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Oktapodi 
Theatrical posterDirected by Julien Bocabeille
François-Xavier Chanioux
Olivier Delabarre
Thierry Marchand
Quentin Marmier
Emud MokhberiProduced by Marie-France Zumofen Music by Kenny Wood Studio Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image Distributed by Talantis Films Release date(s) June 2007 Running time 2 minutes Country France Language French Oktapodi is a 2007 French computer-animated short film that originated as a Graduate Student Project from Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image. The film is about a pair of love struck octopuses who through a series of comical events are separated and 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.
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. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.
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Plot
Two octopuses fight for their lives with a stubborn restaurant cook in a comical escape through the streets of a small Greek village.
Awards and nominations
Award Category Winner/Nominee Result Academy Awards[1] Short Film (Animated) Emud Mokhberi & Thierry Marchand Nominated Anima Mundi [2] Best Character Animation Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won AniWOW! [2] Best Character Animation Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won Annecy International Animated Film Festival [3] Canal+Family Award (Student Film) Julien Bocabeille Won Festival International du Film de l'Etudiant (Casablanca International Student Film Festival) [4] Best Animated Film Julien Bocabeille Won Hiroshima International Animation Festival [5] Special International Jury Prize Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won SIGGRAPH [6] Best of Show Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won Audience Prize Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films [7] Children's Jury Award - Special Distinction Julien Bocabeille Won References
- ^ "Nominees - 81st Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2009-01-22. http://www.oscar.com/nominees/?pn=detail&nominee=Oktapodi%20-%20Short%20Film%20(Animated)%20Nominee. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ a b http://www.oktapodi.com/festivals.html
- ^ "Annecy 2008 Film Festival Winners". Annecy. http://www.annecy.org/home/index.php?Page_ID=2047. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ "Casablanca International Student Film Festival". Hollywood Film Festival. http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Casablanca_International_Student_Film_Festival/2008. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
- ^ "Hiroshima2008 Winners". http://hiroanim.org/en/e03compe/3-05c_en.html.
- ^ "SIGGRAPH 2008 Winners". http://www.siggraph.org/s2008/attendees/caf/awards/index.php.
- ^ "Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films". Zagreb Animafest. http://www.animafest.hr/en/index.php. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
External links
- Oktapodi at the Internet Movie Database
- Oktapodi Official Homepage
Categories:- French films
- French-language films
- 2000s comedy films
- 2007 films
- Animated short films
- Computer-animated films
- French animated films
- French comedy films
- French short films
- Student films
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