History of the World in Three Minutes Flat

History of the World in Three Minutes Flat is a 1980 Canadian animated short film, directed by Michael Mills.

History of the World in Three Minutes Flat
Directed byMichael Mills
Produced byMichael Mills
Written byMichael Mills
Narrated byVlasta Vrána
Production
company
Michael Mills Productions
Release date
1980
Running time
3 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Summary

The film depicts a history of life on Earth, compressed into three minutes.[1]

Accolades

This hugely successful film won a multitude of international awards.[2] The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981,[3] and an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film [4] at the 53rd Academy Awards.[5] It won the award for Best Film Under Three Minutes at the 1980 Ottawa International Animation Festival,[6] the Short Film Golden Bear at the 1981 Berlin Film Festival,[1] a Golden Reel Award from the Canada Council's inaugural Canadian Short Films Showcase,[7] and the American Film and Video Festival's Blue Ribbon Award.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Canadian film wins Berlin award". The Globe and Mail, February 26, 1981.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (2006). "Mills, Michael". Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-55783-671-7.
  3. Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981.
  4. "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1980 -". cartoonresearch.com.
  5. "Oscar nomination for Radio-Canada". The Globe and Mail, March 7, 1981.
  6. "Animation festival announces awards". The Globe and Mail, August 29, 1980.
  7. "Nine short films win awards". The Globe and Mail, March 3, 1982.
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