| 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]