is a 2008 Japanese animated short subject film created by

Kunio Katō (born 1977) is a Japanese animator known for the short film ''La Maison en Petits Cubes'' which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He also created ''The Diary Of Tortov Roddle'', a surrealistic dream adventure. Filmography ...

, with music by Kenji Kondo and produced by

Robot Communications is a Japanese production and visual effects studio founded on June 3, 1986, and based in Tokyo. It won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for '' La Maison en Petits Cubes''. Productions * ''July 7th, Sunny Day'' (1996) * ''Pa ...

and animated by

Oh! Production , sometimes credited as Oh! Pro or Oh-Pro, is an anime production studio in Amanuma, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. It was established in May 1970 by animators Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, Kazuo Komatsubara, and Kōshin Yonekawa. Former members ...

. It won several prizes, including The Annecy Cristal at the 32nd

Annecy International Animated Film Festival The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (french: Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of J ...

and 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

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. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows in 2008.

Plot

As his town is flooded by water, an aged widower is forced to add additional levels on to his home in order to stay dry. But when he accidentally drops his favourite smoking pipe into the lower submerged levels of his home, his search for the pipe eventually makes him relive scenes from his eventful life (including his time before the flooding began).

Accolades

''La Maison en Petits Cubes'' has won the following awards: *2008

Hiroshima International Animation Festival The International Animation Festival Hiroshima is a biennial animation festival hosted in Hiroshima, Japan. The festival was founded in 1985 by ''Association International du Film d'Animation'' or ''ASIFA'' as ''International Animation Festival f ...

** Hiroshima Prize ** Hiroshima Prize *2008

Japan Media Arts Festival The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition. Based on judging by a ...

** Grand Prize – Animation Division *2008

** Junior Jury Award ** The Annecy Cristal * 2009 Academy Awards **

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 ...

*2008 Message to Man ** Best Animated Film *2008 Anima Mundi ** Best Script – Jury Award *2008

LA Shorts Fest The LA Shorts International Film Festival (LA Shorts) founded by Robert Arentz in 1997 is one of the largest international short film festivals in the world with more than 300 films screening annually. In order to qualify for a short film award at ...

** Best Animation

References

External links

* * 2008 films 2008 anime films 2000s animated short films Anime short films Best Animated Short Academy Award winners {{anime-film-stub