''Hubert's Brain'', made in 2001, is the first and only

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-generated

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made by

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company

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. The movie is 17 minutes long, took one year and $3,000,000 to produce, and the movie won the 2001

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for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short Subject. It tells the story of a science geek who befriends a talking brain-in-a-jar. ''Hubert's Brain'' was produced by Nina Rappaport, directed by Phil Robinson and

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, and written by Brian Narelle and Robin Steele, with music by Michael A. Levine. Credited voices include:

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, J. D. Daniels,

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, and

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* 2001 computer-animated films 2000s American animated films 2001 animated short films 2000s science fiction comedy films WildBrain films Best Animated Short Subject Annie Award winners Films scored by Michael A. Levine {{2000s-US-film-stub