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February 12, 2008
I MET THE WALRUS
Bravo!FACT-funded short film, I MET THE WALRUS, nominated for an OSCAR!
CTV Television's Bravo!FACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) team is thrilled that the animated short I Met the Walrus, directed by Josh Raskin and produced by Jerry Levitan, received a 2008 Academy Award nomination today for Best Animated Short Film.
In 1969, fourteen-year-old Jerry Levitan convinced John Lennon to do an interview with him in his Toronto hotel room. Excerpts from that interview containing John Lennon's thoughts on war, peace, and the state of the world are the soundtrack to Josh Raskin's breath-taking animated short I Met the Walrus.
Currently screening at the Sundance Film Festival, I Met the Walrus is one of 120 shorts that were awarded Bravo!FACT grants this past year. The film has already received many awards, including Best Animated Short at the 2007 American Film Institute (AFI) Fest in Los Angeles and Best Animation at the 2007 Middle East International Film Festival in Abu Dhabi. I Met the Walrus was recognized as one of Canada's Top Ten short films of 2007 by the Toronto International Film Festival Group.
The directorial debut of 27 year old Josh Raskin, the film features the pen sketches of James Braithwaite and the digital illustrations of Alex Kurina. I Met the Walrus airs on Bravo! later this year as part of Bravo!FACT Presents.
The Oscar nomination for I Met the Walrus is in the esteemed company of the other wonderful Canadian talent nominated this year.
Congratulatory notes to the I Met the Walrus team (Josh, Jerry, James and Alex) can be posted at the Bravo!FACT facebook group.
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Posted by kier at February 12, 2008 10:41 PM