30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: International Competition of Animated Films for Children

Winds of Spring (2017) 10

Canada | 2017 | 6 min.

Unfolding with the rhythm of the seasons, this is the story of a young girl who, driven by the need for self-fulfillment, decides to leave the family nest.

CountryCanada
Year2017
Duration6 min
Rating10
LanguageNo dialogues
SubtitleNo subtitles
Directed by Keyu Chen
Screenplay Keyu Chen
Music Daniel Scott
Contact National Film Board of Canada

Biography

Born in China, Keyu Chen studied animation for two years at the Communication University of China in Beijing before moving to Rouyn-Noranda in 2006 to attend the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Keyu first came to the National Film Board of Canada’s animation studios through the Équité program as part of the production team for Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre’s animated documentary Jutra. Winds of Spring is her first professional film.This film is a part of the set Short Animations 7.