''Father and Daughter'' is a 2000 Dutch

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written and directed by

Michaël Dudok de Wit Michaël Dudok de Wit (; born 15 July 1953) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London. He won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for '' Father and Daughter'' (2000) and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best ...

. It won the

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in 2001.

Plot

A father says goodbye to his young daughter and leaves. As the wide Dutch landscapes live through their seasons so the girl lives through hers. She becomes a young woman, has a family and in time she becomes old, yet within her there is always a deep longing for her father. At the end of the film, in what appears to be a dream sequence, or perhaps the afterlife, they are reunited.

Awards

The film received over 20 awards and 1 nomination and is considered the most successful in the series of works by Dudok de Wit. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows. * BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation (25 February 2001) *

(25 March 2001) * Grand Prix at World Festival of Animated Film -

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in 2002.Michael Dudok de Wit's Father and Daughter Takes Zagreb Grand Prize-Animation World Network
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