French Roast is a 2008 French computer-animated short created by Fabrice O. Joubert. The short received ANIMA award and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009.
French Roast is the first short film by Fabrice O. Joubert, an animator, who worked from 1997-2006 at DreamWorks Animation and later worked as the animation director of A Monster in Paris (2011).
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Plot
In a fancy Parisian Café c. 1960, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee but not solving the problem.
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Release
French Roast was first released in France on October 30, 2008 at the Festival Voix d'Etoiles. It was later released in the Czech Republic on May 3, 2009 at the AniFest Film Festival; Canada on February 19, 2010 in Waterloo, Ontario; and in the USA on February 19, 2010, limited release.
Accolades
Fabrice Joubert was presented with the ANIMA for Best Animation at the 2009 Córdoba International Animation Festival. Fabrice Joubert has been nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009.
References
External links
- Official website
- French Roast on IMDb
- French Roast at The Big Cartoon DataBase
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