History of the World in Three Minutes Flat
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]
Accolades[]
This hugely successful film won a multitude of international awards.[5] The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981,[6] and an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film[7] at the 53rd Academy Awards.[8] It won the award for Best Film Under Three Minutes at the 1980 Ottawa International Animation Festival,[9] 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,[10] and the American Film and Video Festival's Blue Ribbon Award.[5]
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
- ^ a b "Canadian film wins Berlin award". The Globe and Mail, February 26, 1981.
- ^ a b 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.
External links[]
- English-language films
- 1980 films
- 1980 animated films
- Canadian films
- Canadian animated short films
- 1980 short films
- Cultural depictions of Adam and Eve