Oktapodi (2008)

Six Gobelins students made this two-and-a-half-minute chase, and it went all the way to an Oscar nomination for best animated short, a rare feat for a graduation project. Two octopuses in love are separated by a stubborn restaurant cook, and the escape that follows tears through the streets of a Greek seaside town. The rubbery, elastic animation and the pace of the gags make it the best place to start if you have never watched a student film. Gobelins hosts it on its own YouTube channel.