This fall, HARVEY, directed by Janice Nadeau and co-produced by the NFB and Folimage, is continuing its successful journey on the United States festival circuit: the New York City Short Film Festival, the Newport Beach Film Festival and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival have all included the animated short in their official selections. The film is a luminous look at loss and bereavement, seen through the eyes of a child with an overflowing imagination.
HARVEY will be screened on Saturday, October 14, at 1 p.m. in the Big Newport 4 theatre as part of the Newport Beach Film Festival's Teens & Short Tweens program, before being shown on Saturday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m. at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre (New York premiere) during the 19th New York City Short Film Festival. It will then be presented online from November 3 to 19 at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival.
The film embarked on its US festival tour after a world premiere at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France, which was followed by more than 60 selections at festivals all over the world, among them REGARD, Stuttgart, Annecy, Animafest Zagreb and Ottawa.
Awards and mentions to date
First Prize - Best Short Animation
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA (2023)
Award for Best Short Film - International Competition
Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI), Argentina (2023)
Award for Best International Animated Short Film
Cortocircuiti Short Film Festival, Bari, Italy (2023)
Jury Special Mention - Childrens' jury
Countryside Animafest Cyprus, Salamiou, Cyprus (2023)
Prize: Prix Jeune Public ● Cinéphiles en herbe
Festival Silhouette, Paris, France (2023)
HARVEY by Janice Nadeau (9 min)
Co-produced by the NFB (Marc Bertrand) and Folimage (Reginald de Guillebon), with the support of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. Head of Development: Corinne Destombes (Folimage).
