Hot Stuff is a 1971 animated short directed and animated by Zlatko Grgic

Zlatko Grgic

Zlatko Grgić was a Croatian animator who emigrated to Canada in the late 1960s.Born in Zagreb, in the former republic of Yugoslavia, Grgic was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film at the 52nd Academy Awards for his 1979 film Dream Doll, produced by Bob Godfrey.Grgic created the...

 and written by Don Arioli. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada

National Film Board of Canada

The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...

 for the Dominion Fire Commission, a department of Public Works Canada, the nine minute short on fire safety

Fire safety

Fire safety refers to precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage, alert those in a structure to the presence of a fire in the event one occurs, better enable those threatened by a fire to survive, or to reduce the...

 offers a humorous look at the origins, benefits and dangers of fire. The film garnered seven international awards, including Best Educational Film Award at the World Festival of Animated Films in Croatia and a Canadian Film Award

Canadian Film Award

The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually except in 1974 when Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation that year....

for Arioli for best non-feature screenplay.

External links

• Watch Hot Stuff at NFB.ca