The 87th (2015) Academy Awards® Nominee for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Boogaloo and Graham

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• Director	Michael Lennox
  Completion	2014	Time	14:00
  Genre	Drama	Area	UK
  Point	Jamesy and Malachy are over the moon when their soft-hearted Dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for, but the two boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family.

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  • Director:Michael Lennox

    Michael is a director and cinematographer from Northern Ireland. In 2010 he earned a much-coveted place on the MA in Fiction Directing course at the National Film and Television School (he was Northern Ireland Screen Scholar 2010 and Shine Scholar 2011). BOOGALOO & GRAHAM screened at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, and in February won the BAFTA and secured an Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short.

    The 87th (2015) Academy Awards® Nominee for Best Short Film (Live Action)
    British Academy of Film & Television Awards 2014 (UK) Best British Short Film
    Savannah Film Festival 2014 (USA) Best World Short

The 87th (2015) Academy Awards® Nominee for Best Short Film (Live Action)

Parvaneh

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• Director	Talkhon Hamzavi
  Completion	2012	Time	24:25
  Genre	Drama	Area	Switzerland
  Point	Parvaneh, a young Afghan immigrant, lives in a transit center for asylum in the Swiss mountains. Upon hearing of her father's illness, she travels for the first time to Zurich in order to send her family money. This is the starting point of various encounters.

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  • Director:Talkhon Hamzavi

    Talkhon Hamzavi is an Iranian-Swiss film director and screenwriter. From 1998 to 2003 she served an apprenticeship as a medical secretary. In 2010 she graduated witih a BA in Film from the Zurich University of the Arts and in 2012 she receieved an MA in Film from the same institution. Parvaneh is her first Academy Award nomination.

    The 87th (2015) Academy Awards® Nominee for Best Short Film (Live Action)
    Berlin International Film Festival 2013 (Germany) First Steps Awards
    Foyle Film Festival 2013 (UK) Light in Motion Award for Best Short Film

Manon on the Asphalt

 

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• Director	Elizabeth Marre & Olivier Pont
  Completion	2009	Time	15:00
  Genre	Drama	Area	France
  Point	On a day in early summer, two young men play squash, a lifeguard watches an indoor pool, a young woman shelves books at a store, another stages a puppet show for children in a park, an older woman cooks, and Manon gets on her bicycle to ride to a rendezvous with her boyfriend. She turns a corner. Something happens.

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  • Director:Elizabeth Marre & Olivier Pont

    Elizabeth Marre was born in Paris, France, from a Puerto Rican Mom and a French Dad. Though raised in France, she has always felt a great influence from both cultures. She completed a Master's Law Degree at University Paris II.Born in Paris, France, Olivier Pont grew up in the French Riviera. He graduated from the CFT Gobelins, the French National Animation School. He worked as an animator for three years at the Steven Spielberg's. Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont have written and directed together two short films, have been selected and rewarded in various French and international festivals.

The 87th (2015) Academy Awards® Nominee for Best Short Film (Animated)

The Bigger Picture

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• Director	Daisy Jacobs
  Completion	2014	Time	7:00
  Genre	Animation	Area	UK
  Point	'You want to put her in a home; you tell her; tell her now!' hisses one brother to the other. But Mother won't go, and their own lives unravel as she clings on. Innovative life-size animated characters tell the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly parent.

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  • Director:Daisy Jacobs

    Daisy Jacobs is a British animation director, based in London. She studied at the National Film and Television School and at Central St Martins School of Art. The Bigger Picture is her MA graduation film and went on to win the BAFTA for Best British Short and be nominated for an Academy Award.

    The 87th (2015) Academy Awards® Nominee for Best Short Film (Animated)
    British Academy of Film & Television Awards 2014 (UK) Best British Short Animation

The 87th (2015) Academy Awards® Winner for Best Short Film (Live Action)

THE PHONE CALL

 

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• Director	Mat Kirkby
  Completion	2013	Time	20:00
  Genre	Drama	Area	UK
  Point	Heather is a shy lady who works at a helpline call centre. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.

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  • Director:Mat Kirkby

    Mat is an award winning commercial and music video director and writer working out of Ridley Scott Associates in London. His work includes videos for Adele, Basement Jaxx and Muse, and adverts for Nike and Playstation. Mat has appeared on the cover of Screen International as a "UK Star of Tomorrow."

    The 87th (2015) Academy Awards® Winner for Best Short Film (Live Action)
    Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2014 Audience Award (International Competition)
    Tribeca Film Festival 2014 (USA) Best Narrative Short
    Dresden International Short Film Festival 2014 (Germany)

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