''The River's Lazy Flow'' () is a Canadian animated short film, directed by

Joël Vaudreuil Joël Vaudreuil is a Canadian musician and animator from Quebec. He is most noted for his short film '' The River's Lazy Flow (Le courant faible de la rivière)'', which won the Jutra Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 16th Jutra Awards in 20 ...

and released in 2013.Nick Wangersky
"Le courant faible de la rivière (Review)"
''Hollywood North Magazine'', January 4, 2016. The film centres on an older man who is at a river cabin with his family, and begins to reminisce about his teenage experience when he had a crush on a girl for the first time. The film premiered at the 2013

Annecy International Animation Film Festival The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (, officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring ever ...

, and was screened at the 2013

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, ...

. The film won the

Jutra Award Jutras may have several meanings : * Claude Jutra: an award-winning French Canadian filmmaker **Jutra Award: Film awards formerly given in the Canadian province of Quebec, named after the filmmaker and now known as Prix Iris **The Claude Jutra Awa ...

for

Best Animated Short Film The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year 1 ...

at the

16th Jutra Awards The 16th Prix Jutra ceremony was held on March 23, 2014 at the Monument-National theatre in Montreal, Quebec, to honour achievements in the Cinema of Quebec in 2013. Nominations were announced in January.Éric Moreault"Prix Jutra: Louis Cyr champi ...

in 2014.Manon Dumais
"Jutra 2014: Le triomphe de Louis Cyr"
''

Voir ''Voir'' was a francophone alternative weekly newspaper in Montreal, Quebec, published by Communications Voir. ''Voir'' was founded by Pierre Paquet in November 1986. The first issue of the newspaper was published on 27 November 1986. Later o ...

'', March 23, 2014.

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* 2013 films 2013 animated short films Canadian animated short films 2010s Canadian animated films Best Animated Short Film Jutra and Iris Award winners {{2010s-Canada-film-stub