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Black Soul

Martine Chartrand
2000 | 9 min
Martine Chartrand’s animated short dives into the heart of Black culture with an exhilarating trip though history. Watch as a young boy traces his roots through the stories his grandmother shares with him about the events that shaped their cultural heritage.

Awards and distinctions

  • Jury Kazoo d'Or - with a cash prize of 500$US
    Francophone Film Festival, Kalamazoo
    2003
  • Award for Best Short Film
    Reel Black Awards, Toronto
    2002
  • Jury Mention to the Best Animation
    Festival Internacional de Cine Para Ninos, Mexico City
    2002
  • Best Animation Short Film (ExAequo)
    Festival internacional de Cine para Ninos / DIVERCINE, Montevideo
    2002
  • First OCIC Award - Film with the most human values
    Festival internacional de Cine para Ninos / DIVERCINE, Montevideo
    2002
  • Special Commendation - Technical Achievement for Craft and Sound
    International Animation Festival, Melbourne
    2002
  • Second Place, Animation
    Black Film Festival, San Francisco
    2002
  • Best Film Fine Arts Discpline
    Black International Cinema I.U.S.B., Berlin
    2002
  • Certificate of Merit - Division Film and Video - Category: Animation
    Golden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival, San Francisco
    2002
  • Gold Special Jury Award - Film and Video Production / Category: The Arts / Cultural
    WorldFest - International Film Festival, Houston
    2002
  • Process Award for Visual Excellence - with a cash prize 500$US
    International Film Festival, Cleveland
    2002
  • National Film Board of Canada Prize for Best Animation (all ages) by Youth Jury
    Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families, Vancouver
    2002
  • Best Animated Short Award
    International Film Festival, Santa Barbara
    2002
  • Best Animated Short
    Soirée des Jutra, Montréal
    2002
  • Black Maria Juror's Choice - with a cash prize 225$US
    Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Jersey City
    2002
  • Jury Award
    Expo of Short Film and Video, New York
    2001
  • Honorable Mention - Category: Human Development Across the Life Span
    Itinerant - National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis
    2001
  • Chris Statuette - Category: Arts
    International Film and Video Festival, Columbus
    2001
  • Crystal Heart Award - with a cash prize of 2,500$US
    Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis
    2001
  • Special Commendation given by the Ecumenical Jury
    International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Leipzig
    2001
  • Chantal-Lapaire Award given by Tele-Quebec (ex aequo with Speakers for the dead by David Sutherland and Jennifer Holnes) - with a cash prize of 1,000$ (500,00$ each winner)
    VUES D'AFRIQUE / Journées du cinéma africain et créole, Montréal
    2001
  • Golden Bear - Category: Short Film
    International Film Festival, Berlin
    2001