''Balablok'' is a 1972 animated short written and directed by

Břetislav Pojar Břetislav Pojar (7 October 192312 October 2012) was a Czech puppeteer, animator and director of short film, short and feature films. Born in Sušice, Czechoslovakia, Pojar started his career in the late 1940s with his work on ''The Story of the ...

exploring the human propensity for resorting to violence over reason.

Accolades

The 7 min 27 sec film received the 1973 Grand Prix du Festival for Short Film at the

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...

Production

Produced by René Jodoin for the

National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; ) is a Canadian public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary films, animation, web documentaries, and altern ...

,NFB French Animation Founder René Jodoin Dies-Animation Magazine
/ref> with music by Maurice Blackburn, the film was produced at a cost of C$37,000, utilizing

cutout animation Cutout animation is a form of stop-motion animation using flat characters, props and backgrounds cut from materials such as paper, card, stiff fabric or photographs. The props would be cut out and used as puppets for stop motion. The world's ...

References

External links

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Watch ''Balablok'' at NFB.ca
1972 films 1972 animated short films 1970s political films 1972 war films Animated films without speech National Film Board of Canada animated short films Quebec films Short Film Palme d'Or winners Canadian animated short films Anti-war films Cutout animation films Films scored by Maurice Blackburn Films directed by Břetislav Pojar 1970s Canadian animated films {{animation-stub