''No Problem'' is a Canadian animated short film, directed by

Craig Welch Craig Welch (September 27, 1948 – May 18, 2020) was a Canadian animator."It's been six months since COVID-19 came to Canada. Here are some of the lives we've lost". ''The Globe and Mail'', July 20, 2020. He was most noted for his short films ''No ...

and released in 1992.Craig MacInnis, "From Oshawa to Cannes... No problem!". ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...

'', May 10, 1992. 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 The id, ego, and super-ego are a set of three concepts in psychoanalytic theory describing distinct, interacting agents in the psychic apparatus (defined in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche). The three agents are theoretical const ...

both come out to wreck the opportunity. The film was influenced by the comic style of NFB animators Cordell Barker and Richard Condie. The film premiered at the

1992 Cannes Film Festival The 45th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1992. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Den goda viljan'' by Bille August. The festival opened with ''Basic Instinct'', directed by Paul Verhoeven and closed with ''Far and Away'', directed by Ro ...

, in competition for the

Short Film Palme d'Or The Short Film Palme d'Or (french: Palme d'Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes ...

. It was a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nominee for

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at the

14th Genie Awards The 14th Genie Awards were held on December 12, 1993."Glenn Gould Still Scoring Prizes". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 13, 1993. In a bid to increase the visibility of the Genie Awards in the francophone market in Quebec, the ceremony was held in ...

in 1993."The nominees are...". ''

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'', October 20, 1993.

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* * 1992 films National Film Board of Canada animated short films 1990s animated short films 1992 animated films 1990s Canadian animated films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub