Cat Pianoforte is a short Australian-made animated noir film about the fictional city of anthropomorphic cats. The premiere took place in 2009 , then the film was shown at many festivals, including being selected for the main competition of the 49th international animation festival in Annecy [1] . He received a number of awards and was included in the shortlist for the 2010 Oscar movie award [2] [3] .
| Cat piano | |
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| The cat piano | |
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| Producer | Eddie white Ari gibson |
| Producer | Nick Cave Sam White, Hugh Nguyen |
| written by | Eddie white |
| Roles voiced | Nick Cave (narrator) |
| Composer | Benjamin Speed |
| Studio | The People's Republic of Animation |
| A country |  Australia |
| Tongue | |
| Duration | 8 minutes |
| Premiere | 2009 |
| IMDb | ID 1401657 |
| BCdb | more details |
The film is voiced by the famous Australian musician Nick Cave , who also performed as one of the producers.
Content
Story
The events of the film are set out in the form of a poem written by the main character, a cat-poet (voiced by Nick Cave). It tells about the city of cats, in which music played an important role - there were many musicians and singers in the city. The protagonist is hopelessly in love with one of the singers and often listens to her singing, sitting in the back rows of the hall.
Suddenly, the best singers and musicians begin to fade. The police, which investigates crimes, finds only traces of human legs. The hero suspects that the goal of the kidnapper, who lives in a high tower, which can be seen far on the horizon, is to create a grandiose cat pianoforte . This is a torture tool for cats, in which, when you press the keys, needles are pierced so that they scream at different voices. The hero fears for the life of his beloved singer and rushes to warn her, but is late, she is kidnapped in the middle of the night.
The city is plunged into darkness and cold, it is snowing. Unable to get rid of thoughts about suffering cats, the hero collects a squad of daredevils, who floats in boats to a distant tower. Cries of cats come from her, this crazy kidnapper plays his monstrous instrument resembling a huge organ. The hero and his companions attack the kidnapper and throw him off the tower, and release the captured cats.
The city of cats is returning to life, music and songs are again playing. The hero still creates in the unknown, typing his poem about what happened. In the last frame, next to his silhouette, a singer’s silhouette appears in the window, which gently touches the poet’s face.
Awards and nominations
- 2009 - Australian Film Institute Awards - Best Short Animation Film Award [4] [5]
- 2009 - Inside Film Awards - Best Animated Film Prize [6]
- 2009 - 58th Melbourne International Film Festival - Award for Best Short Animated Film [7]
- 2009 - 56th Sydney International Film Festival - Dandy Award for Best Short Animated Film [8]
- 2009 - 4th Adelaide Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Short Film
- 2009 - APRA Screen Music Awards - Award for Best Short Film Soundtrack [9]
Notes
- ↑ Annecy Official Selection Archived on September 12, 2009.
- ↑ Ten Animated Shorts Announced in Oscar Nomination Race
- ↑ Short list of 10 Animated Shorts
- ↑ 2009 AFI Awards Nomination
- ↑ 2009 AFI Awards Nomination
- ↑ 2009 IF Awards nomination
- ↑ The Cat Piano - Australian Film Festival Awards
- ↑ 2009 Sydney Film Festival Dendy Awards Archived on July 4, 2009.
- ↑ 2009 APRA / AGSC Screen Music Awards Nomination