In 1994 they wrote the screenplay for J. Falconer 's animated short film '' Deadly Deposits '' , and released their own animated short film '' Bob 's Birthday '' . The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 67th Academy Awards , was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards , and formed the basis for the television series '' Bob and Margaret ''
67th Academy Awards
67th Academy Awards
David Fine (filmmaker)