9 (film)
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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.
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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 and Sciences Foundation College Awards — First Prize, Non-traditional Animation
- Best Animated Short — Florida Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival
[edit] Nominated
[edit] Feature film
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| 9 | |
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| Directed by | Shane Acker |
| Produced by | Timur Bekmambetov Tim Burton Dana Ginsburg Jim Lemley |
| Written by | Shane Acker Pamela Pettler |
| Starring | Elijah Wood Christopher Plummer Martin Landau John C. Reilly Jennifer Connelly Crispin Glover |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
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] Plot Synopsis
9 takes place in a world parallel to our own, in which the very legacy of humanity is threatened. A community of fully mobile rag dolls living a post-apocalyptic existence find one of their own, 9 (Wood), displaying leadership qualities that may help them to survive. The conflicted but resilient community includes 1 (Plummer), a domineering war veteran; 2 (Landau), an aged inventor; 5 (Reilly), a stalwart mechanic; 6 (Glover), a visionary and artist; and 7 (Connelly), a brave warrior.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Shane Acker's 9", Cartoon Brew. Retrieved on February 15, 2007.
- ^ "Strong cast lines up for animated '9'.", The Film Asylum. Retrieved on March 21, 2007.
- ^ "Elijah Wood Interview", MovieSeer.com. Retrieved on February 15, 2007.
[edit] External links
- The entire short film on YouTube
- 9 (short film) at the Internet Movie Database
- 9 (feature film) at the Internet Movie Database
- Shane Acker's web page
- Interview with Shane Acker, including stills, on animationtrip.com
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