Sleeping Betty

Sleeping Betty

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In this animated short, Sleeping Betty is stuck in bed, victim to a strange bout of narcolepsy. The King calls on his subjects to rescue her and they all respond to the call: Uncle Henry VIII, Aunt Victoria, an oddly emotional alien, a funky witch and a handsome prince. But will a kiss really be enough to wake the sleeping princess? The film, drawn in ink, is a classic example of the anachronistic and playful world of Claude Cloutier.

Canadian Film Institute Award for Best Canadian Animation & NFB Public Prize 2007

Albert Ohayon
From the playlist: Ottawa International Animation Festival Award Winners

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Sleeping Betty, Claude Cloutier, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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Credits
  • script
    Claude Cloutier
  • animation
    Claude Cloutier
  • direction
    Claude Cloutier
  • computer graphics
    Nicolas Brault
    Jihane Geadah
  • editing
    José Heppell
  • sound design
    Olivier Calvert
  • musical adaptation
    Normand Roger
  • musician
    Julie Triquet
    Jocelyn Veilleux
    Denis Chartrand
    Sofia Gentile
  • music recording
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • music editing
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • foley
    Lise Wedlock
  • foley assistant
    Wendy Ouellette
  • voice
    Martin Barry
    Johanne Garneau
    Rick Jones
  • recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
  • film recording
    Pierre Landry
  • digital imaging specialist
    Susan Gourley
  • on-line
    Denis Pilon
  • technical support
    Phyllis Lewis
  • marketing manager
    Julie Arseneault
    Julie Roy
  • administrator
    Diane Régimbald
  • administrative team
    Diane Ayotte
    Michèle Labelle
  • technical coordinator
    Julie Laperrière
  • line producer
    Francine Langdeau
  • post-production producer
    Marc Bertrand
  • executive producer
    Michèle Bélanger
  • producer
    Marcel Jean

  • MovieVigilante

    Beautiful style and absurd humour.

    MovieVigilante, 17 Apr 2013
  • jenia

    amazing how detailed and thoughtful. This humorous and touching fairy tale reveals reality. Thank you for such delight!

    jenia, 22 Feb 2013
  • bufffilm

    This is by far the best animation I have ever seen in my life! It is a work of pure genius! The animation is constantly witty, intelligent and funny and it is done with excellent skill and expertise. Thank you NFB and the producers of this work that reignites my faith in art. This is film-making at its zenith. I am the social media guru at Seaside Times Magazine in Sidney BC - www.seasidetimes.ca - and I just tweeted it and posted it to Facebook for the world to see! Cheers - From Doreen Marion Gee, Victoria BC

    bufffilm, 21 Apr 2012
  • morcaman

    I am interested in discussing with you the use of this and other short films on my TV show Sprockets and Splices / contact me joel@morcaman.com

    morcaman, 30 Jan 2012
  • Jannaia

    Brilliant. So absurd and funny. I love that horse.

    Jannaia, 28 Jan 2012
  • Jannaia

    Brilliant! Absurd and awesome. The horse kills me :)

    Jannaia, 28 Jan 2012

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