BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem

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BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem
Film poster
Directed byJ.K. Arsyn
Written byJ.K. Arsyn
Based onBoOzy' OS
by J.K. Arsyn
Produced byJ.K. Arsyn
StarringJ.K. Arsyn
Georges Colazzo
Edited byJ.K. Arsyn
Music bySynth of Rage
Production
companies
RED ƎYE Productions
CreaSyn Studio
Distributed byCreaSyn Studio
Release dates
  • April 14, 2013 (2013-04-14) (AIAFF, France)
  • March 24, 2014 (2014-15-24) (United States)
Running time
5 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench
English

BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem (also known as The Cristal Gem)[1] (French: BoOzy' OS et la Gemme de Cristal, also known as La Gemme de Cristal[2]) is a 2013 French animation short film based on the French animated television series BoOzy' OS, and directed, written, scored by and starring its creator J.K. Arsyn, going by the name of Ken Arsyn. It was produced by RED ƎYE Productions and co-produced and distributed by CreaSyn Studio.

The film was first released at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on April 14, 2013. It was presented during the Dailymotion, Cartoon Network Studios and Annecy international event "+ de courts! Online animation film contest by Annecy", and arrived first.[3]

The film title refers to the Annecy award named "the Annecy Cristal" (le Cristal d'Annecy).[2]

Plot[edit]

BoOzy' OS, a muscular caveman, is seeking the "Cristal" of Annecy.

Themes[edit]

The film parodies video game characters such as Earthworm Jim, Sonic the Hedgehog, Doctor Robotnik and Mario as well as animated Disney films like Aladdin, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. The Cristal Gem also heavily parodies most of J.K. Arsyn's movies, such as Cow Hard and Stop-and-Cop.[4]

  • Aladdingue
    Aladdingue
  • Avataré
    Avataré
  • BoOz to the Future
    BoOz to the Future
  • OSmic
    OSmic
  • Le Roi fion
    Le Roi fion
  • La Belle et la BoOz
    La Belle et la BoOz

Cast[edit]

  • J.K. Arsyn as BoOzy' OS / Mari' OS / OSmic the Hedgeh' OS / SkoOlet' OS / Rob' OSmic / PoOlet' OS (voice);
  • Georges Colazzo as Victor Chai (voice).

Reception[edit]

Critical response[edit]

The Cristal Gem received mixed reviews. AllMovie gives the film three stars out of five.[5]

The World Film Carnival Singapore gave The Cristal Gem seven stars out of ten, saying that "the animation short film has the potential to become a symbol for curating socio-literary theories in this post-humanistic or post-positivist era."[6]

Despite a main character who seems "quite odd, and perhaps even caricature-esque" to him, Ben Rider from The Monkey Bread Tree in London calls The Cristal Gem as "a wild film" and "a wonderful production": "To be honest, this is one of the most fun animation films we’ve had at TMBT."[7]

In Romania, the Filmstrip International Film Festival gave a more mixed opinion: "There is an obvious effort to cram so much story into this five-minute short that one has a hard time following it", but "The final act deserves special praise as it has several surprises that make the whole story better." According to the FIFF, "J.K. Arsyn should be applauded for trying to do something different."[8]

Accolades[edit]

Year Country Awards ceremony Category Results
2013  France Annecy International Animated Film Festival "+ de Courts !" event Won
(public)[3]
2014  France Le mois du court-métrage Won[9]
2020  Italy Oniros Film Awards Best Animation Nominated[10]
 Spain Sea & Beach Film Festival Best Soundtrack Nominated[11]
Best Movie Poster Won[12]
2021  Morocco Morocco Fest - Morocco International Short Film Festival Best Short Film Nominated[11]
2022  India Oregon Film Festival Nominated[11]
 Bhutan DIFF - Druk International Film Festival Best Animated Film (Outstanding Achievement Award) Won[13]
2023  Singapore WFCS - World Film Carnival Singapore Best Animated Film (Outstanding Achievement Award) Won[14]
 India CCMA - Cult Critic Movie Awards Best Animated Film (Outstanding Achievement Award) Won[15]
 Italy RIMA - Rome International Movie Awards Best Parody Won[16]
Best Director Won[16]
Best Original Score Won[16]
Best VFX Won[16]

Soundtrack[edit]

Synth of Rage scored the film. The music, inspired by video game music (Streets of Rage, Sonic the Hedgehog, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Donkey Kong Country), was composed by J.K. Arsyn and performed by Axel “XLR” Rock.[17]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by J.K. Arsyn, performed by Axel “XLR” Rock and presented by Synth of Rage[17]

No.TitleTrackLength
1."Keep the BoOzin’" (March 23, 2013)3:08
2."OSmic the Hedgeh’ OS title theme" (March 26, 2013)0:10
3."Cristal Gem Zone" (March 27, 2013)0:53
4."Fat and Vicious" (March 28, 2013)0:56
5."Cristal Escape" (March 29, 2013)1:47
6."oOh ah Swing" (April 13, 2013)0:20
7."Tarz’ OS Swing" (Bonus track, April 5, 2013)0:20
8."Level Clear" (Track for the 10th anniversary)0:08
9."On the Way!" (Track for the 10th anniversary)0:29
Total length:8:16

References[edit]

  1. ^ "English title and short title". IMDb. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem press kit - AKAs". C2S Network. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Annecy contest results". Annecy: Dailymotion. July 6, 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem press kit - Inspiration and nods". C2S Network. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "BoOzy' OS et la Gemme de Cristal (2013)". AllMovie. San Francisco, California: All Media Network. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ "BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem". Singapore: World Film Carnival. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Extended Reviews 2023". London: The Monkey Bread Tree. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem". Romania: The Monkey Bread Tree. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "juin 2014 « Boozy' os et la gemme de cristal » de julien d'arsyn". Paris: Pongh!. July 12, 2014. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  10. ^ "ONIROS FILM AWARDS - FINALISTS AND WINNERS - JANUARY 2020 MONTHLY EDITION" (PDF). Roma: Oniros Film Awards. January 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem press kit - Awards". C2S Network. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "WINNERS 2020". Santa Pola: Sea & Beach Film Festival. August 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Monthly Results November 2022". Punakha: Druk International Film Festival. November 2022. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "Monthly Results : December 2022 - January 2023". Singapore: World Film Carnival Singapore. January 2023. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "Cult Critic Movie Awards Results (December-January 2023)". Kolkata: Cult Critic Movie Awards. January 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d "JANUARY 2023 - WINNERS". Rome: Rome International Movie Awards. January 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  17. ^ a b "BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem press kit - Soundtrack". C2S Network. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

External links[edit]

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