A mixture of puppet and hand-drawn animation, The Necktie is the story of Valentin and his quest to find meaning in his life. Stuck in a dead-end job, he has forgotten all about the things that used to bring him joy. Years pass, and boredom replaces all his aspirations and hope for the future. It is only on his 40th birthday, when he rediscovers an old accordion hidden in the depths of his closet, that he regains his lust for life.

This animated short film won the following awards:

-Jutra Award for Best Animated Short Film - Prix Iris, Canada, 2009
-Fabrizio Bellochio Prize for Social Content - I Castrlli Animati Festival, Italy, 2009
-Youth Jury Prize for Best Animated Short - Festival de Cinéma des 3 Amériques, France, 2009
-Best Short Film Award / Audience Prize - Montreal World Film Festival, Canada, 2009

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Original title - Le Nœud de Cravate (The Necktie)
Director - Jean-François Lévesque
Writer - Jean-François Lévesque
Producers - René Chénier, Michèle Bélanger, Julie Roy
Editing - Natacha Dufaux
Puppets - Jean-François Lévesque
Animation - Jean-François Lévesque
2D animation - Luc Chamberland
Sound design - Marie-Claude Gagné
Soundtrack - Hugo Fleury
Year - 2008

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