The Ostrich Politic

The Ostrich Politic
The Ostrich Politic
Directed by	HouHou
Production; company	Gobelins, l'École de l'image
Distributed by	Miyu Distribution
Release date	15 November 2018;
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.

Plot

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.

Distribution

The short was acquired and broadcast online by ARTE^[2] channel and seen more than a million times online.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Accolades

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.

References

^ "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.

External links

[1] "UniFrance - The Ostrich Politic". UniFrance.

[2] "La politique de l'autruche". ARTE.

[3] "La politique de l'autruche - Court métrage d'animation 2018 - GOBELINS". YouTube.

[4] "The Ostrich politic - Animation Short Film 2018 - GOBELINS". Vimeo.

[5] "ARTE - Facebook : The Ostrich Politic". Facebook.

[6] ""Ostrich Politic" Animated Short Film". Stash Media. 26 November 2018.

[7] "LA Shorts Fest Winner 2019". LA Shorts Fest.

[8] "Daughter, Ostrich Politic, Love Me Fear Me in 2019 Student Academy Awards". Zippy Frame. 14 August 2019.

[9] "MEET THE 2019 STUDENT ACADEMY AWARDS FINALISTS". Oscars. 13 August 2019.

[10] "Finalists Announced for 2019 BAFTA Student Film Awards presented by GSA". BAFTA.

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