Oct 25, 2017

70 Animators Re-Animate Woody Woodpecker's Short Story

Brazilians can't get enough of Woody Woodpecker, officially and unofficially.

Earlier this month, Universal's live-action/CG hybrid Woody Woodpecker debuted at #1 in Brazilian theaters. The film was #1 in Brazilian theaters and grossed over $6 million in its first three weeks.

Unofficially, 70 (mostly Brazilian) animators came together to remake Woody Woodpecker's 1961 theatrical short "The Bird Who Came to Dinner" one shot at a time. Each animator was assigned one shot from the original short and asked to re-animate Woody, known in Brazil as Pica Pau, in their own style.

The re-animated short was originally released last week using the Portuguese dubbed version of the film, but a version of the project using the original English track by Walter Lantz Productions is now available. See below:

The non-profit remake, which took over a year and a half to complete, was organized by Brazilian animator Ivanildo Soares. Links to all of the participating animators can be found on the film's Youtube page.

Woody's remake is similar to "Bart Kira," in which over 500 artists used characters from The Simpsons to re-draw Katsuhiro Otomo's manga "Akira," and "Moon Animate Make Up," in which 250 animators re-animated an episode of "Sailor Moon Up," similar to other crowdsourced collaborations with fans.