The Academy has announced the ten short films that will be competing for the final three-to-five slots for the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film. Below is that list.
10 LIVE ACTION SHORTS ADVANCE IN 2014 OSCARยฎ RACE
LOS ANGELES, CA โ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 87th Academy Awardsยฎ. One hundred forty-one pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
โAya,โ Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis, directors (Chasis Films)
โBaghdad Messi,โ Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Kobe Van Steenberghe, producer (a team productions)
โBoogaloo and Graham,โ Michael Lennox, director, and Ronan Blaney, writer (Out of Orbit)
โButter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak),โ Hu Wei, director, and Julien Fรฉret, producer (AMA Productions)
โCarry On,โ Yatao Li, director (Rochester Institute of Technology)
โMy Fatherโs Truck,โ Maurรญcio Osaki, director (Lupi Filmes)
โParvaneh,โ Talkhon Hamzavi, director, and Stefan Eichenberger, producer (Zurich University of Arts)
โThe Phone Call,โ Mat Kirkby, director, and James Lucas, writer (RSA Films)
โSLR,โ Stephen Fingleton, director, and Matthew James Wilkinson, producer (Stigma Films)
โSummer Vacation (Chofesh Gadol),โ Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon, directors (GREENproductions)
The Academyโs Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting at screenings held in Los Angeles.
Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select three to five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December.
The 87th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academyโs Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The Oscarsยฎ will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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