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Father and Daughter is a 2000 Dutch animated short film written and directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2001.[1]

Father and Daughter
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Directed by	Michaël Dudok de Wit
Written by	Michaël Dudok de Wit
Produced by	Claire Jennings Willem Thijssen
Music by	Normand Roger Denis L. Chartrand
Release date	January 2000 (January 2000)
Running time	8 minutes 30 seconds
Countries	Netherlands United Kingdom
Language	No dialogue

Plot

A father says goodbye to his young daughter and leaves. As the wide Dutch landscapes live through their seasons so the girl lives through hers. She becomes a young woman, has a family and in time she becomes old, yet within her there is always a deep longing for her father. At the end of the film, in what appears to be a dream sequence, or perhaps the afterlife, they are reunited.[2]

Awards

The film received over 20 awards and 1 nomination[3] and is considered the most successful in the series of works by Dudok de Wit. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.[4]

• BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation (25 February 2001)[5]
• Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (25 March 2001)[6]
• Grand Prix at World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb in 2002.[7]

See also

• 2000 in film
• Animation Show of Shows

References

External links

• Father and Daughter on YouTube
• Father and Daughter at IMDb
• Father and Daughter at AllMovie
• Father and Daughter at Keyframe

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