Ludovic: magic in the air

Canada, 2002

Film
Please note

Sorry, we don't have images or video for this item.

Source: Some information on this page may have been sourced as part of the 2023 Wikimedia Australia Partnership Projects grant, with the purpose of improving and expanding the use of Wikidata on our website. Wikidata is a free and open knowledge base that can be read and edited by both humans and machines. Read more about this project here.

From the much loved series for young children Ludovic, ‘Magic in the air’, tells a story with puppet animation about the magic of new friends. Ludovic happily plays in the playground when another teddy tries to befriend him, or so he thinks until he is knocked to the ground. Ludovic is rescued by a smiling girl teddy. Suddenly their is magic in the air and Ludovic and his new friend find ways to out-smart the bully. The leaves, the trees and even the sand castle help out and soon the bully leaves him alone. But the magic doesn’t stop and soon magic is used to help cheer up the mad and sad bully. Co Hoedeman who animated, directed and co-wrote this animation blends love with wonderment to create an affectionate story about friendship for kids of all ages. Website Link: www.nfbkids.ca/ludovic

Content notification

Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.

Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Co Hoedeman

producer

Jean-Jacques Leduc

production company

ONF | NFB

Duration

00:12:00:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
2002

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/93074--ludovic-magic-in-the-air/ |title=Ludovic: magic in the air |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=16 May 2025 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}