Oktapodi

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Oktapodi
Oktapodi.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed byJulien Bocabeille
François-Xavier Chanioux
Olivier Delabarre
Thierry Marchand
Quentin Marmier
Emud Mokhberi
Produced byMarie-France Zumofen
Music byKenny Wood
Production
company
Distributed byTalantis Films
Release date
  • June 2007 (2007-06)
Running time
2 minutes 26 seconds
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Oktapodi is a 2007 French animated short film that originated as a Graduate Student Project from Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image. The film is about a pair of lovestruck octopuses who, through a series of comical events, are separated and must find each other. Oktapodi was directed by Julien Bocabeille, François-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier, and Emud Mokhberi. Music was composed by Kenny Wood.

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Oktapodi was well received, winning a number of awards, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Film (Animated) for the 81st Academy Awards. [1] It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows. [2]

Plot

Two octopuses fight for their lives with a stubborn restaurant cook in a comical escape through the streets of a seaside town in Greece.

Awards and nominations

AwardCategoryRecipientResult
Academy Awards [3] Short Film (Animated) Emud Mokhberi & Thierry MarchandNominated
Anima Mundi [4] Best Character AnimationGobelins, l'école de l'image, FranceWon
AniWOW! [4] Best Character AnimationGobelins, l'école de l'image, FranceWon
Annecy International Animated Film Festival [5] Canal+Family Award (Student Film)Julien BocabeilleWon
Festival International du Film de l'Etudiant
(Casablanca International Student Film Festival) [6] 		Best Animated FilmJulien BocabeilleWon
Hiroshima International Animation Festival [7] Special International Jury PrizeGobelins, l'école de l'image, FranceWon
SIGGRAPH [8] Best of ShowGobelins, l'école de l'image, FranceWon
Audience PrizeGobelins, l'école de l'image, FranceWon
Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films [9] Children's Jury Award - Special DistinctionJulien BocabeilleWon

Legacy

The Academy Film Archive preserved the film under the ACME Filmworks collection. [10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ WALL-E and La Maison en Petits Cubes Win Animation Awards: 2009 Oscars
  2. ↑ The Animation Show of Shows (Volume 21)
  3. ↑ 2009|Oscars.org
  4. 1 2 "Oktapodi".
  5. ↑ "Annecy 2008 Film Festival Winners". Annecy. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  6. ↑ "Casablanca International Student Film Festival". Hollywood Film Festival. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  7. ↑ "Hiroshima2008 Winners".
  8. ↑ "SIGGRAPH 2008 Winners".
  9. ↑ "Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films". Zagreb Animafest. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  10. ↑ Acme Filmworks Collection|Oscars.org
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