Oktapodi

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 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
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
Running time
2 minutes 26 seconds
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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 Marchand Nominated
Anima Mundi[4] Best Character Animation Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won
AniWOW! [4] Best Character Animation Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won
Annecy International Animated Film Festival[5] Canal+Family Award (Student Film) Julien Bocabeille Won
Festival International du Film de l'Etudiant
(Casablanca International Student Film Festival) [6]		 Best Animated Film Julien Bocabeille Won
Hiroshima International Animation Festival[7] Special International Jury Prize Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France Won
SIGGRAPH[8] 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 [9] Children's Jury Award - Special Distinction Julien Bocabeille Won

Legacy

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

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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