''Marie. Eduardo. Sophie.'' is a Canadian short animated film, directed by
Thomas Corriveau
Thomas Corriveau (born July 18, 1957) is a Canadian artist and filmmaker from Quebec. He is most noted as a two-time Prix Iris nominee for Best Animated Short Film, receiving nods at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022 for '' They Dance With T ...
and released in 2023. His second experiment in animating
dance
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following 2021's '' They Dance With Their Heads (Ils dansent avec leurs têtes)'', the film is an animated rendition of a dance work performed by professional dancers Marie Mougeolle, Eduardo Ruiz Vergara and Sophie Corriveau.
The film premiered at the 2023
Sommets du cinéma d'animation
The Sommets du cinéma d'animation (English: ''Animation Film Summits'') is an annual festival created in 2002 dedicated to animation cinema in all its forms, encompassing both heritage and new media. Organized by the Cinémathèque québécoise, ...
in May 2023, and was subsequently screened at the 2023
Annecy International Animation Film Festival
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.
The film received a
Prix Iris
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nomination for
Best Animated Short Film
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