Glago's Guest
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Glago's Guest is a 2008 Walt Disney Animation Studios computer animated short film directed by Chris Williams
. The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival
in June 2008..
Animated in stereoscopic 3D, the short tells the story of a strange meeting between a Russian soldier guarding a Siberian outpost and an extraterrestrial.
was so impressed with director Chris Williams' work on this short that he gave him the job of directing Bolt.
in June 2008, and was originally expected to be released theatrically preceding the Disney's feature film Bolt. The short is believed not to have tested well with audiences, and the spot with Bolt was eventually taken by the Pixar short Tokyo Mater
.
It was included in the Animation Show of Shows
in 2008.
Chris Williams (director)
Chris Williams is an American film director, screenwriter and animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is well known for have directing Glago's Guest and Bolt....
. The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Annecy International Animated Film Festival
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became annual in 1998...
in June 2008..
Animated in stereoscopic 3D, the short tells the story of a strange meeting between a Russian soldier guarding a Siberian outpost and an extraterrestrial.
Plot
"Glago's Guest" follows the intriguing and thought-provoking story of a lonely Russian soldier stationed in a remote Siberian outpost. When the soldier's solitude is interrupted one day by the arrival of a strange new "guest" named Lars, Glago is jolted out of his uneventful daily routine. Soon, though, he comes to realize that things aren't always what they appear to be. With its bold art direction, stark but stylish depiction of the frozen Russian landscape, and inspired computer animation, "Glago's Guest" is an exciting, entertaining, and original short film that uses the medium to full advantage.Production
John LasseterJohn Lasseter
John Alan Lasseter is an American animator, director and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering....
was so impressed with director Chris Williams' work on this short that he gave him the job of directing Bolt.
Release
The film premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film FestivalAnnecy International Animated Film Festival
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became annual in 1998...
in June 2008, and was originally expected to be released theatrically preceding the Disney's feature film Bolt. The short is believed not to have tested well with audiences, and the spot with Bolt was eventually taken by the Pixar short Tokyo Mater
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Mater's Tall Tales is an American animated short television series by Pixar featuring the characters Mater and Lightning McQueen from the film Cars. The series' first broadcast was on October 27, 2008, on Toon Disney, Disney Channel and ABC Family...
.
It was included in the Animation Show of Shows
Animation show of shows
The Animation Show of Shows is a traveling selection of the year's best animated short films, curated and presented by Acme Filmworks founder, Ron Diamond. It began in 1998 with the aim of showing the most original, funny, intelligent short animated films from all over the world and presenting them...
in 2008.
See also
- Animated-news.com (June 23, 2008); "Please welcome Glago's Guest"; Animated News.
- Barbara Robertson (February 2009); "Short Subjects, Big Ideas"; Computer Graphics World