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German animator Moritz Mayerhofer, was accepted into the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Germany, to study animation.   After three years, Moritz took up an exchange program at Gobelins, Paris.  There he started the visual development and design for 'Urs', which was  his thesis-project. He has since graduated with that film at the Institute of Animation at the Filmakademie.  Urs, is a touching and atmospheric CGI animated film about a son helping  his aging by carrying her up a mountain to find a better life for each  of them.  Urs has garnered several awards globally and is a finalist in  the Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film.

<p>German animator <a href="http://www.urs-film.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moritz Mayerhofer</a>, was accepted into the <a href="Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg</a> in Germany, to study animation.   After three years, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3499335" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moritz</a> took up an exchange program at <a href="http://www.gobelins.fr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gobelins, Paris</a>.  There he started the visual development and design for 'Urs', which was  his thesis-project. He has since graduated with that film at the <a href="http://www.filmakademie.de/ueber-uns/institut-fuer-animation-visual-effects-und-digitale-postproduktion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Institute of Animation</a> at the Filmakademie.  <a href="http://www.urs-film.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Urs</a>, is a touching and atmospheric CGI animated film about a son helping  his aging by carrying her up a mountain to find a better life for each  of them.  <a href="http://www.urs-film.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Urs</a> has garnered several awards globally and is a finalist in  the <a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Academy Awards</a> for <a href="http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2010/20101130.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Best Animated Short Film</a>.</p>

Moritz Mayerhofer - German Animator - Urs - Academy Award Shortlisted