# Manivald

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{{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](/source/Trevor_Boris)<br>[France Castel](/source/France_Castel)<br>[Tyrone Benskin](/source/Tyrone_Benskin)<br>Drasko Ivezic<br>Chintis Lundgren
| music          = Terence Dunn
| studio         = Chintis Lundgreni Animatsioonistuudio<br>Adriatic Animation<br>[National Film Board of Canada](/source/National_Film_Board_of_Canada)
| distributor    = [New Europe Film Sales](/source/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](/source/Animation_World_Network)'', December 13, 2017.</ref>

==Plot==

The film centres on Manivald ([Trevor Boris](/source/Trevor_Boris)), an underachieving [fox](/source/fox) in his early 30s who still lives with his mother ([France Castel](/source/France_Castel)), but finds their relationship endangered when they simultaneously fall in love with Toomas (Drasko Ivezic), the handsome [wolf](/source/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](/source/gay_bar) run by a [cross-dressing](/source/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](/source/Animation_Magazine)'', June 5, 2019.</ref> The film was also added to internet streaming platforms, including [Facebook](/source/Facebook), [YouTube](/source/YouTube), [Vimeo](/source/Vimeo) and the [National Film Board of Canada](/source/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](/source/Animation_Magazine)'', May 28, 2019.</ref>

==Reception==

The film was a [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) nominee for [Best Animated Short Film](/source/Academy_of_Canadian_Cinema_and_Television_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short) at the [6th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/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](/source/Cartoon_Brew)'', January 20, 2018.</ref> The film is currently available to purchase on [Amazon Prime Video](/source/Amazon_Prime_Video).

==References==
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==External links==
* {{NFB film|manivald}}
* {{Vimeo | 338441565 | Manivald }}
* {{IMDb title|6724880}}

Category:2017 films
Category:2017 animated short films
Category:2017 LGBTQ-related films
Category:Animated films about foxes
Category:Animated films based on webcomics
Category:National Film Board of Canada animated short films
Category:Canadian LGBTQ-related short films
Category:LGBTQ-related animated short films
Category:Estonian animated short films
Category:Croatian animated short films
Category:2017 English-language films
Category:2010s Canadian animated films
Category:Estonian LGBTQ-related films
Category:Gay-related films
Category:Films about male bisexuality
Category:English-language short films
Category:2017 Canadian films
Category:2010s Croatian films
Category:2010s Estonian films

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