Madame Tutli-Putli
Madame Tutli - Putli is a Canadian animated short film by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski from the year 2007.
Action
Madame Tutli - Putli is in red dress, pearl necklace, with black pumps and a little hat and all their belongings at the station. It almost seems as if all the memories and mementos gathered with her, a small moth flutters around her, and soon after the train arrives. A little later Madame Tutli - Putli with their belongings in a now completely crowded compartment. Across from her sits a man she knew as a young tennis player once, and makes her the obscene allusions. An old man sleeps, a boy reading a book. The luggage net sit two men and playing chess, with the characters through the bumpy ride of the train are always updated and the game itself automatically so developed until one player loses.
The train stops suddenly on the open road, when a boulder on the tracks prevented the onward journey. Madame Tutli - Putli suddenly gets scared when she sees a sign in the train to warn of pickpockets. In fact, someone moved along the hallway and a little later green gas flows into the compartment. When Madame Tutli - Putli awakens her compartment is empty. All their belongings disappeared and also the passengers. She has a vision in which cut the tennis player of the beings who have stopped the train, and the abdominal organs will be removed. Confused, she rushes out of the compartment and the train crosses various deserted compartments and opens many doors. In the empty dining room she collapses. Suddenly she recognizes in the hall again, the little moth and the sight gives her strength to stand up. It follows the animal until it merges with glistening light and appears to be a winged creature itself.
Production
Madame Tutli - Putli was the film debut of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski. Both worked from 2002 to 2007 in the animated in stop-motion film. Among other things, both drove for about a month in northern Canada with VIA Rail Canada. Approximately one year was used for work on set and dolls. Two years lasted the actual stop-motion work.
For the first time in the history of animated film had the dolls 'real' eyes, which were digitally inserted. The as " groundbreaking " ( groundbreaking, innovative ) vowed innovation went back to painter Jason Walker, who was responsible for the visual effects of the film.
The film experienced in May 2007 at the International Film Festival in Cannes in 2007 its premiere.
Awards
On the Cinanima the film won the 2007 Grand Prize and received the 2008 Genie Award in the category " Best Animated Short Film ".
Madame Tutli - Putli was nominated in 2008 for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ", but could not prevail against Peter and the Wolf himself.