The Cinémathèque québécoise always has a great lineup, and its animation curator, Marco de Blois, always makes sure the programming includes a healthy dose of some of the best animation the world has seen. This time, I think he has administered an overdose and I can die happily: a retrospective of the incredible work of Zbigniew Rybczynski, in his divine presence (that is an understatement) beginning on Wednesday, November 23rd, and continuing with a distinct program over four nights, with a master class on Saturday, November 26th before Program 4.

Rybczynski, known as Zbig, is a border-crosser - I like those. He is a painter, animator, and live film director. If he had merely been responsible for The Art of Noise's Close to the Edit music video and the Oscar winning animation short Tango (a conceptual drawing is pictured above), I would have loved him anyway - but, no. He is not happy to begin or end there.

I have quite a few questions for him, but the one that keeps me awake is how - HOW - does he store all of his awards?

Tango will be presented during Program 1, tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $7.00 for each program. Saturday's master class at 2:00 p.m. is $10 and you must sign up in advance by calling (514) 842-9763. The class will be held in English and Marco will be running the whole show. Make sure when it's over to thank him for doing such a great job.

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