The Subject (2018 film)

The Subject (French: Le sujet) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Patrick Bouchard and released in 2018.[1] An exploration of the creative process, the film features Bouchard performing a dissection on a model of his own body.[1]

The Subject
FrenchLe Sujet
Directed byPatrick Bouchard
Written byPatrick Bouchard
Produced byJulie Roy
Edited byTheodore Ushev
Music byPatrick Bouchard
Production
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Release date
  • May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17) (Cannes)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, in the Director's Fortnight stream.[2] It was the only Canadian film screened at Cannes in 2018.[2]

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2018.[3] It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019,[4] and won the Prix Iris for Best Animated Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards.[5]

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