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.
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.WALL-E and La Maison en Petits Cubes Win Animation Awards: 2009 Oscars It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.The Animation Show of Shows (Volume 21)
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 ResultAcademy Awards2009|Oscars.orgShort Film (Animated)Emud Mokhberi & Thierry MarchandNominatedAnima MundiBest Character AnimationGobelins, l'école de l'image, France WonAniWOW! Best Character AnimationGobelins, l'école de l'image, France WonAnnecy International Animated Film FestivalCanal+Family Award (Student Film)Julien BocabeilleWonFestival International du Film de l'Etudiant(Casablanca International Student Film Festival) Best Animated FilmJulien BocabeilleWonHiroshima International Animation FestivalSpecial International Jury PrizeGobelins, l'école de l'image, France WonSIGGRAPHBest of ShowGobelins, l'école de l'image, France WonAudience PrizeGobelins, l'école de l'image, France WonZagreb World Festival of Animated Films Children's Jury Award - Special DistinctionJulien BocabeilleWon
Legacy The Academy Film Archive preserved the film under the ACME Filmworks collection.Acme Filmworks Collection|Oscars.org
See also Le Building - a 2005 animated short film, also directed by students at Gobelins
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