SXSW – Animated Short Audience Award
2024 Mecal International Short Film Festival (Spain) – Animation second prize, Animation Audience Award
2024 Short Shorts Film Festival (Japan) – Animation Competition Best Short Award