| The Trenches | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Claude Cloutier |
| Producer: | Marc Bertrand |
| Animator: | Claude Cloutier |
| Editing: | José Heppell |
| Studio: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Runtime: | 6 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
The Trenches (French: La Tranchée) is a Canadian animated short film, written, directed and animated by Claude Cloutier for the National Film Board of Canada.[1] The film is a portrait of soldiers fighting in the trenches during World War I.[1]
The film premiered in June 2010 at Animafest Zagreb,[1] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 31st Genie Awards in 2011.[3]