French Roast is a 2008 French computer-animated short created by Fabrice O. Joubert. The short was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009, and took many other awards.

It is the first short film from Joubert, an animator, who worked from 1997-2006 at DreamWorks Animation

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, and currently works as an animation director on upcoming French film A Monster in Paris.

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.

Production and 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.

Reception

Fabrice Joubert was presented with the ANIMA for Best Animation by the Córdoba International Animation Festival

Fabrice Joubert has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Film, Animated by the Academy of Motion Pictures.