January
31
Oscar Shorts Program
Magnolia Pictures and Shorts International are partnering for the third year in a row to screen the ten Oscar-nominated short films (live-action and animated) in U.S. theatres on February 15th prior to the 80th Academy Awards ceremony on February 24.
The Oscar Shorts program will open in about 50 cities on February 15 and will expand in the following weeks. This year’s Oscar Shorts program will also be digitally shown by co-sponsor RAIN Network.
The nominated Live Action Shorts are:AT NIGHT; Denmark, Oscar Nominees: Christian E. Christiansen & Louise Vesth. Three young women share their problems while spending the holidays in a hospital cancer ward.
IL SUPPLENTE (THE SUBSTITUTE); Italy, Oscar Nominee: Andrea Jublin. The arrival of an unusual newcomer galvanizes the students in a high school classroom.
LE MOZART DES PICKPOCKETS (THE MOZART OF PICKPOCKETS); France, Oscar Nominee: Philippe Pollet-Villard. A pair of unlucky thieves find their fortunes have changed when they take in a deaf homeless boy.
TANGHI ARGENTINI; Belgium, Oscar Nominees: Guido Thys and Anja Daelemans. A man who must learn to dance the tango in two weeks asks an office colleague for help.
THE TONTO WOMAN; United Kingdom, Oscar Nominees: Daniel Barber and Matthew Brown. A cattle rustler meets a woman who is living in isolation after being held prisoner for eleven years by the Mojave Indians.
The nominated Animated Shorts are:
I MET THE WALRUS; Canada, Oscar Nominee: Josh Raskin. In 1969, fourteen-year-old Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon's hotel room with his tape recorder and persuaded him to do an interview.
MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI; Canada, Oscar Nominees: Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski. A timid woman boards a mysterious night train and has a series of frightening experiences.
MEME LES PIGEONS VONT AU PARADIS (EVEN PIGEONS GO TO HEAVEN); France, Oscar® Nominees: Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse. A priest tries to sell an old man a machine that he promises will transport him to heaven.
MY LOVE (MOYA LYUBOV); Russia, Oscar Nominee: Alexander Petrov. In nineteenth-century Russia, a teenage boy in search of love is drawn to two very different women.
PETER & THE WOLF; United Kingdom & Poland, Oscar Nominees: Suzie Templeton and Hugh Welchman. A young boy and his animal friends face a hungry wolf in Prokofiev's classic musical piece.
For a complete list of opening cities and theatres, visit Magpictures.com.



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