2025 / Short / stop-motion / CGI hybrid

9 Million Colors

Name: 9 Million Colors
Released: 2025

Czech Republic / France / Norway / Slovakia

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StudioBionaut

Year2025

Format familyShort

Techniquestop-motion / CGI hybrid

Overview

15-minute dialogue-free short about Fran, a mantis shrimp, trying to show a blind fish, Milva, the beauty of the ocean. Directed and written by Bara Anna Stejskalova (FAMU). produced by Czech company Bionaut with co-production partners Foliascope (France), Trollfilm (Norway) and a Slovak partner. Won the Academy Award-Qualifying Animated Grand Prize at Indy Shorts 2026 (2027 Oscars eligibility).

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Cast and crew credited on 9 Million Colors
Person	Role	Department	Source
Bára Anna Stejskalová	director; writer	direction	Article source moviemaker.com high confidence Details MovieMaker Indy Shorts 2026 coverage credits Stejskalova as director/writer.

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