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A few weeks ago, I presented to you Siggraph 2008. Well, this year 31 French Companies or Film have been selected , which is enormous.

Several films or rather french shorts films have been shown at the Computer Animation Festival. Here the Computer Animation Festival trailer :



For those who want view it in a better quality, it is by this way.

Among them, several were realized by major French schools as ENSAD, Goblins, Supinfocom Arles, etc. whose Oktapodi, which won the Best of Show and Audience prize at Siggraph, and Al Dente, selected in the category "best student price."

Oktapodi is a beautiful 3D short film, produced in 2007 by school Gobelins, which recounts the story of two octopus engaging in a mad race to escape the clutches of a committed cook.
Well, I had the chance to see it but for reasons of broadcast rights, this animation does not allow to be broadcasted on the net. So, in the meantime that it will be available on the official website of Oktapodi, here is a picture :



You can also visit the site dedicated to Oktapodi, click here in order to discover its making-of and full of other informations !

Al Dente is a 3D short film made in 2007 by three students at the school Supinfocom Valenciennes.
It tells about a child in search of food who discovers a kitchen full of food, but the cook happens to be a horrible character.
Even if the scenario is simple, this animation is accompanied by a beautiful music, and takes us in a colourful world where some things are thinking about Walt Disney films (such as Beauty and the Beast).



For more information about Al Dente and to view it, go to this page.

To get the complete list of films shown in the Computer Animation Festival, as Bolides (Supinfocom Arles), Mauvais Rôle (ESRA Sup'infograph Brittany), Jungle Jail (ESMA) ... I invite you to click here.