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programme part: GRAND PANORAMA 3 75'

Thursday, 3. June 22:00, Europa cinema

Saturday, 5. June 22:00, Tuškanac cinema

Bruce Alcock

Bruce Alcock

Vlr_roses

Vive La Rose / Vive La Rose

Bruce Alcock

Canada / 2009 / 4' 52''

Director: Bruce Alcock

Production: Global Mechanic, National Film Board of Canada

Distribution: National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

Animation: 2D - Bruce Alcock & Dan Sousa, 3D - Paul Herschell, Justin Longoz & Joe Truesdell Stop Motion Animation - Bruce Alcock & Mary Lewis

Storyboard: Bruce Alcock, Luke Murphy, Dan Sousa, Dirk van de Vondel

Editing: Nathaniel Akin, Bruce Alcock, Paul Herschell, Justin Longoz & Joe Truesdell

Synopsis

Vive la Rose is a tale of a tragic love story set in Newfoundland. The film, based on a song by the local musician Émile Benoit, pays homage to its land, sea and harsh lives of the local fishermen.

Bruce Alcock

Bruce Alcock studied the tuba and comparative literature before moving to Barcelona, where he began learning about animation with animator Dirk van de Vondel. He settled in Vancouver, where he founded the production company Global Mechanic. In addition to his commercial work, Alcock made the outstanding personal films Wrong Number Phone Message (2003), At the Quinte Hotel (2005).