''Tragic Story with Happy Ending'' (French: ''Histoire tragique avec fin heureuse'') is a 2005 animated short by

Regina Pessoa Regina Maria Póvoa Pessoa Martins (born 16 December 1969) is a Portuguese animator. Biography Regina Pessoa was born in Coimbra, but lived in a village near the city until she was seventeen. Without a TV, she spent her time reading, listening ...

. To make the 7 minute 43 second film, Pessoa's drawings were transferred to glossy paper, brushed with India ink, scratched with a blade to give the effect of an engraving, then photographed.

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary f ...

film composer

Normand Roger Normand Roger (born 1949 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian composer, sound editor and sound designer. He is particularly known for his work as a composer of soundtracks for animated films, having composed more than 200 such works since 1970. He ...

supplied the score for the film. The film was the second in a trilogy of animated shorts by Pessoa about childhood, between ''A Noite'' (1999) and ''

Kali the Little Vampire ''Kali the Little Vampire'' (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Kali, o pequeno vampiro'') is a 2012 animation, animated short film directed by Regina Pessoa. The film was the last in a trilogy of animated shorts by Pessoa about childhood, follow ...

''.

Reception

''Tragic Story with Happy Ending'' has received numerous awards, becoming one of Portugal's most acclaimed animated films. They include the Cristal and TPS Cineculte awards for short film at the

Annecy International Animated Film Festival The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (french: Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of J ...

, a special international jury prize at the

Hiroshima International Animation Festival The International Animation Festival Hiroshima is a biennial animation festival hosted in Hiroshima, Japan. The festival was founded in 1985 by ''Association International du Film d'Animation'' or ''ASIFA'' as ''International Animation Festival f ...

, and 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 ...

nomination 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 1 ...

at the

28th Genie Awards The 28th Genie Awards were held on March 3, 2008 to honour films released in 2007. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The show was broadcast on E! and Independent Film Channel and hosted by ...

References

External links

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''Tragic Story with Happy Ending''
at Ciclope Films
Watch ''Tragic Story with Happy Ending'' at NFB.ca
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