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'Bydlo' is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Patrick Bouchard and released in 2012.[[https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/avnbz4/im-short-not-stupid-presents-bydlo "I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Bydlo'"]. 'Vice', April 16, 2013.] Inspired by the fourth movement of Modest Mussorgsky's classical composition 'Pictures at an Exhibition',[[https://voir.ca/cinema/2012/07/19/bydlo-la-bete-humaine/ "Bydlo : La bte humaine"]. 'Voir', July 19, 2012.] the stop-motion animated film depicts a group of men who are plowing a field with an ox, but overwork both themselves and the animal virtually to the point of death.["Maximize your time at TIFF by taking advantage of the Short Cuts program". 'National Post', September 8, 2012.]
The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in June 2012.
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2012,["Rebelle, Goon, Cosmopolis among Canada's Top Ten: Honoured film titles will be shown at Lightbox from Jan. 4 to 13". 'Toronto Star', December 5, 2012.] and won the Prix Jutra for Best Animated Short Film at the 15th Jutra Awards.["Jutra Awards soiree fails to elicit much drama; Rebelle the big winner while Michel Cote takes home lifetime achievement award". 'Montreal Gazette', March 18, 2013.] It was an Annie Award nominee for Best Animated Short Subject at the 40th Annie Awards,[[http://playbackonline.ca/2012/12/04/guru-studios-and-nfb-get-annie-award-nominations/ "Guru Studios and NFB get Annie Award nominations"]. 'Playback', December 4, 2012.] and a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards.[[https://www.macleans.ca/culture/introducing-the-canadian-screen-awards-and-their-2013-nominees/ "Introducing the Canadian Screen Awards, and their 2013 nominees"]. 'Maclean's', January 15, 2013.]
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