Cannes 60th: Canadian short wins 2 awards

National Cinema congratulates Canadian animators Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, who have won two awards at Cannes for their animation Madame Tutli-Putli.

They were awarded The Canal Plus Award, which means that Madame Tutli-Putli will be broadcast on the French pay-TV channel. They will also be invited to the Moulin d'Ande, an artists' retreat.

The filmmakers will also received Le Petit Rail D'Or by a group of 100 railway cineastes. The honour means that they will be given $6,000 in equipment from Panavision Alga Techno for their next project.

Be sure to check out Madame Tutli-Putli on our uTube Video of The Week.

Via The Toronto Star