What is French Roast?
{{Infobox film | name = French Roast | image = | alt = | caption = | director = [[Fabrice Joubert]] | producer = [[Bibo Bergeron]] | writer = [[Fabrice Joubert]] | starring = | music = Olivier Liboutry | cinematography = | editing = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=y|2008|10|30}} | runtime = 8 minutes, 15 seconds | country = France | budget = }}'''French Roast''' is a 2008 French computer-animated short film created by Fabrice Joubert. ''French Roast'' is the first short film by Fabrice O. Joubert.<ref>{{cite news|last=Desowitz|first=Bill|date=February 4, 2010|title=Joubert Talks French Roast|publisher=Animation World Network|url=http://www.awn.com/articles/article/oscars-joubert-talks-french-roast/page/1%2C1|url-status=dead|accessdate=July 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612005755/http://www.awn.com/articles/article/oscars-joubert-talks-french-roast/page/1%2C1|archive-date=2011-06-12}}</ref> == Plot == In a Parisian Café businessman man sits at a table and orders a coffee. He understands that he has no money with him. He decides to steal money from the old woman who sits nearby. In the short film also there is a homeless person who asks alms. == Release == ''French Roast'' was first released in [[France]] on 30 October 2008 at the Festival Voix d'Etoiles. It was later released in the [[Czech Republic]] on 3 May 2009 at the AniFest Film Festival, in [[Canada]] on 19 February 2010 in [[Waterloo, Ontario]] and in the [[United States|USA]] on 19 February 2010, limited release. == Awards == ''French Roast'' received the Best Animation Award at ANIMA Córdoba and was nominated for [[Academy Award for Animated Short Film]] in 2009. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Short movies]]