9 (film)
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| 9 | |
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 Poster for the short film |
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| Directed by | Shane Acker |
| Written by | Shane Acker |
| Music by | Earganic |
| Release date(s) | 21 April 2005 |
| Running time | 11 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | None |
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9, created by Shane Acker, is a computer animated 2005 Academy Award-nominated short film, and will be adapted as a feature film distributed by Focus Features.
Although CGI, the movie will have a stylized look resembling stop motion[1].
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[edit] Short film
On January 31, 2006 the short film was nominated for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film.
The plot revolves around a "rag doll" character that fights a monster that has stolen the rest of his people's souls. The characters and sets are mostly comprised of every-day objects.
[edit] Awards
[edit] Awarded
- Student Academy Award — Gold Award for Animation
- SIGGRAPH — Best in Show
- Animex — First Prize, 3D Character Animation
- Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation College Awards — First Prize, Non-traditional Animation
- Best Animated Short — Florida Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival
[edit] Nominated
[edit] Feature film
9 will also be an upcoming computer animated feature film adapted from the short film and will be produced in part by Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov, and Jim Lemley and is scheduled for release in December 26, 2008. It is being animated in Luxembourg by Attitude Studio and will be released by Focus Features.
Shane Acker will direct the film and, with Pamela Pettler, will write the script. The lead voice actors are Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly and Crispin Glover.[1][2] Wood has said that he has already recorded a voice for it.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Shane Acker's 9", Cartoon Brew. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
- ^ "Strong cast lines up for animated '9'.", The Film Asylum. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ "Elijah Wood Interview", MovieSeer.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
[edit] External links
- The entire short film on YouTube
- Shane Acker's web page
- Interview with Shane Acker, including stills, on animationtrip.com
