Hot Stuff is a 1971 animated short directed and animated by Zlatko Grgic [1] and written by Don Arioli. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Dominion Fire Commission, a department of Public Works Canada, the nine-minute short on fire safety offers a humorous look[2] at the origins, benefits and dangers of fire.[3]
| Hot Stuff | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Zlatko Grgic |
| Screenplay by | Don Arioli |
| Produced by | Wolf Koenig Robert Verrall |
| Starring | Don Arioli (voice) Gerald Budner (voice) John Howe (voice) |
| Cinematography | Simon LeBlanc (animation camera) |
| Music by | Bill Brooks |
Production company | |
Running time | 9 minutes, 9 seconds |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English, French |
Production
editGrgic was recruited by for the NFB by producers Robert Verrall and Wolf Koenig after they saw his film Scabies. Much of Hot Stuff's humour had been initially improvised; Gerald Budner, who was himself an animator, ad-libbed voices for two of the characters, a snake and a cat. Arioli had been annoyed with Budner's banter, but Koenig insisted on retaining these asides. Grgic was also given freedom to improvise by the producers.[4]
Release
editHot Stuff was one of seven NFB animated shorts acquired by the American Broadcasting Company, marking the first time NFB films had been sold to a major American television network. It aired on ABC in the fall of 1971 as part of the children's television show Curiosity Shop, executive produced by Chuck Jones.[5] It also aired (minus the opening & closing credits) on The Great Space Coaster in the 1980s.
Awards
edit- International Animation Film Festival, New York: Grand Prix - Silver Praxinoscope, Educational, 1972[6]
- World Festival of Animated Films, Zagreb: Best Educational Film, 1972
- Atlanta Film Festival: Gold Medal, Safety, 1972
- Melbourne Film Festival, Melbourne: Diploma of Merit, 1972
- International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany: Diploma of the International Council of Graphic Design Associations, 1972
- National Committee on Films for Safety, Chicago: Bronze Plaque, 1972
- 23rd Canadian Film Awards, Toronto: Best Screenplay, Fiction, Don Arioli, 1971, for both Hot Stuff and Propaganda Message[7][8]
References
edit- ^ [1] Hot Stuff, by Zlatko Grgic-Animation Show of Shows
- ^ Internet Archive
- ^ Evans, Gary (30 September 1991). In the national interest: a chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989. University of Toronto Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-8020-6833-0. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ Mazurkewich, Karen (1999). Cartoon Capers: The Adventures of Canadian Animators (Excerpted in Canadian Animation Resources). McArthur & Co. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-55278-093-0. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ Ohayon, Albert (June 8, 2012). "What on Earth: Science fiction satire at its funniest". NFB.ca Blog. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- ^ "Film board wins awards". Sault Star, November 23, 1972.
- ^ "Hot Stuff". Collection. National Film Board of Canada. 1971. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "Don Arioli". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Film Reference Library. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
External links
edit- Watch Hot Stuff on the NFB website
- Hot Stuff at IMDb
- Hot Stuff on Amazon