Mr. Speaker, I wish to congratulate Pascal Blais Productions and director Alexandre Petrov.
Sunday night, they won an Oscar for best animated short film with “The Old Man and the Sea”, a blending of Canadian, Japanese and Russian talents in an exceptional work that has received international acclaim.
This short film, which received funding from Telefilm Canada, is a tribute to the excellence of its creators and places Canadians on the world scene.
The award for best original sound track went to “The Red Violin”, a Canadian-Italian co-production.
Canada can be proud of its creators.