No Problem (1992 film) explained

No Problem
Director:Craig Welch
Producer:Marcy Page
Barrie McLean
Eunice MacAulay
Music:Denis L. Chartrand
Normand Roger
Cinematography:Jacques Avoine
Pierre Landry
Lynda Pelley
Editing:Derek Sharplin
Studio:National Film Board of Canada
Runtime:12 min.
Country:Canada

No Problem is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Craig Welch and released in 1992.[1] The film centres on a lonely man who wants to be in a relationship with a woman, but every time he goes on a date his id and superego both come out to wreck the opportunity.[1]

The film was influenced by the comic style of NFB animators Cordell Barker and Richard Condie.[2]

The film premiered at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival, in competition for the Short Film Palme d'Or.[3] It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Craig MacInnis, "From Oshawa to Cannes... No problem!". Toronto Star, May 10, 1992.
  2. Book: Animating the Unconscious: Desire, Sexuality, and Animation. Wallflower Press. 978-0231161992. Jayne Pilling. On Craig Welch's How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of Angels. 2012.
  3. "Cannes picks four films from Canada". Toronto Star, April 18, 1992.
  4. "The nominees are...". Edmonton Journal, October 20, 1993.