French Roast

This article is about the animated film. For the method of roasting coffee beans, see Coffee roasting.

French Roast
Poster for French Roast
Directed by	Fabrice O. Joubert
Produced by	Bibo Bergeron
Written by	Fabrice O. Joubert
Music by	Olivier Liboutry
Release dates	October 30, 2008 (2008-10-30)
Running time	8 minutes, 15 seconds
Country	France

French Roast is a 2008 French computer-animated short created by Fabrice O. Joubert. The short received ANIMA award and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009.

French Roast is the first short film by Fabrice O. Joubert, an animator, who worked from 1997-2006 at DreamWorks Animation and later worked as the animation director of A Monster in Paris (2011).

Plot

In a fancy Parisian Café c. 1960, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee.

Release

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

Accolades

Fabrice Joubert was presented with the ANIMA for Best Animation at the 2009 Córdoba International Animation Festival. Fabrice Joubert has been nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009.

External links

• Official website
• French Roast at IMDb
• French Roast at the Big Cartoon DataBase