''Special Delivery'' (french: Livraison spéciale) is a 1978 animated short film made at the
National Film Board of Canada
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which won the
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year ...
as well as first prize at
Animafest Zagreb
World Festival of Animated Film Zagreb ( hr, Svjetski festival animiranog filma), also known as Animafest Zagreb, is a film festival entirely dedicated to animated film held annually in Zagreb, Croatia. Initiated by the International Animated Fil ...
.
It was directed by
Eunice Macaulay and
John Weldon. An English and a French-language version were released.
Plot
After Ralph dismisses his wife's orders to clear the snow from the front walk before he went out for the day, he finds his regular mailman dead on his front stairs, having slipped on the ice and broken his neck. Fearing police investigations and potential wrongful death lawsuits from the letter carriers' union amongst other things, Ralph must go to great lengths to cover up the mailman's death while his wife comes to terms with her past.
Production
The film had a budget of $35,065 ().
References
Works cited
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External links
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Watch ''Special Delivery'' at NFB Web site
1978 films
1978 animated films
1970s animated short films
Best Animated Short Academy Award winners
Canadian animated short films
Films directed by John Weldon
National Film Board of Canada animated short films
Quebec films
1970s English-language films
1970s Canadian films
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