9

9 (2005)

A rag doll fights a monster that has been stealing the souls of his people.

Date of release
2005-04-21
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (289)
Runtime
11m
Genres
Animation, Science Fiction
Director
Shane Acker

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

9 is a 2005 animated science fiction short film created by Shane Acker as a student project at the UCLA Animation Workshop. Tim Burton saw the film and later produced a feature-length adaptation also titled 9 (2009), directed by Acker and distributed by Focus Features. The film was presented at the Indianapolis International Film Festival. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, and won a Student Academy Award for Best Animation. It was released on April 21, 2005.

Production

9 was originally supposed to last three minutes, but was later extended to ten. It was meant to be a stop-motion film, but was later made using CGI. The 2D elements of the film were made by drawing, painting, and using Photoshop. The puppet characters and stop-motion animation were inspired by those in the film Balance directed by Wolfgang and Cristoph Lauenstein.

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