This 2009 computer-animated science film, starring the voice of Elijah Wood is an adaption of a 2005 student project from which University?
9 (2005 film) 9 is a 2005 computer animated short film created by Shane Acker as a student project at the UCLA Animation Workshop. Tim Burton saw the film and was so impressed by its artistic vision that he went on to produce a feature-length adaptation also titled "9", directed by Acker and distributed by Focus Features. The film was presented at the Indianapolis International Film Festival. It was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated short film, but lost to "", although it did win a Student Academy Award for Best Animation.
Jon M. Chu Jonathan Murray "Jon" Chu (; born November 2, 1979) is an American filmmaker, best known for directing the movies such as "", "Step Up 3D", "" and Hasbro franchises "Jem and the Holograms" and "". Chu is an alumnus of the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. There, he won the Princess Grace Award, the Dore Schary Award presented by the Anti-Defamation League, the Jack Nicholson directing award, and was recognized as an honoree for the IFP/West program Project: Involve.