The Painting (2024 film)

The Painting
FrenchLe Tableau
Directed byMichèle Lemieux
Written byMichèle Lemieux
Produced byJulie Roy
Christine Noël
Edited byAnnie Jean
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
Animation byMichèle Lemieux
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11 minutes
CountryCanada

The Painting (French: Le Tableau) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Michèle Lemieux and released in 2024.[1] Made using pinscreen animation, the film illustrates the life of Mariana of Austria through a recreation of Diego Velázquez's Portrait of Mariana of Austria.[2]

The film premiered in May 2024 at the Sommets du cinéma d'animation,[1] and was subsequently screened at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[2]

The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 27th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2025.[3]

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