Balablok

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Balablok
Directed byBřetislav Pojar
Produced byRené Jodoin
Music byMaurice Blackburn
Production
company
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryCanada

Balablok is a 1972 animated short written and directed by Břetislav Pojar exploring the human propensity for resorting to violence over reason.[1]

Accolades

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The 7 min 27 sec film received the 1973 Grand Prix du Festival for Short Film[2] at the Cannes Film Festival.[3]

Production

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Produced by René Jodoin for the National Film Board of Canada,[4] with music by Maurice Blackburn, the film was produced at a cost of C$37,000, utilizing cutout animation.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ BALABLOK-Festival de Cannes
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  4. ^ NFB French Animation Founder René Jodoin Dies-Animation Magazine
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