Letter to a Pig explained

Native Name:
Letter to a Pig
Music:Pierre Oberkampf
Editing:Efrat Berger
Director:Tal Kantor
Released:[1]
Runtime:17 minutes
Language:Hebrew

Letter to a Pig is a 2022 Israeli-French animated short film written and directed by Tal Kantor.[2] The 17-minute animated film about generational trauma has been awarded in various international film festivals, including the Jerusalem Film Festival, the Ottawa International Animation Festival, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. The film was nominated for the 2024 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[3]

Plot

On 'Memorial Day', a Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life to a classroom full of teenagers.[4] [5]

Whilst listening to his testimony, a young schoolgirl sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of collective trauma, memory and identity.[6] [7]

Release

The 17-minute short about collective memory and identity[8] premiered as part of the 2022 San Francisco International Film Festival[9] and won the Award for Best Short Film at the 2022 Israeli Film Academy Awards.[10] The film was shortlisted at the 2023 César Awards[11] and has been featured in a number of international film festivals, receiving accolades such as the Grand Prize for Best Narrative Short Animation at the Ottawa International Animation Festival and the Zlatko Grgic Award at the 2022 Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films.

Accolades

Since its release, the film has been selected in various festivals around the world:

YearFestivalsAward/CategoryStatus
2022Zagreb World Festival of Animated FilmsZlatko Grgic Award[12]
Grand Prize: Short Films Competition
San Francisco International Film FestivalGolden Gate Award for Best Animated Short[13]
Ottawa International Animation FestivalGrand Prize for Best Narrative Short[14]
Chicago International Children's Film FestivalLiv Ullman Peace Prize (Short Film)[15]
Jerusalem Film FestivalThe Jerusalem Development Authority Award for Best Animation Film[16]
Award for Israeli Cinema
Israeli Film Academy AwardsBest Short Film
Annecy International Animated Film FestivalCristal for Best Short[17]
GLAS AnimationGrand Prix[18]
2023Regard: Saguenay International Short Film FestivalGrand Prix: International Competition[19]
Kustendorf International Film and Music FestivalThe Golden Egg Festival Prize[20]
Anima - Brussels Animation Film FestivalGrand Prize for Best international Short Film[21]
Animation Is Film FestivalBest Short Film[22]
Aesthetica Short Film FestivalBest Animation[23]

References

  1. Web site: SFFILM Announces Full Lineup for 2022 San Francisco International Film Festival . San Francisco International Film Festival official website . English . 2024-02-20.
  2. Web site: Lang . Jamie . 2022-06-01 . 'Letter to a Pig' Trailer Drops Ahead Of Annecy Competition Screening . 2023-09-07 . Cartoon Brew . en-US.
  3. https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024 2024|Oscars.org
  4. Web site: Duncan . Keltie . 2022-08-23 . 9 Animated Shorts That Are Oscar Hopefuls For 2023 . 2023-09-07 . Cartoon Brew . en-US.
  5. Web site: Verhoeven . Beatrice . 2023-12-04 . 15 Animated Shorts Vying for an Oscar . 2023-12-05 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  6. Web site: Letter to a pig . 2023-09-07 . Miyu Production . en-US.
  7. Web site: I Wanted to Walk Out of Kantor’s ‘Letter to a Pig’: But This is Not What You Think . 2023-09-07 . Animation World Network . en.
  8. Web site: Bobrowska . Olga . 2023-04-05 . 'Letter to a Pig' by Tal Kantor Film Review: Or How Do We Remember, Suppress, and Narrate Holocaust 80 Years Later . 2023-09-07 . Zippy Frames . en-gb.
  9. Web site: Shorts 4 . 2023-09-07 . SFFILM . en-US.
  10. Web site: Steinberg . Jessica . Animator’s award-winning debut mixes mediums for a Holocaust film about a savior pig . 2023-09-07 . www.timesofisrael.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: La Sélection Officielle Court Métrage d’Animation César 2023 . 2023-09-13 . Académie des César . fr-FR.
  12. Web site: animafest.hr . 2023-09-07 . www.animafest.hr.
  13. Web site: 2022-03-30 . SFFILM Announces Full Lineup for 2022 San Francisco International Film Festival . 2023-09-07 . SFFILM . en-US.
  14. Web site: OIAF 2022 Awards Ottawa International Animation Festival . 2023-09-07 . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2022-11-10 . CICFF39 Awards FACETS . 2023-09-07 . en-US.
  16. Web site: JFF 2022 Winners . 2023-09-07 . Jerusalem Film Festival . en.
  17. Web site: Annecy > About > Archives > 2022 > Official Selection . 2023-09-07 . www.annecyfestival.com . en.
  18. Web site: Letter to a Pig . 2023-09-07 . GLAS 2022 . en-US.
  19. Web site: Letter to a Pig . 2023-09-07 . festivalregard.com.
  20. Web site: Economou . Vassilis . 2023-01-30 . Letter to a Pig wins at the 16th Kustendorf Film and Music Festival . 2023-09-07 . . en.
  21. Web site: 2023-02-26 . ANIMA 2023 - Awards . 2023-09-07 . Anima Festival – 23 February - 03 March 2024 . en.
  22. Web site: Behind the Line Work of Animation is Film 2023’s Grand Prize Winners . 2023-11-15 . Animation World Network . en.
  23. Web site: 2022-04-28 . Award Winners - Aesthetica Short Film Festival . 2023-11-15 . en-GB.

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