Oktapodi
A film by:
Julien Bocabeille, François-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre,
Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier and Emud Mokhberi
with music by Kenny Wood
(2007 Gobelins Graduation Film)
Awards, Festivals & Screenings:
Nominated - Best Animated Short Film - 2009 Academy Awards
Siggraph Asia 2008 - Jury Award
Hamptons International Film Festival 2008
Alcine 38 (Madrid) 2008
Puchon International Student Animated Festival (PISAF) 2008
Anima Mundi 2008 - Best Student Film
Casablanca 2008 - Best Animated Film
Aniwow! (Beijing) 2008 - Best Character Animation
Ottawa 2008
Hiroshima 2008 - Special International Jury Prize
Siggraph 2008 - Best of Show & Audience Prize
Annecy 2008 - Canal+ Family Award
Animafest Zagreb 2008 - Children Jury Special Mention
MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival 2008
SICAF (Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival) 2008
Trickfilm Festival: Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film 2008
Festival International des Très Courts 2008
Granada Filmfest (Festival Internacional de Jóvenes Realizadoraes Granada) 2008
Prix Ars 2008 - Honorary Mention
FICCI BAF 2008 - Best Student Animated Short Film
Imagina 2008 - Winner of Best Animation Award
ARTFUTURA 2007 - Winner of Gran Premio Award
Courts Devant 2007 - Winner of Grand Prix Award
e-magiciens 2007 - La Bourse Lagardére
Presentations & Screenings:
Cinémathèque Québécoise Dec 2008
Pamplona Animation Mostra 2008
LucasFilm Animation
Industrial Light & Magic
Siggraph 2008 - Making of an Oktapodi
FMX 2008
Pixar Animation Studios
SAND Conference 2007
La Fête du Cinéma d'Animation 2007 (AFCA)
Animex 2008
Articles & Press:
Computer Arts - Siggraph 2008: Un Cru Exceptionnel...
VFX.tv - Interview with the directors
AWN - Siggraph Winners in Depth
VFX World - Siggraph Computer Animation Festival
Hollywood Reporter - Oktapodi Named Best of Show at Siggraph
AWN - Ratatouille, At World's End, Oktapodi take top honors at imagina
Euronews - Octopuses are darlings of imagina
Nikau - La Nouveau Visage du Design N2