A.J. Bond

MADAME PERRAULT'S BLUEBEARD

The award-winning fantasy short, a re-envisioning of the classic fairytale “Bluebeard” by Charles Perrault, in which Perrault's young wife reads herself into his dark allegory on marital mistrust. 

 
Madame Perrault's Bluebeard premiered in Europe at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, was selected for a special Coup de Coeur screening within the 2011 Cannes Short Film Corner and most recently won Leo Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing and Best Overall Sound. 

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Directed by A.J. Bond 
Produced and Shot by Amy Belling 
Written by Paul Victor Schoucair

6:00 / Colour / English / HD Cam / 1:85:1 aspect ratio / Stereo / Canada 

AWARDS:

★ Won 3 Leo Awards: Best Cinematography, Best Overall Sound, and Best Sound Editing at the 2011 Leo Awards in Vancouver, BC.

★ Nominated for Best Short Film and Best Musical Score at the 2011 Leo Awards in Vancouver, BC.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2011, France
Cannes Short Film Corner 2011, Selected “Coup de Coeur” screening, Cannes, France
Vancouver International Film Festival 2010, Canada

OFFICIAL SELECTION:

NexT International Film Festival 2012, Bucharest, Romania
Science Fiction + Fantasy Short Film Festival 2012, Seattle, Washington, USA
ReelOut Queer Film & Video Festival 2012, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Lady Filmmakers Film Festival 2011, Beverly Hills, California
Black Bear Film Festival 2011, Milford, Pennsylvania
Recontres des Cinemas du Monde 2011, Grigny, France
Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival 2011, Brugge, Belgium
Cucalorus Film Festival 2011, Wilmington, North Carolina
In the Palace International Short Film Festival 2011, Balchik, Bulgaria
FilmCaravan International Travelling Shorts Festival 2011, Italy
Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival 2011, Burmingham, Alabama, USA
Cinefest Sudbury International Short Film Festival 2010, Canada
Atlantic Film Festival 2010, Halifax, Canada
Edmonton International Film Festival 2010, Canada
Victoria Film Festival 2011, Canada
Vancouver Women in Film Festival 2011, Canada   
Reel Shorts Film Festival 2011, Grand Prairie, Canada   
Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival 2011, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
A World of Shorts, “Fairy Tale Redux”, CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival’s monthly screening series, Toronto, Canada  

CREDITS:

Starring: Kim Haden, Alexander Leeb 
Directed by: A.J. Bond 
Written by: Paul Victor Schoucair 
Producers: Amy Belling, Alejandro De Leon, West McDowell
Director of Photography: Amy Belling 
Production Designer: Emilie Ritzmann 
Costume Designer: Robin Vane 
Makeup Artist/Hair: Julia LoVotere 
Editor: Rachel Katz
Sound Designer: Kevin Hamilton 
Composer: Lesley Sutherland 
Gaffer: Timothy Nuttall
Best Boy: John Huber 
Dolly Grips: Drew Johnson, Polly Morgan 
Camera Operator: Amy Belling 
1st Assistant Camera: Leslie Bumgarner 
1st Assistant Director: Lorne Hiltser 
Production Assistant: Clay McDowell 
Film Stock: Kodak 
Lab Service: Technicolor 
Post Production Sound Services: Fresh Air Audio 
Telecine Transfer: HTV 
Final Colorist: Kevin Cannon 
Thank you: Eric Jihwan Jeon, Anton Gurevich

c. 2010 an Amy Belling production
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c. A.J. Bond, 2013