Edmond Was a Donkey

Edmond Was a Donkey (French: Edmond était un âne) is a Canadian-French animated short film, directed by Franck Dion and released in 2012.[1] The film tells the story of Edmond, an unhappy office worker who discovers his true nature after his coworkers play a prank that involves forcing him to wear donkey ears.[1]

Edmond Was a Donkey
Film poster
French	Edmond était un âne
Directed by	Franck Dion
Produced by	Franck Dion Julie Roy Richard Van den Boom
Written by	Franck Dion Kathleen Fee
Music by	Pierre Caillet
Cinematography	Franck Dion
Edited by	Franck Dion
Production company	National Film Board of Canada Papy3D Productions
Release date	June 14, 2012 (2012-06-14) (Annecy)
Running time	14 minutes
Country	Canada France
Language	French English

The film's French voice cast included Bérangère Bonvoisin, Benoist Brione, Gaëtan Gallier and Patrick Bouchitey, while its English voice cast included Kathleen Fee, Richard Dumont, Kent McQuaid and Daniel Brochu.

The film won the Bravo!FACT Award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2012 CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival.[2] It was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards,[3] and a César Award nominee for Best Animated Film at the 38th César Awards.[4]

References

1. "Film Review | Edmond Was a Donkey (2012)". Hollywood North Magazine, August 18, 2016.
2. "Edmond Was a Donkey, Gravity of Center take short film awards". Playback, June 12, 2012.
3. "NFB Scores 14 Canadian Screen Award Nominations". Animation World Network, January 16, 2013.
4. "César 2013 : les nominations !". AlloCiné, January 24, 2013.

External links

• Edmond Was a Donkey at the National Film Board of Canada
• Edmond Was a Donkey on IMDb