The animated short films Vive la Rose and Land of the Heads ‘ both produced by the National Film Board of Canada ‘ will premiere at the Montreal World Film Festival.
Bruce Alcock directed Vive la Rose, which interprets an 19th-century French song performed by Newfoundland fiddler Emile Benoit about a simple and sick man who sings of anguish and isolation. Alcock founded the Cuppa Coffee Animation Studio and now heads up his own production company, Global Mechanic, in Vancouver.
Cedric Lous and Claude Barras directed Land of the Heads, a spooky and funny story about a vampire who has to go out at night on orders from his domineering and never-satisfied wife and separate children from their heads. This is the second film made by Louis, a Belgian, and Barras, who is Swiss, with the NFB through their studio, Helium Films.
The Montreal World Film Festival announced the lineup for its 33rd edition, to be held Aug. 27 to Sept. 7. The festival will feature 29 Canadian premieres, 43 North American premieres and films from 78 countries.
