- Nanook (TV series)
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La Grande Chasse de Nanook/Nanook's Great Hunt was a 1996 French/Canadian animated series of 26 episodes. It was co-produced by Elma Animation, Medver International Inc.[1], and TF1, in association with Mediatoon[2]. The series was created and produced by Serge Rosenzweig; the directors were Franck Bourgeron, Marc Perret, and Stéphane Roux; the executive producers were Paul Rozenberg, Dana Hastier, and Lyse Lafontaine; the writers were Françoise Charpiat, Sophie Decroisette and Serge Rosenzweig; music was by Xavier Cobo and Michaël Dune[3]. The series first aired in France on Wednesday September 3, 1997, on TF1's TF! Jeunesse[4]. It also aired in Canada in French on Mondays at 8PM on Télétoon[5], and in English on Teletoon on Thursdays at 4:55PM[6]. A 70 minute special titled Nanook: le grand combat/Nanook - The Great Combat was produced in 1996 as well. The special was directed by Gérald Fleury[7].
In February 2000, APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network) started airing Nanook on Saturday mornings in Inuktitut. It was the first animated series to be aired in Nunavik dialects[8].
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Synopsis
From Mdiatoon's press flyer: "A boy's journey into manhood through his quest to find his missing father... Set in the harsh landscape of the Canadian Arctic, this enchanting tale evolves around Nanook, a twelve-year old Inuit boy, who embarks upon a journey to find his missing father, undertaking the challenge of hunting down the mythical bear, Suaq Nanok."[9]
Episodes
A total of 26 episodes of 26 minutes were produced, plus a 70 minute special titled Nanook - The Great Combat[9]. Currently the first two episodes are available for free at eToon on Dailymotion[10][11]. A list of the French title of the episodes is available at Planète Jeunesse.
Voice Artists
Nanook was voiced by Charles Pestel in the French version[12][13] and Evie Mark in the Nunavik version[8].
References
- ^ Iezzi, Teressa (Aug 11, 1997). "TELETOON breeds new shows". Playback Magazine. http://www.playbackonline.ca/articles/magazine/19970811/16343.html. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ Rice-Barker, Leo (Oct 1, 1996). "MIPCOM Report: Co-production diary: Media toon has co-production formula". Kidscreen Magazine. http://www.kidscreen.com/articles/magazine/19961001/17311.html. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "Nanook English opening sequence.". http://www.ellipsanime.com/temp/les-videos-de-nanook?Itemid=41. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "La Grande Chasse de Nanook". http://www.planete-jeunesse.com/sources/series.php3?cle=603&sec=1. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "Program Time Announcement for Nanook on Télétoon from 1999". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQZTJrG0KUs. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "Telefilm Canada's ZOOM International European Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 4.". 1996. http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/upload/zoom/Vol11no4-eng.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "Nanook : le grand combat". http://www.gralon.net/television/telefilm/nanook---le-grand-combat-5397.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ a b "Mediatoon Flyer for Nanook". http://mid.mediatoon.com/upload/flyers/uk_197.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "Mediatoon Press Release from Dec 19th, 2008". http://mid.mediatoon.com/upload/news_pdf/CP181208.doc. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ Daswani, Mansha (December 23, 2008). "Mediatoon Unveils New-Media Brand". Worldscreen. http://www.tvdocs.ws/articles/display/19172. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "Charles Pestel Wikipedia FR Entry". http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Pestel. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "Nanook Wikipedia FR Entry". http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Grande_Chasse_de_Nanook. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
External links
Categories:- French animated television series
- French children's television series
- Canadian animated television series
- Canadian children's television series
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