When Life Departs is a 1997

1997 in film

-Events:* The original Star Wars trilogy's Special Editions are released.* Production begins on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.* Titanic becomes the first film to gross US$1,000,000,000 at the box office making it the highest grossing film in history until Avatar broke the record in 2010.*...

 animated short film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark and Karsten Kiilerich. The film illustrates the various thoughts children have about death. The animation was produced at the A. Film A/S

A. Film A/S

A. Film A/S is a Danish animation studio based in Copenhagen, Denmark. It produces traditional and CGI animation for feature films, television, advertising and games...

 headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia, with lead animators Ando Tammik and Meelis Arulepp. 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...

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Awards and nominations

• 1999 Nominated Oscar, Best Short Film, Animated
• 1998 World Animation Celebration, UNICEF Award
• 1997 Corto Imola Festival, Best International Film

External links

• When Life Departs at the Internet Movie Database
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• When Life Departs at the AWN Oscar Showcase