| Original Title: | L'hiver de Léon | ||
| English Title: | Leon in Wintertime | ||
| Director(s): | Pierre-Luc Granjon & Pascal le Nôtre | ||
| Production Company: | Folimage, TPS Jeunesse, Dvertissement Subséquence & National Film Board of Canada | ||
| Distribution Company: | National Film Board of Canada | ||
| Year of Production: | 2007 | ||
| Nationality: | France & Canada | ||
| Screening Format: | BETACAM SP NTSC | ||
| Running Time: | 27:11 | ||
| Category: | Short Animation Made for Children | ||
Techniques:
3D Puppets
3D Puppets
Synopsis:
Wintertime is harsh in the land of King Balthasar, especially if you're Léon, an eight-year-old adopted bear suffering from an identity crisis. "My name's Léon and I'm not a bear!" he insists. After the distraught cub runs away from home, a mischievous storyteller called Bonifacio sweet-talks him into performing on stage. Along with his good friends the Hedgehog and Hannibal the Elephant, Léon embarks on many adventure, stands up to an ogre, and saves Princess Molly Gingerbread from ending up in a pea stew. Braving the ogre, the cold, and the storm brewing in his heart, Léon travels far and wide. His courage eventually leads him back to his parents, who work as beekeepers. Pure, tender and as sweet as honey, this puppet animation is a delightful medieval tale. Léon is irresistible.
Wintertime is harsh in the land of King Balthasar, especially if you're Léon, an eight-year-old adopted bear suffering from an identity crisis. "My name's Léon and I'm not a bear!" he insists. After the distraught cub runs away from home, a mischievous storyteller called Bonifacio sweet-talks him into performing on stage. Along with his good friends the Hedgehog and Hannibal the Elephant, Léon embarks on many adventure, stands up to an ogre, and saves Princess Molly Gingerbread from ending up in a pea stew. Braving the ogre, the cold, and the storm brewing in his heart, Léon travels far and wide. His courage eventually leads him back to his parents, who work as beekeepers. Pure, tender and as sweet as honey, this puppet animation is a delightful medieval tale. Léon is irresistible.
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| Pierre-Luc Granjon worked on Hilltop Hospital, a 1999 animated series whose 39 short episodes aired in Quebec on VRAK.TV. He also made 'Petite escapade' (stop-motion and hand-drawn animation) in 2000 and 'Le chateau des autres' in 2002. A year later, he experimented with cut-out animation and made the short 'L'enfant sans bouche' which earned him the best animated film award at the San Gio Festival in Italy. In 2006, he completed 'Le loup blanc' which won the 2007 grand prize at the Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival (SICAF) |
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| Pascal Le Notre is a founding member of the French prodcution company Folimage, a film professor, and a specialist in stop-motion animation. Hilltop 'Hospital,' 'Mon ane' and of course 'Léon in Wintertime' are among his creations. Today he heads Folimage Studio, where he produces television series and short films. |