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Big news: The stop-motion short The Girl Who Cried Pearls, directed by Montreal filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at Sunday’s Academy Awards.
What is the girl who cried Pearls about?
In early-20th-century Montreal, a poor boy falls for a girl whose tears turn into pearls. When he sells them to a ruthless pawnbroker, greed forces him to choose between love and fortune—a decision that could doom his soul.
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From Oscar-nominated filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, The Girl Who Cried Pearls blends handcrafted puppets, Colm Feore’s haunting narration, and a Patrick Watson score into a mesmerizing stop-motion tale of desire, deception, and the price of innocence.
Where to watch The Girl Who Cried Pearls ?
In Canada, The Girl Who Cried Pearls is now streaming for free on NFB.ca, YouTube and all NFB apps, and is also available to Crave subscribers (English only). The film is available in French on Arte across Europe, North Africa and other territories.
Overall, Canada stole the spotlight at the 98th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Toronto filmmaker Maggie Kang also took home an Oscar, winning Best Animated Feature for the global hit KPop Demon Hunters—a fantasy musical about a demon-hunting K-pop group that she co-wrote and co-directed with Chris Appelhans.
The film has become the most-watched movie in Netflix history.
The film’s song Golden performed by Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami as the fictional group Huntrix, also made history as the first K-pop track to win the Oscar for Best Original Song.
Canadian artists were also honoured for their work on Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.
Production designer Tamara Deverell and set decorator Shane Vieau won Best Production Design, while Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey were part of the team recognized for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
For more information about the 98th Academy Awards, click here.
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