Propaganda Message

{{Infobox film

| name = Propaganda Message

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Message de propagande}}

| director = Barrie Nelson

| producer = Wolf Koenig
Roman Kroitor

| screenplay = Don Arioli
Les Nirenberg

| animator = Barrie Nelson

| music = Micky Erbe
Maribeth Solomon

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| editing =

| studio = National Film Board of Canada

| released = {{Film date|1971}}

| runtime = 14 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English, French

| budget =

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Propaganda Message is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Barrie Nelson and released in 1971.Martin Malina, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montreal-star/128109347/ "Man & his films: A survey of the movie fare at the fair"]. Montreal Star, July 24, 1971. A satire of Canadian society, the film mocks the social and cultural prejudices that Canadians often hold of each other, including linguistic, political, ethnic and economic cleavages, presenting a plea for greater tolerance and understanding of people's differences.Charles Champlin, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/128110004/ "The Best in Animation"]. Los Angeles Times, April 13, 1973.

The film was written by Don Arioli,Ronald H. Blumer, "The Cheshire Bureaucrat". Cinema Canada, August 1976. who won the Canadian Film Award for Best Screenplay (Non-Feature) at the 23rd Canadian Film Awards in 1971 for both Propaganda Message and Hot Stuff.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 93–95.

The film won a gold award at the first USA International Animation Film Festival in New York City in 1972.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sault-star/128110179/ "Film board wins awards"]. Sault Star, November 23, 1972.