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Impromptu (2013 film)

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Impromptu
Directed byBruce Alcock
Written byBruce Alcock
Edward Riche
Produced byAnnette Clarke
Michael Fukushima
Tina Ouellette
StarringRobert Joy
Edited byCesare Battista
Animation byBruce Alcock
Cesare Battista
Production
company
Release date
  • September 2013 (2013-09) (TIFF)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada

Impromptu is a Canadian animated short film directed by Bruce Alcock and released in 2013.[1] The film centres on Chuck (Robert Joy), a man preparing dinner during which he plans to talk to his wife about their relationship difficulties. His plans upended when his wife unexpectedly invited a whole raft of her co-workers home to join them.[2]

The voice cast also includes Otto Alcock, Liz Solo, Mary Lewis, Sean Panting, Brian Marler and Jane Dingle.

The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ramin Zahed, "NFB Serves Up 3-D Fare at Toronto Festival". Animation Magazine, August 7, 2013.
  2. ^ Ilse de Mucha Herrera, "TIFF 2013: Short Animated Films by the NFB – Reviews". The Arts Guild, September 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Cassandra Szklarski, "NFB showcases 3D animated shorts at Toronto film festival". Canadian Press, August 30, 2013.
  4. ^ Pat Mullen, "'Enemy' Leads Canadian Screen Awards Nominations" Archived 2023-03-29 at the Wayback Machine. Cinemablographer, January 13, 2014.
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