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Paperman
Sign in to savePaperman is an American black-and-white computer-cel animated romantic comedy short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Directed by John Kahrs, it blends traditional and computer animation, and features the voices of Kahrs and Kari Wahlgren in the leading roles.
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Paperman is a short film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Animation Studios in the United States of America. Directed by John Kahrs, the movie was released in 2012, with specific dates listed as November 1, November 2, and December 6 of that year. It is available on Disney Plus.
The plot follows an urban office worker who uses paper airplanes to meet a girl in unexpected ways. The story is categorized as an office romance and features elements such as a skyscraper setting and a black and white visual style. The film has a runtime of 7 minutes and carries the tagline, "Destiny is the bridge you build, to the one you love."
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8.0An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.
Cast
- John Kahrs as George (voice)
- Kari Wahlgren as Meg (voice)
- Jeff Turley as Boss (voice) (uncredited)
- Jack Goldenberg as Finster (voice) (uncredited)
Themes
- skyscraper
- black and white
- paper airplane
- office romance
- short film
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Paperman
- Film.image
- Paperman_(2012)_poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Promotional poster by Jeff Turley
- Film.director
- John Kahrs
- Film.producer
- Kristina Reed
- Film.animator
- Patrick Osborne (animation supervisor)
- Film.music
- Christophe Beck
- Film.studio
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Film.editing
- Lisa Linder Sliver
- Film.distributor
- Walt Disney StudiosMotion Pictures
- Film.color_process
- Black-and-whiteColor
- Film.runtime
- 6:33
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Annie Award
- Genre
- melodrama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Kahrs
- Composer
- Christophe Beck
- Producer
- Walt Disney
- Production company
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 6
- FilmAffinity ID
- 911186
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- disneyanimation.com/shorts/paperman
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- publication date
- 2012-12-06
- distributed by
- Disney+
- title
- Paperman
- color
- black-and-white
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
- executive producer
- John Lasseter
- set in period
- 1940s
- fabrication method
- computer animation
- has characteristic
- 3D film
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Plot
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- Production
- Conception and writing
- Animation
- Characters and voices
- Release
- Reception
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Paperman is an American black-and-white computer-cel animated romantic comedy short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Directed by John Kahrs, it blends traditional and computer animation, and features the voices of Kahrs and Kari Wahlgren in the leading roles.
The film was released on November 2, 2012 alongside Wreck-It Ralph. It earned positive reviews from critics and audiences, who particularly praised the animation and its storyline. At the 85th Academy Awards, it won Best Animated Short Film, the first short film produced by Disney to win an Academy Award since ''It's Tough to Be a Bird'' won at the 42nd Academy Awards in 1970. At the 40th Annie Awards, it won Best Animated Short Subject.
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