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2000 Dutch film

Father and Daughter
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Directed by	Michaël Dudok de Wit
Written by	Michaël Dudok de Wit
Produced by	Claire Jennings Willem Thijssen
Music by	Normand Roger Denis L. Chartrand
Production companies	CinéTé Filmproductie Cloudrunner Ltd
Release date	January 2000 (January 2000)
Running time	8 minutes 30 seconds
Countries	Netherlands United Kingdom
Language	No dialogue

Father and Daughter is a 2000 Dutch animated short film written and directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2001.

Plot

A father says goodbye to his young daughter and leaves. As the wide Dutch landscapes live through their seasons so the girl lives through hers. She becomes a young woman, has a family and in time she becomes old, yet within her there is always a deep longing for her father. At the end of the film, in what appears to be a dream sequence, or perhaps the afterlife, they are reunited.

Awards

The film received over 20 awards and 1 nomination and is considered the most successful in the series of works by Dudok de Wit. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.

BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation (25 February 2001)
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (25 March 2001)
Grand Prix at World Festival of Animated Film - Animafest Zagreb in 2002.

References

"Ben Stiller Presents Short Film Oscars® in 2001". Retrieved 29 September 2018.
Internet Archive
"Nederlands Film Festival (2001) - IMDB". Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
"Father and Daughter, by Michael Dudok de Wit-Animation Show of Shows". Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
"The Bafta 2001 winners Archived 29 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine", BBC News, 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
Rick Lyman, "A Night for Big Stars and Big Films Archived 17 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine", The New York Times, 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2015
"Michael Dudok de Wit's Father and Daughter Takes Zagreb Grand Prize-Animation World Network". Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2018.

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v t e Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
1932–1950	Flowers and Trees (1932) Three Little Pigs (1933) The Tortoise and the Hare (1934) Three Orphan Kittens (1935) The Country Cousin (1936) The Old Mill (1937) Ferdinand the Bull (1938) The Ugly Duckling (1939) The Milky Way (1940) Lend a Paw (1941) Der Fuehrer's Face (1942) The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943) Mouse Trouble (1944) Quiet Please! (1945) The Cat Concerto (1946) Tweetie Pie (1947) The Little Orphan (1948) For Scent-imental Reasons (1949) Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
1951–1975	The Two Mouseketeers (1951) Johann Mouse (1952) Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953) When Magoo Flew (1954) Speedy Gonzales (1955) Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956) Birds Anonymous (1957) Knighty Knight Bugs (1958) Moonbird (1959) Munro (1960) Ersatz (The Substitute) (1961) The Hole (1962) The Critic (1963) The Pink Phink (1964) The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965) A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature (1966) The Box (1967) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969) Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1970) The Crunch Bird (1971) A Christmas Carol (1972) Frank Film (1973) Closed Mondays (1974) Great (1975)
1976–2000	Leisure (1976) The Sand Castle (1977) Special Delivery (1978) Every Child (1979) The Fly (1980) Crac (1981) Tango (1982) Sundae in New York (1983) Charade (1984) Anna & Bella (1985) A Greek Tragedy (1986) The Man Who Planted Trees (1987) Tin Toy (1988) Balance (1989) Creature Comforts (1990) Manipulation (1991) Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (1992) The Wrong Trousers (1993) Bob's Birthday (1994) A Close Shave (1995) Quest (1996) Geri's Game (1997) Bunny (1998) The Old Man and the Sea (1999) Father and Daughter (2000)
2001–2025	For the Birds (2001) The ChubbChubbs! (2002) Harvie Krumpet (2003) Ryan (2004) The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005) The Danish Poet (2006) Peter & the Wolf (2007) La Maison en Petits Cubes (2008) Logorama (2009) The Lost Thing (2010) The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011) Paperman (2012) Mr Hublot (2013) Feast (2014) Bear Story (2015) Piper (2016) Dear Basketball (2017) Bao (2018) Hair Love (2019) If Anything Happens I Love You (2020) The Windshield Wiper (2021) The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko (2023)
Submissions for Best Animated Short Academy Award

v t e BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation
A Grand Day Out (1989) Toxic (1990) Balloon (1991) Daumier's Law (1992) The Wrong Trousers (1993) The Big Story (1994) A Close Shave (1995) The Old Lady and the Pigeons (1996) Stage Fright (1997) The Canterbury Tales (1998) The Man With The Beautiful Eyes (1999) Father and Daughter (2000) Dog (2001) Fish Never Sleep (2002) Jo Jo in the Stars (2003) Birthday Boy (2004) Fallen Art (2005) Guy 101 (2006) The Pearce Sisters (2007) A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) Mother of Many (2009) The Eagleman Stag (2010) A Morning Stroll (2011) The Making Of Longbird (2012) Sleeping With The Fishes (2013) The Bigger Picture (2014) Edmond (2015) A Love Story (2016) Poles Apart (2017) Roughhouse (2018) Grandad Was A Romantic (2019) The Owl and the Pussycat (2020) Do Not Feed the Pigeons (2021) The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) Crab Day (2023)

BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation

A Grand Day Out (1989)
Toxic (1990)
Balloon (1991)
Daumier's Law (1992)
The Wrong Trousers (1993)
The Big Story (1994)
A Close Shave (1995)
The Old Lady and the Pigeons (1996)
Stage Fright (1997)
The Canterbury Tales (1998)
The Man With The Beautiful Eyes (1999)
Father and Daughter (2000)
Dog (2001)
Fish Never Sleep (2002)
Jo Jo in the Stars (2003)
Birthday Boy (2004)
Fallen Art (2005)
Guy 101 (2006)
The Pearce Sisters (2007)
A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
Mother of Many (2009)
The Eagleman Stag (2010)
A Morning Stroll (2011)
The Making Of Longbird (2012)
Sleeping With The Fishes (2013)
The Bigger Picture (2014)
Edmond (2015)
A Love Story (2016)
Poles Apart (2017)
Roughhouse (2018)
Grandad Was A Romantic (2019)
The Owl and the Pussycat (2020)
Do Not Feed the Pigeons (2021)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
Crab Day (2023)

v t e Films directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit
Tom Sweep (1992) The Monk and the Fish (1994) Father and Daughter (2000) The Aroma of Tea (2006) The Red Turtle (2016)

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