The Ostrich Politic is a 2018 French animated short film directed by HouHou during his studies at Gobelins, l'École de l'image[1] French animation school.
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| Directed by | HouHou |
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| Distributed by | Miyu Distribution |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | France |
Plot
editThis short film, delivered with a poetic narration, follows ostriches carrying on their daily activities burying their heads, believing It's an instinctive behavior. However, one day a research by phylogeneticist Dr. Kays proves otherwise.
Distribution
editThe short was acquired and broadcast online by ARTE[2] channel and seen more than a million times online.[3][4][5]
Accolades
editThe short[6] has been selected and awarded at several film festivals including Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and the LA shorts Fest[7] where it won the Oscar Qualifying prize for "Best Animation".
It was also a Finalist at the Student Academy Awards[8][9] and the BAFTA Student Film Awards[10] for best student film in 2019.
References
edit- ^ "UniFrance - The Ostrich Politic". UniFrance.
- ^ "La politique de l'autruche". ARTE.
- ^ "La politique de l'autruche - Court métrage d'animation 2018 - GOBELINS". YouTube.
- ^ "The Ostrich politic - Animation Short Film 2018 - GOBELINS". Vimeo.
- ^ "ARTE - Facebook : The Ostrich Politic". Facebook.
- ^ ""Ostrich Politic" Animated Short Film". Stash Media. 26 November 2018.
- ^ "LA Shorts Fest Winner 2019". LA Shorts Fest.
- ^ "Daughter, Ostrich Politic, Love Me Fear Me in 2019 Student Academy Awards". Zippy Frame. 14 August 2019.
- ^ "MEET THE 2019 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS FINALISTS". Oscars. 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Finalists Announced for 2019 BAFTA Student Film Awards presented by GSA". BAFTA.