Some of the best chilean animators and artists came together to make it happen. The short is from writerdirector gabriel osorio and producer pato escala. A short animated film by udla professors, bear story. Watch bear story oscar winner for best animated short. The screenplay was cowritten with daniel castro and the film was produced by pato escala pierart. The animation, produced by punkrobot studio, arrives at the academys ceremony acclaimed by specialized critics and awarded at renowned international festivals, both for its technical and artistic quality. Shortshd, a cable channel dedicated to short films, and magnolia pictures are teaming to put the oscar nominated short films 2016 in moviehouses january 29.
How a film about a bear got chile to reckon with its past. The 11minute film was the first chilean work to be nominated in the. The 2016 oscar nominees for best short film animated are bear story, prologue. Bear story is told through a music box story as a reenactment of the bears life. The cannes film festival on tuesday abandoned plans for a postponed 2020 edition in june or july. An old bear hauls a mechanical diorama onto a street corner. Directed by chilean gabriel osorio, it tells the sad story of an old bear who stands on a busy corner every day, longing for a family that. This short film is the result of over two years of hard work. A narrative of a family split apart and never quite reunited. Bear story was released in theatres across america and europe through a shorts hd release of the oscar.
Bear story from chile wins oscar for animated short at. The story is inspired by the directors grandfather, leopoldo osorio, who, after the chilean coup detat, was imprisoned for two years and then forced to live in exile for the duration. Every day, a melancholy old bear takes a mechanical diorama that he has created out to his street corner. As director gabriel osorio alluded to in his acceptance speech sunday, the films story was inspired by true events. Bear story and ex machina makes animation history at. Bear story is a 2016 oscar nominee for best animated short film. Animation this years oscar nominated animation shorts range from studiomade standalones to student graduation films, displaying a wide. It also has a strong message that animals should not be stolen from their habitat and made to perform in circuses. Bear story wins oscar for best animated short the wrap. The story was this short film began during the 1970s, when families were mercilessly torn apart during the pinochet regime in chile. The 92nd annual academy awards took place tonight, and one lucky film went home with the oscar for best animated short film. It was also jolted into confronting the stilltaboo subject of forced exiles and political disappearances under the military dictatorship of general augusto pinochet. The 2020 oscar for best animated short film goes to hair.
The minions presenting gabriel osorio and pato escala with the oscar for best animated short film for bear story at the 88th oscars in. Bear story from chile wins oscar for animated short at academy. How to watch bear story, the academy award winner for. Those emotional currents define this years oscarnominated short films, with pain and strife dominating. Oscar season is here and like always its time for you to know who the contenders are. How to watch the 2016 oscar shorts, from bear story to. Chile on monday celebrated its first oscar, bear story a fable evoking the countrys dark past that won the prize for best animated short film. Chile celebrates first oscar for animated bear story. Oscarnominated shorts, mirroring a world of pain and fortitude.
Gabriel osorios bear story won the oscar for best animated short on sunday night at the dolby theatre in hollywood. I sincerely hope that bear story reminds the audience of their loved ones and their significance in their lives. The oscar winner for animated short, bear story, is a metaphor for. Shorts hd presents a theatrical release of the five oscar nominees for best short film, animated, plus four highly commended animated shorts. Gabriel osorios short film bear story is an ingenious, dazzling piece of 3d animation, the sad story of a lonesome bear who builds an elaborate mechanical diorama in an attempt to. Thewrap is pleased to announce that bear story, a double winner at its 2015 shortlist film festival in both the audience and jury categories. Bear story winning best animated short film youtube.
