# Movements of the Body

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Canadian film

Movements of the Body Directed by Wayne Traudt Produced by Wayne Traudt Animation by Wayne Traudt Production company Quickdraw Animation Society Distributed by National Film Board of Canada Country Canada

***Movements of the Body*** is a Canadian animated film series created by [Wayne Traudt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wayne_Traudt&action=edit&redlink=1), consisting of the films *1st Movement: The Gesture* (1994), *2nd Movement: The Drawing* (1996) and *3rd Movement: The Coloring* (1997).[1] Produced for the [Calgary](/source/Calgary)-based [Quickdraw Animation Society](/source/Quickdraw_Animation_Society),[2] the three films each depict the motion of a body through various stages of the [figure drawing](/source/Figure_drawing) process.[3]

*1st Movement: The Gesture* premiered at the 1994 Cinanima festival, where it won the award for best film,[3] and was subsequently screened in the [International Critics' Week](/source/International_Critics'_Week) at the [1995 Cannes Film Festival](/source/1995_Cannes_Film_Festival).[4] It was a [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nominee for [Best Theatrical Short Film](/source/Genie_Award_for_Best_Theatrical_Short_Film) at the [16th Genie Awards](/source/16th_Genie_Awards).[5] and won the [Rosie Award](/source/Rosie_Award) for Best Animation at the 1995 Alberta Film and Television Awards[6] and the award for Best Animation at the 1995 [Yorkton Film Festival](/source/Yorkton_Film_Festival).[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Liam Lacey, "Festival keeps it short and sweet: Brief running times and a wide variety of subjects are the main attractions". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, June 5, 1997.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** William Beard and Jerry White, *North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980*. [University of Alberta Press](/source/University_of_Alberta_Press), 2002. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780888643902](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780888643902). p. 67.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-city_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-city_3-1) "City animator receives Genie nomination for movement study". *[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)*, December 8, 1995.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Five to Cannes"](https://playbackonline.ca/1995/05/08/4328-19950508/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, May 8, 1995.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "Lepage leads Genie nominees". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, November 8, 1995.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Alberta Film and TV Awards winners"](https://playbackonline.ca/1995/03/27/4194-19950327/). *[Playback](/source/Playback_(magazine))*, March 27, 1995.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Award winners"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-phoenix-award-winners-29-may-1995/34857629/). *[Saskatoon Star-Phoenix](/source/Saskatoon_Star-Phoenix)*, May 29, 1995.

## External links

- [*1st Movement: The Gesture*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110582/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [*2nd Movement: The Drawing*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846684/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [*3rd Movement: The Coloring*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4846946/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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