The Chinese Violin

Chang, Joe, (film director.). Johnson, George, (film producer.). Eriksen, Svend-Erik, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: A young girl and her father leave everything familiar behind when they move to Canada from China. The only piece of home they bring with them is a Chinese violin. As they face the huge challenges of starting new lives in a new place, the music of the violin connects them to the life they left behind - and guides the girl to a musical future. The Chinese Violin is part of the NFB's Talespinners collection. Created for children aged five to nine, Talespinners uses vibrant animation to bring popular stories from a wide range of cultural communities to the screen.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (8 min., 21 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2009.
Copyright: ©2002

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.Animation, Children, Interactive Program - West. Other:.Based on the book <I>The Chinese Violin</I> by Madeleine Thien, published by Whitecap Books, Vancouver, 2001. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Joe Chang ; producer, George Johnson ; technical director, Shelley McIntosh ; animation, Celest Brown, Gintaras Zubrickas, Joe Chang ; composer, Zhuo Rui-Shi ; writer, Madeleine Thien ; sound supervisor, Jamie Mahaffey ; research, Gintaras Zubrickas ; editor, Shirley Claydon, Ileana Pietrobruno ; consultant, Rubén Möller ; re-recording mixer, Mark Hensley ; executive producer, Svend-Erik Eriksen.
Participant or Performer Note:	Voice, Lulu Li.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2002.
Target Audience Note:	8-9.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Education & Information, 2003
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).