Discover some of the most innovative animators from around the world in these nominees for the oscar for best animated short film. T he oscar winner for best animated short looks, at first, like a cute and cuddly tale of a father bear struggling to get back to his family. Watch the oscar winner for best animated short, bear story, gabriel osorios film swept audience and jury prize of thewraps 2015 shortlist. Hublot, paperman and the fantastic flying books of mr. But bear story is an allegory for something far more. The director and crew of chiles first oscar win bear story which. Bear story is the 2016 oscar winner for short film animated oscars. Today we cover the nominations for everything animation. The academy award for best animated short film is an award given by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences ampas as part of the academy awards annually since the 5th academy awards, covering the year 1932, to the present this category was known as short subjects, cartoons from 1932 until 1970, and as short subjects, animated films from 1971 to 1973. Oscarnominated shorts, mirroring a world of pain and.
In 2015 bear story was the winner of riverruns best animated short jury prize. The film was a critical success, winning the oscar for best animated short film at the 88th academy awards. It is the first chilean winner of an academy award and. T he oscarwinner for best animated short looks, at first, like a cute and cuddly tale of a father bear struggling to get back to his family. These are the first academy award nominations for gabriel osorio and pato escala. Watch the oscar winner for best animated short, bear story, gabriel osorios film swept audience and jury prize of thewraps 2015 shortlist film festival. Its really an amazing opportunity to get this message. Bear story won the oscar for best animated short on sunday night at the dolby theatre in hollywood bear story, from. For a coin, passersby can look into the peephole of his invention, which tells the story of a. Bear story is nominated for short film animated for oscars 2016. Oscarwinning animated short bear story was a true story time.
At some time in the past, he and other animals have been taken to a circus where they are forced to humiliate themselves in front of paying customers. Riverrun animated shorts winner bear story wins oscar. Get the latest updates, photos and videos for the 88th academy awards. A bear, living in a world of bears, shows a nickelodeon kind of show, using mechanical characters, to a little bear child. The 2020 oscar for best animated short film goes to hair love. A bear is torn away from his family and made to work in a circus. Bear story gets best animated short film oscar nomination. Other winners include dear basketball, piper, bear story, feast, mr. Its won so many awards, including oscars and its easy to see why. Bear story is the 2016 oscar winner for short film. Ave maria, shok, alles wird gut, stutterer, day one, bear story, prologue, world of tomorrow.
A historic victory for the chilean film industry took place during the 88th academy awards at the dolby theatre in hollywood, california. He manages to escape and return home, but his wife and cub are nowhere to be seen. Best animation short film 2016 oscar winer bear story youtube. So, its no surprise that many award show buffs are now trying. Bear story is the 2016 oscar winner for best short film animated. How important is it for you, as short filmmakers, to have your film shown to a wide audience in theatres. It was a night of firsts at the oscars, at least in the animated shorts category. The program also includes the following highly commended, additional animated films.
Oscar winner 2016 best animated short film, bear story. In the film, a father bear carries around dolls of. Gabriel osorio and konstantin bronzit discuss their two oscarcontending shorts, bear story and we cant live without cosmos. For a coin, passersby can look into the peephole of his invention, which tells the story of a circus bear who longs to escape and. Well, if you picked bear story in your oscar pool tonight, youre up one point. A story that grabs you and wont let go, even when you really, really want it to. If i was god, taking flight, the short story of a fox and a mouse, the loneliest spotlight, and catch it. Oscarnominated short films are long on diversity and. Chilean president michelle bachelet will meet the director and crew of the animated short, the countrys first oscar win. I hope these questions never need to be asked again.
Academy award for best animated short film wikipedia. Best animated short film 19952019 show list info this list contains the academy award winners for the category best animated short film of the last 25 years, from 1995 to 2019. This years nominees for best animated short were all over the map. Another very strong and distinctive entry is bear story, the poignant tale of a lonely bear who takes to the streets each day with a mechanical diorama that recounts the tragedies of his life and the happy ending that never occurred. Gabriel osorios cg film bear story won the award for best animated short.
It is obviously the story of his life and hard times. I dont know what i was expecting when i started watching the chilean bear story, but it certainly wasnt a heavy reflection on the loss of the ones you love. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Movie trailers watch bear story oscar winner for best animated short. Oscarwinning animated short bear story was a true story.
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