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1972 Canadian film

Balablok
Directed by	Břetislav Pojar
Produced by	René Jodoin
Music by	Maurice Blackburn
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	1972 (1972)
Running time	7 minutes
Country	Canada

Balablok is a 1972 animated short written and directed by Břetislav Pojar exploring the human propensity for resorting to violence over reason.

Accolades

The 7 min 27 sec film received the 1973 Grand Prix du Festival for Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival.

Production

Produced by René Jodoin for the National Film Board of Canada, with music by Maurice Blackburn, the film was produced at a cost of C$37,000, utilizing cutout animation.

References

WorldCat.org
BALABLOK-Festival de Cannes
"Balablok". National Film Board collections page. 1972. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
NFB French Animation Founder René Jodoin Dies-Animation Magazine
Evans, Gary (Sep 30, 1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. pp. 198. ISBN 0-8020-6833-2. Balablok.

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