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In archetypical Dutch images, drawn with simple lines, a father and daughter ride their bicycles on a dike. The father says goodbye and disappears towards the horizon. For the rest of her life, the daughter keeps returning to this place. Awarded with an Oscar in 2001.
After a nomination in 1994 (for The Monk and the Fish), Dudok de Wit won the Oscar for Best Short Animation in 2001 for his second autonomous production, the touching Father and Daughter. In archetypical Dutch images, drawn with simple lines, a father and daughter ride their bicycles on a dike. The father says goodbye and disappears towards the horizon. For the rest of her life, the daughter keeps returning to this place. In 2007 admitted to the "Canon van de Nederlandse Film".

Credits

Production company
CinéTé Filmproduktie bv
Cloudrunner Ltd
TV company
VPRO TV
Distributor NL
Stichting Nederlands Instituut voor Animatiefilm (NIAf)

Title: Father and Daughter
Year: 2000
Duration : 9 minutes
Category: Short Feature
Edition: NFF 2007

Gouden Kalf nominees

Beste Korte Film (2001)
Michael Dudok de Wit

Other awards

NPS Prijs voor beste korte film (2001)

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