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Madame Tutli-Putli
Madame Tutli-Putli is a 2007 stop motion-animated short film by Montreal filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, collectively known as Clyde Henry Productions, and produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). It is available on the DVD and from the NFB.
Plot.
Madame Tutli-Putli boards a night train for a mysterious and suspenseful journey. When train robbers cut open a man's stomach and steal his kidneys, she tries to escape.
Research and production
Awards.
On May 28, 2007, the film won the Canal + Grand Prize for best short film along with the Petit Rail d'Or, chosen by a "group of 100 cinephile railwaymen," at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. In June 2007, "Madame Tutli-Putli" won best animated short at the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto, qualifying it for Academy Award consideration. It received an Oscar nomination in January 2008.
In late June 2008, Madame Tutli-Putli won the "