No Problem (1992 film)

No Problem
Directed by	Craig Welch
Written by	Craig Welch
Produced by	Marcy Page Barrie McLean Eunice MacAulay
Cinematography	Jacques Avoine Pierre Landry Lynda Pelley
Edited by	Derek Sharplin
Music by	Denis L. Chartrand Normand Roger
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	May 1992 (1992-05) (Cannes)
Running time	12 min.
Country	Canada

No Problem is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Craig Welch and released in 1992.^[1] The film centres on a lonely man who wants to be in a relationship with a woman, but every time he goes on a date his id and superego both come out to wreck the opportunity.^[1]

The film was influenced by the comic style of NFB animators Cordell Barker and Richard Condie.^[2]

The film premiered at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival, in competition for the Short Film Palme d'Or.^[3] It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993.^[4]

References

1. Craig MacInnis, "From Oshawa to Cannes... No problem!". Toronto Star, May 10, 1992.
2. Jayne Pilling, ed. (2012). "On Craig Welch's How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of Angels". Animating the Unconscious: Desire, Sexuality, and Animation. Wallflower Press. ISBN 978-0231161992.
3. "Cannes picks four films from Canada". Toronto Star, April 18, 1992.
4. "The nominees are...". Edmonton Journal, October 20, 1993.

External links

• No Problem at IMDb
• Watch No Problem on the NFB website