{{Short description|2017 animated film directed by Chintis Lundgren}} {{Infobox film | name = Manivald | native_name = | image = Manivald.jpg | caption = | director = Chintis Lundgren | producer = Drasko Ivezic<br>Chintis Lundgren<br>Jelena Popovic | writer = Drasko Ivezic<br>Chintis Lundgren | starring = Trevor Boris<br>France Castel<br>Tyrone Benskin<br>Drasko Ivezic<br>Chintis Lundgren | music = Terence Dunn | studio = Chintis Lundgreni Animatsioonistuudio<br>Adriatic Animation<br>National Film Board of Canada | distributor = New Europe Film Sales | released = {{Film date|2017}} | runtime = 13 minutes | country = Canada<br>Croatia<br>Estonia | language = English | budget = }} '''''Manivald''''' is an animated short film, directed by Chintis Lundgren and released in 2017.<ref name=awn>Ko Ricker, [https://www.awn.com/animationworld/human-after-all-social-satire-chintis-lundgrens-manivald "Human After All: The Social Satire of Chintis Lundgren’s ‘Manivald’"]. ''Animation World Network'', December 13, 2017.</ref>
==Plot==
The film centres on Manivald (Trevor Boris), an underachieving fox in his early 30s who still lives with his mother (France Castel), but finds their relationship endangered when they simultaneously fall in love with Toomas (Drasko Ivezic), the handsome wolf repairman who arrives to fix their washing machine.
==Production==
The film, adapted from Lundgren's prior webcomic ''Manivald and the Absinthe Rabbits'', was created as a pilot for an animated series, in which Manivald would move out of his mother's house and take up residence at The Hedgehog's Closet, a gay bar run by a cross-dressing hedgehog.<ref name=awn/> The series was also planned to incorporate characters from Lundgren's prior animated short film ''Life with Herman H. Rott''.<ref name=awn/> As of 2019, however, no series pickup has been announced; however, Toomas' own family life was the subject of Lundgren's 2019 animated short film ''Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves''.<ref>Ramin Zahed, [https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/dazzling-visions-8-directors-reveal-their-annecy-selected-shorts/ "Dazzling Visions: 8 Directors Discuss the Making of Their Annecy-Selected Shorts"]. ''Animation Magazine'', June 5, 2019.</ref> The film was also added to internet streaming platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo and the National Film Board of Canada's website, in 2019.<ref>Mercedes Milligan, [https://www.animationmagazine.net/shorts/chintis-lungrens-award-winning-manivald-arrives-online-free-from-nfb/ "Chintis Lungren’s Award-Winning ‘Manivald’ Arrives Online Free from NFB"]. ''Animation Magazine'', May 28, 2019.</ref>
==Reception==
The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.<ref>Amdi Amidi, [http://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/breadwinner-nominated-6-canadian-screen-awards-including-best-picture-156075.html "‘The Breadwinner’ Nominated For 6 Canadian Screen Awards, Including Best Picture"]. ''Cartoon Brew'', January 20, 2018.</ref> The film is currently available to purchase on Amazon Prime Video.
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==External links== * {{NFB film|manivald}} * {{Vimeo | 338441565 | Manivald }} * {{IMDb title|6724880}}
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