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Léon in Wintertime

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2007 27 min
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In this short puppet animation we meet Léon, an 8-year-old adopted bear suffering from an identity crisis. The distraught cub runs away from home in wintertime and embarks on many adventures. He stands up to an ogre and saves a princess from ending up in a pea stew. His courage eventually leads him back to his parents, who work as beekeepers. Pure, tender and as sweet as honey, this is a delightful tale.

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In this short puppet animation we meet Léon, an 8-year-old adopted bear suffering from an identity crisis. The distraught cub runs away from home in wintertime and embarks on many adventures. He stands up to an ogre and saves a princess from ending up in a pea stew. His courage eventually leads him back to his parents, who work as beekeepers. Pure, tender and as sweet as honey, this is a delightful tale.

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  • director
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
    Pascal Le Nôtre
  • script
    Antoine Lanciaux
  • support
    Association Beaumarchais
  • art direction
    Samuel Ribeyron
    Antoine Lanciaux
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • music
    Normand Roger
  • sound design
    Normand Roger
  • music collaboration
    Denis Chartrand
  • sound design - collaboration
    Denis Chartrand
  • sound editing
    Judith Gruber-Stitzer
  • sound editing assistant
    Dominique Bourgoin
  • voice
    Robert Naylor
    Holly Gauthier-Frankel
    Terrence Scammel
    Rick Jones
    A.J. Henderson
    Arthur Grosser
    Sonja Ball
    Mark Camacho
    Neil Shee
    Simon Peacock
    Richard M. Dumont
    Michael Rudder
    Thor Bishopric
    Maria Bircher
  • translation
    Jennifer Meunier
  • voice direction
    Thor Bishopric
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • cinematographer
    Sara Sponga
  • camera assistant
    Pablo Coppere
  • video intern
    Julie Escoffier
  • background supervisor
    Samuel Ribeyron
  • background artist
    Sandrine Héritier
    Simon Jacquard
  • background intern
    Fanny Marseau
    Aurélie Deloche
    Pol Flores
    Violaine Picaut
  • prop supervisor
    Marion Charrier
    Delphine Daumas
    Hélène Ducrocq
  • character design
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • puppet supervisor
    François Cadot
    Nicolas Hérisson
  • puppet armatures
    Hélène Ducrocq
  • painter
    Izabela Bartosik-Burkhardt
    Emilie Mercier
  • animation supervisor
    Marjolaine Parot
  • animator
    Chaïtane Conversat
    Laëtitia Dupont
    François Lignier
    Françoise Grumeau
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • storyboard
    Antoine Lanciaux
    Pierre-Luc Granjon
  • supervisor of compositing
    Christophe Gautry
  • special effects
    Christophe Gautry
  • compositing assistant
    Maïa Gascuel
  • titles
    Christophe Gautry
    Samuel Ribeyron
  • editing
    Hervé Guichard
  • online editing
    Denis Gathelier
  • digital imaging specialist
    Susan Gourley
    Pierre Plouffe
  • production manager
    Catherine Blanc-Maurizi
    Louis Asselin
    Francine Langdeau
  • production intern
    Noémie Durand
  • technical coordinator
    Julie Laperrière
  • scene checking
    Patrick Tallaron
  • administrator
    Diane Régimbald
  • finance director
    Katy Corriveau
  • administration director
    Katy Corriveau
  • producer
    Emmanuel Bernard
    Pascal Le Nôtre
    Marie-Josée Corbeil
    Christine Côté
  • co-producer
    René Chénier
    Marc Bertrand
    Laurence Bégeot
    François Deplanck
  • executive in charge of development
    Frédérique Vinel

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Education

Ages 5 to 8
Study Guide
Guide 1
School subjects
Family Studies/Home Economics - Family Diversity and Challenges Health/Personal Development - Healthy Relationships Health/Personal Development - Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution
Claymation fairy-tale about a bear (Leon) who runs away just before Christmas when he realizes his human parents are not his real mother and father. Leon makes friends, finds a magic apple, and rescues the princess and prevents her marriage to a dishonest man. In the end, he is reunited with his parents and understands even though he is adopted, they are his real parents after all.
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