Nibbles is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Christopher Hinton and released in 2003.[1] The film, which Hinton made as a "quick and dirty" production for Acme Filmworks, depicts a family on a fishing trip.[1] Voices in the film were provided by Hinton and his sons Paul and Max, with the film having been inspired by a real fishing trip the family had once taken.[1]

Nibbles
Directed byChristopher Hinton
Produced byRon Diamond
Music byTerry Joe Rodrigues
Production
company
Acme Filmworks
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
Running time
4 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film was an Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 76th Academy Awards[2] and an Annie Award nominee for Best Animated Short Subject at the 31st Annie Awards, but lost to Harvie Krumpet.[1] It won the Jutra Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 7th Jutra Awards in 2005.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c d John Griffin, "Animator waits for Nibbles". Montreal Gazette, January 23, 2004.
  2. ^ Ryan Ball, "Triplets, Nemo, Brother Bear, King Up for Oscars". Animation Magazine, January 27, 2004.
  3. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Jutras go with the underdog". Montreal Gazette, February 21, 2005.
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