Garden Party (2017 film)

Garden Party
Garden Party
	Poster for the short film.
Directed by	Théophile Dufresne; Florian Babikian; Gabriel Grapperon; Lucas Navarro; Vincent Bayoux; Victor Caire
Produced by	Julien Deparis
Music by	Romain Montiel; Steve Sidewell
Production; company	MoPA
Distributed by	Miyu Distribution
Release date	28 January 2017 (Angers European First Film Festival);
Running time	7 minutes
Country	France

Garden Party is a 2017 French animated short film directed by Illogic Collective, six French 3D artists during their studies at MoPA, animation school in France. This short film is their graduation film. The short has been presented and won awards in a number of festivals including the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, the SIGGRAPH, and the Nashville Film Festival where it won the Oscar Qualifying prize of Grand Jury Prize for best animation.

The short was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards.

Plot

In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings. An emerald green frog swims through a murky swimming pool while being followed by a bigger toad. They eventually end up in a bed room that has all its sheets scattered about. A small yellow frog tries and fails to catch a butterfly to eat and a larger fatter toad awakens in a kitchen full of rancid food. This does not stop it from dining on caviar and macarons. The yellow frog makes its way into the house through one of the numerous bullet holes in the glass windows. An open safe and a gun can be seen, implying that a violent gun fight occurred there. As the night falls, the yellow frog finds the house's security room and begins accidentally turning on numerous switches; lighting up a painting that reveals the house's owner. Lights, music and water effects turn on outside as more amphibians show up to enjoy their new paradise. As they do so, the body of the house's owner, clad solely in a bathrobe, floats to the top of the pool, having been pickled and swollen from resting at the bottom for so long. The amphibians pay no mind to him.

Reception

Critical response

Garden Party has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 9.00/10.^[1]

Awards

Since its launch, the film has received numerous awards, and selected in more than 180 festivals around the world.

Year	Presenter/Festival	Award/Category	Status
2017	Academy Awards	Best Animated Short Film	Nominated^[2]
	Nashville Film Festival	"Grand Jury Price"	Won
	Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival	"Special Jury Mention"	Won
	SIGGRAPH	"Best Student Project"	Won
	Annecy International Animated Film Festival	"Best Student Film"	Nominated

The short was part of the world touring screening The Animation Showcase 2017.

References

^ "Garden Party". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
^ "90th Academy Award Animated Short Film Nominees". 2018-01-23. Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-01-23.

External links

Garden Party at IMDb
Garden Party on YouTube
Garden Party - Animated Short Film on Facebook

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[1] "Garden Party". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2020-10-08.

[2] "90th Academy Award Animated Short Film Nominees". 2018-01-23. Archived from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-01-23.

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