''The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger'' is an American

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directed by

Bill Plympton Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946) is an American animator, graphic designer, cartoonist, and filmmaker best known for his 1987 Academy Awards-nominated animated short '' Your Face'' and his series of shorts featuring a dog character starting wit ...

. It was screened first at the Annecy Film Festival and after a running at numerous other festival was nominated for Best Short Film at the

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Production

Director Bill Plympton said the film "was made almost by accident".

Awards

''The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger'' was screened in the official selection of the Annecy Film Festival, being nominated for best short film. It is one of the five nominated short animated films at the

and one of the six nominated short animated films at

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. Also, it is one of the ten pre-selected short animated films for the 2011 Academy Awards.

Preservation

The

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preserved ''The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger'' in 2016.

References

External links

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