Oktapodi (2007)

Brilliant school-shooting drama! The lives of a young boy, his classmates and their gym teacher are shattered forever by the presence of a shooter in their small-town elementary school. The short has been sweeping the festival circuit and has Oscar buzz written all over it.Fabrice Joubert is a French film director and producer best known for his computer-animated short film, French Roast (2008), f [...]

Oscar for Best Animated Short Film Winner!A young and bright-eyed Sandpiper is motivated by her mother to start hunting for food along with the rest of the flock in the sandy seashore. However, the tiny bird is still terrorised by the surfs that break on the ocean's shoreline, unable to take care of herself. Poor little Piper, growing up is difficult, nevertheless, your caring mother believes in y [...]

Road rage with an elderly driver! An animated road-movie set across the vast and barren landscape of Australia's Nullarbor Plain.The Oscar choices for Best Animated Short left me and the audience at the theater confused and annoyed when we saw them this morning. Never before had I gone to a showing of the Oscar-nominated shorts (animated or live action) and heard people loudly grumbling about the [...]

Oscar-Contending film Umbrella earned acclaim on the festival circuit! Umbrella is a work of love, discipline, and resilience. It’s proof that when we find unique stories within our own experiences and we believe in our dreams with all our hearts, one day they will come true.The widely acclaimed short has had a successful festival run. It has made history in Brazil by participating in 19 Oscar-q [...]

A comedy about tragedy - the desire to impose control! This masterpiece tells us how some individuals can decide about life and death, and what the army really is. Soldiers are just a tool to achieve the goal of the art called WAR. This award winning animated film depicts soldiers who have lost their minds due to the hardships of past military missions.Fallen Art is a breathtaking show of animatio [...]

Plot:Logorama explores the extent to which logos are embedded in our daily existence. Police chase an armed criminal in a Los Angeles comprised entirely of corporate logos.Production:This is a short film that was directed by the French animation collective H5. It was presented at the Cannes Film Festival 2009. Logorama opened the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and won a 2010 Academy Award under the c [...]