Ideas and Thoughts

Oktapodi is a love story of some sorts, a drama or a comedy … you name it. I just saw the film in YouTube, as most sort films nowdays and I have tried to find it’s source. My research led me to Gobelins a private university in the Heart of Paris that is specializes in Visual Arts (Graphic Design, Animation, Photography etc.). I have found that Oktapodi was a work of six 2007 graduates that actually received MANY awards world wide. So enjoy, and think about the fact that these uncredited sort videos you see around are actually the work of people that spilled their blood working on them.

The story evolves around the separation of two in love octopuses and their quest to save each other and live happily ever after.. or not. Either way Oktapodi is an amazing film featuring great animation and rendering techniques and with very well composed and placed music. It only lasts 2:25 minutes including the credits but that’s just a true evidence that amazing-ness is not about quantity, in minutes, but rather more about quality. Trust me when I say the production of this could very well have taken six months or so, including research. Personally I would like to congratulate all 6 of the producers of this marvel of modern animation, and if I had an award they should be sure I would have given them one.

The Creators:
Julien BOCABEILLE
François-Xavier CHANIOUX
Olivier DELABARRE
Thierry MARCHAND
Quentin MARMIER
Emud MOKHBERI

The Awards
• la “Bourse Lagardère” aux e-magiciens 2007
• le “Grand prix” au festival Court Devant 2007
• le “Gran Premio” au festival Art Futura 2007
• le “Best Animation” à Imagina 2008
• le “Best Student Animated Short Film” au festival indien FICCI Baf 2008
• “Honorary Mention”, prix Ars 2008
•”Children Jury Special Mention” au Festival ANIMAFEST Zagreb 2008
•1er prix dans la catégorie “Film d’Animation” au Festival International du Film de l’Etudiant 2008 (Casablanca)
•”CANAL+ Family Award” au Festival International du Film d’Animation 2008 d’Annecy
•”Best Student Film” à Anima Mundi 2008, Rio de Janeiro (Audience Prize)
•”2nd Best Student Film” à Anima Mundi 2008, Sao Paulo (Audience Prize)
•”3rd Short Student” Film à Anima Mundi 2008, Sao Paulo (Audience Prize)
• “Best of Show” et “Audience Prize” au SIGGRAPH 08
• “Special International Jury Prize” à l’International Animation Festival Hiroshima 2008

Official Film Site:
http://www.oktapodi.com

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_{a huge thank you to Dimitris Doukoglou}