''Oktapodi'' is a 2007 French animated short film that originated as a Graduate Student Project from
Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image. The film is about a pair of love struck octopuses who through a series of comical events are separated and must find each other. ''Oktapodi'' was directed by Julien Bocabeille, François-Xavier Chanioux, Olivier Delabarre, Thierry Marchand, Quentin Marmier, and
Emud Mokhberi. Music was composed by Kenny Wood.
''Oktapodi'' was well received, winning a number of awards, as well as an
Academy Award
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nomination for
Best Short Film (Animated) for the
81st Academy Awards
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. It was also included in the
Animation Show of Shows.
Plot
Two octopuses fight for their lives with a stubborn restaurant cook in a comical escape through the streets of a
seaside town in Greece.
Awards and nominations
Legacy
The
Academy Film Archive
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preserved the film under the ACME Filmworks collection.
Acme Filmworks Collection, Oscars.org
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See also
*'' Le Building'' - a 2005 animated short film, also directed by students at Gobelins
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=1323941, title=Oktapodi
Official Homepage
2007 comedy films
2007 films
Computer-animated short films
French animated short films
2000s French-language films
French student films
2007 computer-animated films
French comedy short films
Films about cephalopods
2000s French films
2007 animated short films