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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 |
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.
This 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.
The short was acquired and broadcast online by ARTE [2] channel and seen more than a million times online. [3] [4] [5]
The 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.
The Ostrich Politic | |
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Directed by | HouHou |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Miyu Distribution |
Release date |
|
Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | France |
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.
This 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.
The short was acquired and broadcast online by ARTE [2] channel and seen more than a million times online. [3] [4] [5]
The 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.