Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days

Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days (Portuguese: Tio Tomás, A Contabilidade Dos Dias) is a Canadian, Portuguese and French coproduced animated short film, directed by Regina Pessoa and released in 2019.[1] The film is a tribute to Pessoa's real-life uncle Tomás, who suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder but was a key inspiration on her decision to pursue a career in the arts.[2]

Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days
Film poster
Tio Tomás, A Contabilidade Dos Dias
Directed byRegina Pessoa
Produced byReginald de Guillebon
Abi Feijó
Julie Roy
StarringRegina Pessoa
Music byNormand Roger
Edited byAbi Feijó
Production
company
Ciclope Filmes
Les Armateurs
National Film Board of Canada
Release date
Running time
13 minutes
CountryCanada
Portugal
France

Awards

The film won a Jury Prize at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival,[3] and won the Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject at the 47th Annie Awards.[4] It made the initial shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the 92nd Academy Awards,[5] but did not advance to the final five nominees.

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[6]

References
  1. Jon Hofferman, "‘Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days’ - An Award-Winning Tribute to a Beloved Uncle". Animation World Network, December 13, 2019.
  2. Ales Dudok de Wit, "How They Did It: Blending Memory And Archives In The Hybrid Film ‘Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days’". Cartoon Brew, October 9, 2019.
  3. Anita Bennett, "‘I Lost My Body’ Wins Best Feature at Annecy Int’l Animated Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood, June 15, 2019.
  4. Vinnie Mancuso, "Netflix Wins Big at 2020 Annie Awards as ‘Klaus’ Takes Home “Best Animated Feature”". Collider, January 27, 2020.
  5. Amid Amidi, "Watch At Least Half Of The 2019 Shortlisted Oscar Shorts For Free". Cartoon Brew, December 17, 2019.
  6. "Écrans canadiens : Song of Names, The Twentieth Century et Antigone en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, February 18, 2020.


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