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2007 French film
Oktapodi
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		Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image
Distributed byTalantis Films
Release date
  • June 2007 (2007-06)
Running time2 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 love struck 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.

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.

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

Award Category Recipient Result
Academy Awards Short Film (Animated) Emud Mokhberi & Thierry Marchand Nominated
Anima Mundi Best Character Animation Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won
AniWOW! Best Character Animation Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won
Annecy International Animated Film Festival Canal+Family Award (Student Film) Julien Bocabeille Won
Festival International du Film de l'Etudiant
(Casablanca International Student Film Festival) 		Best Animated Film Julien Bocabeille Won
Hiroshima International Animation Festival Special International Jury Prize Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won
SIGGRAPH 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 Children's Jury Award - Special Distinction Julien Bocabeille Won

Legacy

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

See also

  • Le Building - a 2005 animated short film, also directed by students at Gobelins

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. ^ "Oktapodi".
  5. "Annecy 2008 Film Festival Winners". Annecy. 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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