Propaganda Message

Propaganda Message
FrenchMessage de propagande
Directed byBarrie Nelson
Screenplay byDon Arioli
Les Nirenberg
Produced byWolf Koenig
Roman Kroitor
Music byMicky Erbe
Maribeth Solomon
Animation byBarrie Nelson
Production
company
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish, French

Propaganda Message is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Barrie Nelson and released in 1971.[1] A satire of Canadian society, the film mocks the social and cultural prejudices that Canadians often hold of each other, including linguistic, political, ethnic and economic cleavages, presenting a plea for greater tolerance and understanding of people's differences.[2]

The film was written by Don Arioli,[3] who won the Canadian Film Award for Best Screenplay (Non-Feature) at the 23rd Canadian Film Awards in 1971 for both Propaganda Message and Hot Stuff.[4]

The film won a gold award at the first USA International Animation Film Festival in New York City in 1972.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Martin Malina, "Man & his films: A survey of the movie fare at the fair". Montreal Star, July 24, 1971.
  2. ^ Charles Champlin, "The Best in Animation". Los Angeles Times, April 13, 1973.
  3. ^ Ronald H. Blumer, "The Cheshire Bureaucrat". Cinema Canada, August 1976.
  4. ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 93–95.
  5. ^ "Film board wins awards". Sault Star, November 23, 1972.
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