History of the World in Three Minutes Flat | |
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Directed by | Michael Mills |
Written by | Michael Mills |
Produced by | Michael Mills[1][2] |
Narrated by | Vlasta Vrána |
Production company | Michael Mills Productions |
Release date | 1980 |
Running time | 3 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
History of the World in Three Minutes Flat is a 1980 Canadian animated short film,[3] directed by Michael Mills.
Summary
The film depicts a history of life on Earth, compressed into three minutes.[4]
Production
The short was animated by Bill Speers, John Gaug, Jim Hiltz, and Rick Bowan.[5]
Accolades
This hugely successful film won a multitude of international awards.[6] The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981,[7] and an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film[8] at the 53rd Academy Awards.[9] It won the award for Best Film Under Three Minutes at the 1980 Ottawa International Animation Festival,[10] the Short Film Golden Bear at the 1981 Berlin Film Festival,[4] a Golden Reel Award from the Canada Council's inaugural Canadian Short Films Showcase,[11] and the American Film and Video Festival's Blue Ribbon Award.[6]
See also
- 1980 in film
- Evolution-the 1971 animated short also directed by Mills
References
- ↑ Short Film Winners: 1981 Oscars
- ↑ "1981 Oscars". Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- ↑ 16TH INTERNATIONAL TOURNEE OF ANIMATION - Cleveland Film Festival
- 1 2 "Canadian film wins Berlin award". The Globe and Mail, February 26, 1981.
- ↑ Mazurkewich 1999, p. 143.
- 1 2 Lenburg, Jeff (2006). "Mills, Michael". Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-55783-671-7.
- ↑ Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981.
- ↑ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1980 -". cartoonresearch.com.
- ↑ "Oscar nomination for Radio-Canada". The Globe and Mail, March 7, 1981.
- ↑ "Animation festival announces awards". The Globe and Mail, August 29, 1980.
- ↑ "Nine short films win awards". The Globe and Mail, March 3, 1982.
Works cited
- Mazurkewich, Karen (1999). Cartoon Capers: The History of Canadian Animators. McArthur & Company Publishing. ISBN 1-55278-093-7.