Romance of Transportation in Canada (1952)

Filed under: Animation, 1950s, Canada, Color, National Film Board of Canada,

Romance of Transportation in Canada

Directed by:

Colin Low

Producers:

Tom Daly

Animated by:

Wolf Koenig (characterization)

Robert Verrall (design)

Sidney Goldsmith (animation assistant)

Barry Helmer (animation assistant)

Colin Low (animated supervisor)

Music by:

Eldon Rathburn

Clarke Da Prato (sound recordist)

Kenneth Healey-Ray (sound editor)

Studio:

National Film Board of Canada

Release date:

1952

Running time:

11 min

Color process:

Colour

The Romance of Transportation in Canada, Colin Low, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis

“A light-hearted animated short about how Canada’s vast distances and great obstacles were overcome by settlers. The story is told with a tongue-in-cheek seriousness and takes us from the intrepid trailblazers of long ago to the aircraft of today and tomorrow.”

Reception:

1953 Canadian Film Awards – Honourable Mention

1953 Cannes Film Festival – Best Animation

1953 Oscar-nominee – Cartoon Short Subject

1954 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) – Special Award

References:

IMDb. “The Romance of Transportation in Canada.” IMDb, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045100/.