| Pig Bird | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Condie |
| Produced by | Derek Mazur |
| Production companies | National Film Board of Canada Revenue Canada |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 3 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Pigbird is a 1981 animated short comedy film directed by Richard Condie.
The film was cooperated by the now defunct Canadian Pacific Airlines (which at the time was originally called CP Air), and shown and produced by Revenue Canada.
The animated film is a PSA about custom safety.
Plot
The plot tells the story of a citizen trying to sneak in an exotic creature through customs, and then the officer says that they can't bring in the creature. So they successfully manage to bring the creature through customs illegally by handing the creature to another citizen secretly. Only for the citizen to find out that the creature has been infected with insects inside his fur, and then eventually, the insects suddenly spread through the city, invading buses, and other innocent bystanders.
Awards
- Zagreb Film Festival, Poland, The Golden Gram, Educational, 1981
- Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada, Commercial Shorts Under 5 Minutes, 1982
- ALA Notable Children's Videos, 1983.
References
- "Pigbird - NFB Collection". NFB. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- "Pigbird", National Film Board of Canada, retrieved 2023-09-09
- Notable children's films and videos, filmstrips, and recordings, 1973-1986. Chicago: ALA. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8389-3342-8. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
External links
- Watch Pigbird on the NFB website
- Pigbird at IMDb
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