''Special Delivery'' (french: Livraison spéciale) is a 1978 animated short film made at the

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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

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 {{1970s-short-animation-film-stub