Magic Flute

Lyrical animation of the magical events which occur when various children play a flute, evoking both pleasant scenes of flowers and unpleasant ones of witches and bats, according to the personality of the child. Sound film without words. (Awards: Palo Alto; Columbus)

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Credits

producer

Derek Lamb

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Gayle Thomas

Duration

00:08:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012876

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - Canada

Literature → Fables - Juvenile films

Music & Performing Arts → Folk dancing

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1977

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