French Roast

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French Roast
Directed byFabrice Joubert
Written byFabrice Joubert
Produced byBibo Bergeron
Music byOlivier Liboutry
Release date
  • 30 October 2008 (2008-10-30)
Running time
8 minutes, 15 seconds
CountryFrance

French Roast is a 2008 French computer-animated short film created by Fabrice Joubert.

French Roast is the first short film by Fabrice O. Joubert.[1]

Plot[change | change source]

In a Parisian Café businessman man sits at a table and orders a coffee. He understands that he has no money with him. He decides to steal money from the old woman who sits nearby. In the short film also there is a homeless person who asks alms.

Release[change | change source]

French Roast was first released in France on 30 October 2008 at the Festival Voix d'Etoiles. It was later released in the Czech Republic on 3 May 2009 at the AniFest Film Festival, in Canada on 19 February 2010 in Waterloo, Ontario and in the USA on 19 February 2010, limited release.

Awards[change | change source]

French Roast received the Best Animation Award at ANIMA Córdoba and was nominated for Academy Award for Animated Short Film in 2009.

References[change | change source]

  1. Desowitz, Bill (February 4, 2010). "Joubert Talks French Roast". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on 2011-06-12. Retrieved July 28, 2011.