The Temple (film) explained

The Temple
Native Name:
Director:Alain Fournier
Producer:Sébastien Bergeron
Alain Fournier
Based On:"The Temple" by H. P. Lovecraft
Starring:Olivier Barrette
Jean-François Beaupré
Music:Patrick Lavoie
Cinematography:Gabriel Tremblay-Beauvais
Editing:Alain Fournier
Fred Schmidt
Studio:Dock Films
Folks Films
Distributor:Travelling Distribution
Runtime:17 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English
French
German

The Temple is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Alain Fournier and released in 2022.[1] Based on the H. P. Lovecraft short story "The Temple", the film centres on the crew of a German U-boat, who witness strange phenomena before an explosion in the engine room, and descend into madness as the vessel sinks to the bottom of the ocean.[2]

The film premiered in October 2022 at the Sitges Film Festival.[1] It had its Canadian premiere later the same month at the 2022 Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival,[1] where it was the winner of the Prix Crave for best short film by a director from Quebec.[3]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://ctvm.info/le-temple-le-studio-deffets-visuels-folks-reconnu-dans-12-festivals-autour-du-monde/ "Le Temple: Le studio d’effets visuels FOLKS reconnu dans 12 festivals autour du monde"
  2. Alexander Hackett, "Concordia filmmakers feature prominently at the 27th Fantasia International Film Festival". Concordia University, July 18, 2023.
  3. Marie-Hélène Paquin, "Festival du cinéma international : le Grand Prix décerné à Tu te souviendras de moi". Ici Radio-Canada Abitibi-Témiscamingue, November 4, 2022.
  4. Jamie Lang, "Canadian Screen Awards 2024: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees". Cartoon Brew, March 13, 2024.