''A Greek Tragedy'' is a 1985 Belgian
animated short film
Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most anim ...
written and directed by
Nicole Van Goethem
Nicole Van Goethem (31 May 1941 - 3 March 2000) was a Belgian animator and illustrator. She wrote and directed ''A Greek Tragedy'', winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1987.
Biography
Van Goethem was born in 1941 in Antwerp ...
about three lady statues holding on to the remains of an ancient building.
Accolades
The film won the
Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
The Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film is an award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) as part of the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, since the 5th Academy Awards (with different names), covering the year 1 ...
at the
59th Academy Awards
The 59th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 30, 1987, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST. During ...
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1985 films
1985 animated films
1980s animated short films
Belgian animated films
Animated films based on classical mythology
Films set in Greece
Best Animated Short Academy Award winners
1980s Dutch-language films