11 Live Action Short Films Advance in Oscar Race
By: Tyler Peterson
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 11 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 85th Academy Awards®. A tie in the nominations balloting resulted in 11 films being shortlisted. One hundred twenty-five pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 11 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
- “A Fábrica (The Factory),” Aly Muritiba, director (Grafo Audiovisual)- “Asad,” Bryan Buckley, director, and Mino Jarjoura, producer (Hungry Man)
- “Buzkashi Boys,” Sam French, director, and Ariel Nasr, producer (Afghan Film Project)
- “Curfew,” Shawn Christensen, director (Fuzzy Logic Pictures)
- “Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw),” Tom Van Avermaet, director, and Ellen De Waele, producer (Serendipity Films)
- “Henry,” Yan England, director (Yan England)
- “Kiruna-Kigali,” Goran Kapetanovic, director (Hepp Film AB)
- “The Night Shift Belongs to the Stars,” Silvia Bizio and Paola Porrini Bisson, producers (Oh! Pen LLC)
- “9meter,” Anders Walther, director, and Tivi Magnusson, producer (M & M Productions A/S)
- “Salar,” Nicholas Greene, director, and Julie Buck, producer (Nicholas Greene)
- “when you find me,” Ron Howard, executive producer, and Bryce Dallas Howard, director
(Freestyle Picture Company)
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