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Madame Tutli-Putli Takes Worldwide Short Film Fest

NFB's new stop-motion short, MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI, won the top animated prize at Toronto's Worldwide Short Film Festival. Directors Chris Lavis and Mciek Szczerbowski were awarded the C.O.R.E Digital Pictures Award for Best Animated Short, which comes with a $5,000 cash prize. By winning the festival, the short is now eligible for the Academy Award and Genie Award. In the film, a young woman takes a strange train ride on which she must confront her demons.

Additionally, Osbert Parker's film noir actioner, YOURS TRULY, received an honorable mention in the animation category. animate! studio produced the film.

Sponsored by Telus, the Worldwide Short Film Festival, one of only three festivals in Canada accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is now in its 13th year and presented 265 films from more than 30 countries.

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