Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Oscar Nominated Short Films 2013 (2013)

OSCAR NOMINATED ANIMATED SHORT FILMS 2013- 88 minutes
Title: Adam and Dog
Genre: Animation
Country: USA
Language: non-dialogue
Running Time: 16 minutes
Director: Minkyu Lee

Synopsis:

The story about the dog of Eden. What happened in those first days of Creation that made Man and Dog so inseparable? The dog, as he lives through this curious world, encounters a strange creature; a human being named Adam - and with that discovers a new found connection to the world.

Title: Fresh Guacamole

Genre: Animation

Country: USA

Language: English

Running Time: 2 minutes

Director: PES

Writer: PES

Synopsis:

Learn how to transform familiar objects into Fresh Guacamole!

Title: Head over Heels

Genre: Animation/Comedy

Country: UK

Language: English

Running Time: 11 minutes

Director: Timothy Reckart

Writer: Timothy Reckart

Producer: Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly

Cast: Nigel Anthony, Ruth Rayyah McCaul

Synopsis:

After many years of marriage, Walter and Madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. They live separate, parallel lives in the same house, never talking, barely even looking at each other. When Walter discovers a long-lost memento of their wedding day, he tries to reignite their old romance. But it brings their equilibrium crashing down, and the couple that can't agree which way is up must find a way to put their marriage back together.

Title: Maggie Simpson in 'The Longest Daycare

Genre: Animation/Comedy

Country: USA

Language: English

Rating: PG for mild rude humor

Running Time: 5 minutes

Director: David Silverman

Writers: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, David Mirkin, Joel, H. Cohen, Michael Price

Producer: James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Richard Raynis, Richard Sakai

Synopsis:

Maggie Simpson spends a day at the Ayn Rand Daycare Center where she is diagnosed at an average intelligence level. Longing to be grouped with the gifted children, Maggie finds her destiny by rescuing a lonely cocoon from Baby Gerald, who is busy smooshing butterflies.

Title: Paperman

Genre: Animation/Comedy

Country: USA

Language: English

Running Time: 7 minutes

Director: John Kahrs

Writers: Clio Chiang, Kendelle Hoyer

Producer: Kristina Reed

Cast: John Kahrs, Jeff Turley, Kari Wahlgren

Synopsis:

An animated short that follows the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute. Convinced the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office. With only his heart, imagination and a stack of papers to get her attention, his efforts are no match for what the fates have in store for him.

Three additional animated shorts will be added to the animated program.

Title: Abiogenesis

Genre: Animation/Action

Country: New Zealand

Language: non-dialogue

Running Time: 4 minutes

Director: Richard Mans

Sound Design: Justin Doyle, Michelle Child, Dave Whitehead

Synopsis:

In this breathtaking science fiction spectacle, a strange mechanical device lands on a desolate world and uses the planet to undergo a startling transformation, that has profound implications for an entire galaxy.

Title: Dripped

Genre: Animation/Drama

Country: France

Language: French

Running Time: 8 minutes

Director: Léo Verrier

Writer: Léo Verrier

Executive Producer: Jean-François Bourrel

Synopsis:

New York, 1950. Fascinated by paintings, Jack scours museums all day long. He steals paintings and hides them at home to... eat them! These masterpieces are his food and with each bite put him in deep ecstasy, but the more he eats of these paintings the scarcer they become.

Driven mad by hunger, he violently throws paint on a canvas to eat his painting and the result is an unexpected beautiful work of art.

From this moment on, Jack discovers he has the talent of an artist fed by his feelings. His exhibited canvas is a great success and thus he becomes a worldwide known artist.

Title: Gruffalo's Child

Genre: Animation/Family

Country: UK, Germany

Language: English

Running Time: 27 minutes

Directors: Uwe Heidschötter, Johannes Weiland

Novel by: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler

Screenplay adapted by: Julia Donaldson, Johanna Stuttmann

Producers: Martin Pope, Michael Rose

Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Shirley Henderson, Robbie Coltrane

Synopsis:

A little Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and tiptoes out into the snow in search of the Big Bad Mouse.

OSCAR NOMINATED LIVE ACTION SHORT FILMS 2013- 114 minutes

Title: Asad

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 18 minutes

Country: South Africa

Language: Somali

Director: Bryan Buckley

Writer: Bryan Buckley

Producer: Mina Jarjoura

Cast: Najah Abdi Abdullahi, Hussein Abdi Mohamed, Maymum Abdi Mohamed

Synopsis:

Set in a war-torn fishing village in Somalia, an all Somali, refugee cast brings to life this coming of age fable of a Somali boy who is faced with falling into the pirate life, or rising above to choose the path of an honest fishing man.

Title: Buzkashi Boys

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 28 minutes

Country: Afghanistan

Language: Persian

Director: Sam French

Writers: Sam French, Martin Desmond Roe

Producer: Ariel Nasr

Cast: Jawanmard Paiz, Jawan Mard Homayoun, Wali Talash

Synopsis:

Set against the dramatic landscape of contemporary Afghanistan and the national sport of Buzkashi - a brutal game of horse polo played with a dead goat - Buzkashi Boys tells the coming of age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a defiant blacksmith's son, who struggle to realize their dreams as they make their way to manhood in one of the most war-torn countries on Earth. Shot on location in Kabul city by an alliance of Afghan and international film makers, Buzkashi Boys is a look at the life that continues beyond the headlines of war in Afghanistan.

Title: Curfew

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 19 minutes

Country: USA

Language: English

Director: Shawn Christensen

Writer: Shawn Christensen

Producer: Mara Kassin, Andrew Napier, Damon Russell

Cast: Fatima Ptacek, Shawn Christensen, Kim Allen

Synopsis:

At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for the evening.

Title: Death of a Shadow

Genre: Drama/Fantasy

Running Time: 20 minutes

Country: France, Belgium

Language: Dutch

Director: Tom Van Avermaet

Writer: Tom Van Avermaet

Producer: Ellen De Waele

Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Laura Verlinden, Peter van den Eede

Synopsis:

Soldier Nathan died during World War I. A strange collector imprisoned his shadow and gave him a new chance: a second life against 10,000 captured shadows. It is love that guides him, as his purpose is to meet Sarah again, the woman he fell in love with before he died. But then he discovers that she's already in love with someone else, jealousy clouds his mind and pushes him towards a bitter decision, not without consequences.

Title: Henry

Genre: Drama

Country: Canada

Language: French (with English subtitles)

Running Time: 21 minutes

Director: Yan England

Writer: Yan England

Producer: Yan England

Cast: Louise Laprade, Hubert Lemire, Gérard Poirier

Synopsis:

Henry, a great concert pianist, has his life thrown in turmoil the day the love of this life, Maria, disappears mysteriously. He'll then discover the inevitable verdict of life.

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