The Ostrich Politic

The Ostrich Politic is a 2018 French computer-animated short film directed by HouHou during his studies at Gobelins, l'École de l'image[1] French animation school.

The Ostrich Politic
Directed byHouHou
Production
company
Distributed byMiyu Distribution
Release date
  • 15 November 2018 (2018-11-15)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryFrance

Plot

This short film, delivered with a poetic narration, follows ostriches carrying on their daily activities burying their heads, believing It's an instinctive behavior. However, one day a research by phylogeneticist Dr. Kays proves otherwise.

Distribution

The short was acquired and broadcast online by ARTE[2] channel and seen more than a million times online.[3][4][5]

Accolades

The short[6] has been selected and awarded at several film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and the LA shorts Fest[7] where it won the Oscar Qualifying prize for "Best Animation".

It was also a Finalist at the Student Academy Awards[8][9] and the BAFTA Student Film Awards[10] for best student film in 2019.

References
  1. "UniFrance - The Ostrich Politic". UniFrance.
  2. "La politique de l'autruche". ARTE.
  3. "La politique de l'autruche - Court métrage d'animation 2018 - GOBELINS". YouTube.
  4. "The Ostrich politic - Animation Short Film 2018 - GOBELINS". Vimeo.
  5. "ARTE - Facebook : The Ostrich Politic". Facebook.
  6. ""Ostrich Politic" Animated Short Film". Stash Media. 26 November 2018.
  7. "LA Shorts Fest Winner 2019". LA Shorts Fest.
  8. "Daughter, Ostrich Politic, Love Me Fear Me in 2019 Student Academy Awards". Zippy Frame. 14 August 2019.
  9. "MEET THE 2019 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS FINALISTS". Oscars. 13 August 2019.
  10. "Finalists Announced for 2019 BAFTA Student Film Awards presented by GSA". BAFTA.
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