''Op Hop - Hop Op'' is a Canadian animated short film, directed by

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and released in 1966."Op Hop-Hop Op"
''Canadian Film Encyclopedia''. One of the first experiments in using

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in the production of animation, it is a scratch film comprising non-representative geometric shapes that flicker and rapidly change. The film won the award for Best Short Film at the 1967 Montreal International Film Festival, although the announcement was controversial as the film had been booed by members of the audience at its screening."Canadian Film Festival Winners Booed"
'' Montreal Gazette'', August 14, 1967.

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* 1966 films 1966 animated films 1966 short films 1960s animated short films Canadian animated short films Canadian avant-garde and experimental short films National Film Board of Canada animated short films 1960s Canadian animated films Quebec films {{1960s-Canada-film-stub