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''Every Child'' is an animated short film produced in 1979 by the
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 ...
in association with
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. This is a film without words, incorporating sounds by Les Mîmes Électriques (The Electric Mimes).


Plot

This animated short tells the story of a child rejected from every home, then found by two tramps who give her love and tenderness.


Cast

* Bernard Carez * Sophie Cowling as the Child * Raymond Pollender


Production

''Every Child'' was an
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sponsored film created by the
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 ...
in order to promote the Declaration of Children's Rights. The film was directed and animated by
Eugene Fedorenko Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the sin ...
and written by
Derek Lamb Derek Reginald Lamb (20 June 1936 – 5 November 2005) was a British animation filmmaker and producer. While serving as executive producer of the National Film Board of Canada's English Animation Studio from 1976 to 1982, he produced the Oscar-win ...
and Les Mîmes électriques. It had a budget of $67,778 (). Fedorenko later lost his job at the NFB due to budgetary problems in March 1980.


Awards

*In 1980 Derek Lamb won an
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for ''Best Short Film, Animated'' at the
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, United States *Best Animation and Special Award,
1st Genie Awards The 1st Genie Awards were presented on March 20, 1980, and honoured films released in 1979.Jay Scott, "Changeling wins Genie as year's best movie". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 21, 1980. They were given out at a gala event at the Royal Alexandra T ...
, 1980 *In 1980 Eugene Fedorenko won the
OIAF Award The Ottawa International Animation Festival is an annual animated film and media festival that takes place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The OIAF was founded in 1975, with the first festival held from August 10 to 15 in 1976. Initially organized by ...
for ''First Films'' at the
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References


Works cited

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External links

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Watch ''Every Child'' at NFB Web site
1979 films 1979 animated films 1970s animated short films Best Animated Short Academy Award winners Canadian animated short films Films scored by Normand Roger Films about orphans Animated films without speech Best Animated Short Film Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners National Film Board of Canada animated short films UNICEF Films with live action and animation French-language Canadian films 1970s English-language films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub