Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for World of Tomorrow (2015) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Julia Pott, Winona Mae, Sara Cushman DIRECTOR: Don Hertzfeldt CINEMATOGRAPHY: Don Hertzfeldt PRODUCTION: Bitter Films

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for World of Tomorrow (2015). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

Franchise: World of Tomorrow is part of the World of Tomorrow Collection.

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Development

Hertzfeldt had long been interested in science fiction but hesitated to make a film set in a genre partly due to not wanting to be confined by it, noting, "it always seems to mean having to tread at least a little bit through overly familiar waters." Still, aspects of science fiction appeared in his film It's Such a Beautiful Day and his graphic novel The End Of The World. He felt that the science fiction genre would specially make sense for his first foray into digital animation.

The design of the film was influenced by science fiction novels and magazine covers of the 1950s and '60s, and by Hertzfeldt wanting the film to have a storybook aesthetic. He worked on the first film simultaneously with his couch gag guest appearance on The Simpsons. Both projects were the first time he had used digital animation in his work. Hertzfeldt was also responsible for the film's sound design and visual effects.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Awards Won: ★ Sommets du cinéma d'animation, Montréal, Québec - special jury prize ★ Sundance Short Film Grand Jury Prize

Nominations: ○ Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (88th Academy Awards)

Additional Recognition: The first film won 42 awards, including: *Grand Jury Prize for Short Film, Sundance Film Festival *Best Animated Short, SXSW *Best Animated Short, Annie Awards *Steven Goldmann Visionary Award, Nashville Film Festival *Grand Prix, Anifilm Třeboň *Best Film, Fantoche Animation Festival *Golden Zagreb for Creativity and Artistic Achievement, Animafest Zagreb *Best Script, Ottawa Animation Festival *Audience Award, Ottawa Animation Festival *Audience Award, Annecy International Animated Film Festival *Special Jury Distinction, Annecy International Animated Film Festival *Grand Jury Prize, St. Cloud Film Festival *Scientific Merit Award, Imagine Science Film Festival *Best Short Film, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema *Best Animated Short, Dallas International Film Festival *Best Animated Short, Omaha Film Festival *Best Animated Short, Sarasota Film Festival *Audience Award, Vienna Independent Shorts *Audience Award, Glasgow Short Film Festival *Audience Award, Independent Film Festival of Boston *Audience Award, Flatpack Film Festival *Audience Award, Montreal International Animation Film Festival *Special Jury Mention, Regard Sur Le Court Film Festival *Special Jury Mention, Fest Anča International Animation Festival *Best Animated Film, Alhambra Theatre Film Festival *Honorary Mention, Prix Ars Electronica *Jury Prize, Utopiales *Best Animated Short Subject, Annie Awards *88th Academy Awards: Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (nomination)...