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'Zea' is a Canadian short film, directed by Andr Leduc and Jean-Jacques Leduc and released in 1981.[[http://bilan.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/pages/evenements/3047.html "Premire du film Zea"]. 'Bilan du sicle'.] Set to a recording of the Ralph Vaughan Williams composition "Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis", the five-minute film presents a close-up depiction of a kernel of corn slowly heating up in oil until it bursts into popcorn.[Jeff Lenburg, 'Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators'. Hal Leonard Books, 2006. . Entry "Leduc, Andr", p. 206.]
The film was screened at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, where it was co-winner of the Jury Prize in the Short Film Competition.[ It won the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982.][Maria Topalovich, 'And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards'. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 141-144.]
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