The Academy has, today, announced the 10 documentary short films competing for the final five slots at the Academy Awards. This list was apparently winnowed down from 74 eligible submissions.
10 DOC SHORTS ON OSCARโS 2015 SHORTLIST
LOS ANGELES, CA โ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 88th Academy Awardsยฎ has been narrowed to 10 films, of which five will earn Oscarยฎ nominations.
Voters from the Academyโs Documentary Branch viewed this yearโs 74 eligible entries and submitted their ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers for tabulation.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:
โBody Team 12,โ RYOT Films and Vulcan Productions
โChau, beyond the Lines,โ Cynasty Films
โClaude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah,โ Jet Black Iris America
โ50 Feet from Syria,โ Spin Film
โA Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness,โ SOC Films
โLast Day of Freedom,โ Living Condition
โMinerita,โ Kanaki Films
โMy Enemy, My Brother,โ Fathom Film Group
โStarting Point,โ Munk Studio โ Polish Filmmakers Association
โThe Testimony,โ Atria Film in association with Escape Artists
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 5:30 a.m. PT at the Academyโs Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The 88th Oscarsยฎ will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
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