This Oscar nominated short animation is about a businessman who goes into a café for a cup of coffee. He finds out he doesn’t have his wallet when he is about to pay. he has to find ways to come up with money to foot the bill.
“French Roast” is simple, yet well made. The quality of the animation is good, with well designed backgrounds and humorously designed characters. The story nicely captures the psychology of everyday life, about how people react to beggars and about how good people feel about doing bad. The ending twist is also comical, and yet illustrates how a random act of kindness can make a difference to another person. I enjoyed watching “French Roast”.
AWARDS:
ANIMA Córdoba International Animation Festival – Best Animation
Audience Award / Festival Voix d’Etoiles, 2008
Best Animation / Foyle Film Festival, 2008
Best Animated Short Film / Atlanta Film Festival, 2009
Best Art Direction / Anima Mundi, 2009
Honorary Mention / Cinefiesta 2009
Best in Show Award / SIGGRAPH 2009
Honorary Mention / Prix Ars Electronica 2009
Best Animation / Animanima 2009
Best Animation Prize / Anima Còrdoba 2009
3D Futura Show 2nd Prize / Art Futura Show 2009
Best 3D Character Design / ViewFest Digital Movie Festival 2009
Best Animation – Prix José Abel / Cinanima 2009
Best Professional Film / Bradford Animation Festival 2009
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Tags: 3d, 5-15 min, Best, cafe, coffee, Comedy, film animation, French Roast, funny, Oscar nominated, shop, Short Film Animated, short movie
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