{"id":70121,"date":"2021-01-06T17:36:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T22:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=70121"},"modified":"2021-01-06T17:36:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T22:36:25","slug":"scoop-national-ballet-wins-best-international-short-film-milan-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2021\/01\/06\/scoop-national-ballet-wins-best-international-short-film-milan-international-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | National Ballet Wins Best International Short Film At Milan International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Lulu-feature-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Lulu-feature-image.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Lulu-feature-image-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Lulu-feature-image-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/Lulu-feature-image-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Lulu<\/em>, a project choreographed by Guillaume C\u00f4t\u00e9 and directed by Ben Shirinian and made as part of the National Ballet of Canada\u2019s Expansive Dances series, has won Best International Short Film at the 2020 Milan International Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>The film features Principal Dancer Heather Ogden dancing to music by Max Richter and a narrated poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye, \u201cDo Not Stand at my Grave and Weep\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The film, which appears to be set in rural Ontario, captures a woman\u2019s courage and strength as she moves away from her difficult past and comes to terms with saying goodbye.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lulu<\/em> is the third collaboration between Mr. C\u00f4t\u00e9 and Mr. Shirinian, who previously created the celebrated dance films <em>Lost in Motion<\/em> and<em> Lost in Motion II<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the magic unfold here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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