Noël Blank

{{short description|2003 film by Jean-François Rivard}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Noël Blank

| native_name =

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Jean-François Rivard

| producer = Christine Ciupka

| writer = Jean-François Rivard

| starring = Gilles Pelletier
Sylvain Marcel
Pascale Desrochers
Patrice Dussault

| music = Jean-François Rivard

| cinematography = Jean-Pierre Trudel

| editing = Vicky Daneau

| studio = Locomotion Films

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2003}}

| runtime = 24 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget =

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Noël Blank is a Canadian short film, directed by Jean-François Rivard and released in 2003. The film stars Gilles Pelletier as Eddy, a man with Alzheimer's disease who temporarily leaves his nursing home to experience what is likely to be his last family Christmas.[http://collections.cinematheque.qc.ca/recherche/oeuvres/fiche/70298-noel-blank "NOËL BLANK"]. Cinémathèque québécoise. The cast also includes Sylvain Marcel, Pascale Desrochers and Patrice Dussault.

The film's title is a play on words, blending "Noël blanc", the French-language translation of the phrase "White Christmas", with the English-language word "blank".

The film won the Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 24th Genie Awards."'Les Invasions' finishes sweep". Regina Leader-Post, May 3, 2004.