Oktapodi

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
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Julien Bocabeille François-Xavier Chanioux Olivier Delabarre Thierry Marchand Quentin Marmier Emud Mokhberi
Produced by	Marie-France Zumofen
Music by	Kenny Wood
Production company	Gobelins L'Ecole de L'Image
Distributed by	Talantis Films
Release date	June 2007 (2007-06)
Running time	2 minutes 26 seconds
Country	France
Language	French

Oktapodi was well received, winning a number of awards, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Film (Animated) for the 81st Academy Awards.^[1] It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows.^[2]

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

Award	Category	Recipient	Result
Academy Awards[3]	Short Film (Animated)	Emud Mokhberi & Thierry Marchand	Nominated
Anima Mundi[4]	Best Character Animation	Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France	Won
AniWOW! [4]	Best Character Animation	Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France	Won
Annecy International Animated Film Festival[5]	Canal+Family Award (Student Film)	Julien Bocabeille	Won
Festival International du Film de l'Etudiant (Casablanca International Student Film Festival) [6]	Best Animated Film	Julien Bocabeille	Won
Hiroshima International Animation Festival[7]	Special International Jury Prize	Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France	Won
SIGGRAPH[8]	Best of Show	Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France	Won
	Audience Prize	Gobelins, l'école de l'image, France	Won
Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films [9]	Children's Jury Award - Special Distinction	Julien Bocabeille	Won

Legacy

The Academy Film Archive preserved the film under the ACME Filmworks collection.^[10]

See also

• Le Building - a 2005 animated short film, also directed by students at Gobelins