The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
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Directed byWilliam Joyce
Brandon Oldenburg
Written byWilliam Joyce
Produced byLampton Enochs
Alissa Kantrow
Trish Farnsworth-Smith
Music byJohn Hunter,[1] BREED
Production
company
Release date
  • January 30, 2011 (2011-01-30) (Santa Barbara)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryUnited States

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a 2011 animated short film directed by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg,[2] and produced by Moonbot Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana.[3] Described as an "allegory about the curative powers of story," the film centers on bibliophile Lessmore and his custodianship of a magical library of flying books. It was created using computer animation, miniatures and traditional hand-drawn techniques.[4]

After winning over a dozen film festivals, the film was awarded the Best Animated Short Film at the 84th Academy Awards.[5][6] An official iPad app based on the film was also released in the Apple App Store. This however requires updating as it does not work with the current iOS. A book adaptation was released in late 2012.[7]

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  3. ^ Higa, Michelle. "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore". Short of the Week. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  4. ^ Rome, Emily (January 23, 2012). "Oscar shorts: 'Morris Lessmore' has hybrid animation, iPad app". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
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  6. ^ "Winners of the 84th Academy Awards|Oscar.go.com". Archived from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  7. ^ ""The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" Nominated for Best Animated Short in 2011 Oscars". MarketWatch. January 24, 2012. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2012.