Cartoon
Nanook's Great Hunt
The story
Nanook's Great Hunt (French: La Grande Chasse de Nanook) is a 1996 Canadian animated series depicting a 12-year-old Inuk boy on a journey to find his missing father. It was created and produced by Serge Rosenzweig.
It first aired in France in September 1997, on TF1's TF! Jeunesse. It also aired in Canada on Télétoon, both in French and English. A 70-minute special, titled Nanook: le grand combat/Nanook – The Great Combat and directed by Gérald Fleury, was also produced in 1996.
In February 2000, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network began airing Nanook in Inuktitut, the first animated series to be aired in Nunavik dialects.
The series was directed by Franck Bourgeron, Marc Perret, and Stéphane Roux, and co-produced by Elma Animation, Medver International Inc., and TF1, in association with Mediatoon. The executive producers were Paul Rozenberg, Dana Hastier, and Lyse Lafontaine; the writers were Françoise Charpiat, Sophie Decroisette, and Serge Rosenzweig; the music was composed by Xavier Cobo and Michaël Dune.
Synopsis
From Mediatoon's press flyer:
"A boy's journey into manhood through his quest to find his missing father... Set in the harsh landscape of the Canadian Arctic, this enchanting tale revolves around Nanook, a twelve-year-old Inuk boy, who embarks upon a journey to find his missing father, undertaking the challenge of hunting down the mythical bear, Suaq Nanok".
Episodes
A total of 26 episodes of 26 minutes each were produced, plus a 70-minute special titled Nanook – The Great Combat.
Voice artists
Nanook was voiced by Charles Pestel in the French version and Evie Mark in the Inuktitut version.