Jan 16, 2013

Academy Award Nominated Short Film Opens in Theaters February 1

Once again this year, the only way to see Oscar-nominated short films worldwide before the Academy Awards is through a theatrical program presented by Magnolia Pictures in conjunction with ShortsHD.

The program will screen in more than 260 theaters on February 1 and will release animated, live action, and documentary shorts. Needless to say (but let's say it anyway): go.

The press release can be found at. [January 15, 2013, Los Angeles, CA - ShortsHD™ The Short Movie Channel (www.shorts.tv),) in cooperation with Magnolia Pictures, will release the 2013 Academy Award-nominated short film on February 1, 2013 in over 260 theaters across the United States, Canada and Europe. The Short Channel (www.shorts.tv),)), in cooperation with Magnolia Pictures, will release the 2013 Oscar-nominated short films in more than 260 theaters throughout the United States, Canada and Europe on February 1, 2013. This is the eighth year that Academy Award-nominated short films have been released in theaters. This announcement follows last year's record-breaking release, which ranked among the top 50 independent films released in North America at the box office and earned more than $1,700,000 in the U.S. Since its debut in 2005, the Academy Award®-nominated short film theatrical release program has grown 800 percent The program has grown by 800% since its debut in 2005.

This is the only opportunity for U.S. audiences to see live-action, animated, and documentary short films prior to the 85th Academy Awards ceremony on February 24, 2013.

This year's release marks a new innovation in that each film will be hosted by a past Oscar winner in that category. The live-action category will be hosted by Luke Matheny, who won an Academy Award® for his short live-action film God of Love (2011), and the animated short film category will be hosted by the animated short film The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore ( (2011), and Bill Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, who won an Academy Award® for their short film "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" (2011), and Daniel Junge, co-director of last year's Academy Award® winner for Best Documentary Short "Saving Face," will serve as the moderators for the short documentary category.

This year's nominees include:

ANIMATION

Adam & Dog - (dir. Minkyu Lee, USA) A story about a dog in Eden. What happened on the first day of creation and how did humans and dogs become inseparable? Living in a mysterious world, the dog encounters a strange creature named Adam, a human being, and discovers a new connection to the world.

Fresh Guacamole - (Director: PES, USA) Learn how to transform everyday objects into fresh guacamole.

Head Over Heels - (Director: Timothy Reckert, UK) After many years of marriage, Walter and Madge have grown apart. When Walter finds a long-lost wedding memento, he tries to rekindle their old romance. But it upsets their equilibrium, and with neither of them sure which way is up, they must find a way to put their marriage back together.

Maggie Simpson, The Longest Daycare (dir. David Silverman, USA) Maggie Simpson spends the day at the Ayn Rand day care center, where she is diagnosed with an average intelligence level. Longing to be with gifted children, Maggie finds her destiny in rescuing a lonely cocoon from Baby Gerald, who is obsessed with mooching butterflies. [23] [24] "The Paper Man" (Director: John Cars, USA) "The Paper Man" is the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York whose fate takes an unexpected turn when he meets a beautiful woman by chance on his morning commute. Convinced that the woman of his dreams will be gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in the window of a high-rise building across the boulevard from his office. With only his heart, imagination, and a stack of papers to get her attention, his efforts are no match for what fate has in store.

LIVE ACTION

"Assad" (Director: Brian Buckley / South Africa) Set in a war-torn Somali fishing village, a cast of Somali refugees brings to life the coming-of-age fable of a Somali boy who is forced to choose between becoming a pirate or an honest fisherman.

"The Fisherman's Tale.

"Buzkashi Boys" (dir. Sam French/Afghanistan) Set against the dramatic landscape of modern Afghanistan and the national sport of Buzkashi (a brutal horse polo game using dead goats), this coming-of-age story of two best friends, a charismatic street urchin and a rebellious blacksmith's son

"Curfew" (dir. Shawn Christensen, USA) Richie is at the bottom of his life when his estranged sister calls and asks him to take care of her 9-year-old niece Sophia for the night.

Death of a Shadow - (Director: Tom Van Avermaet, France, Belgium) Nathan, a soldier killed in action during World War I, is given a new chance when his shadow is imprisoned by a strange collector. His goal is to see again Sarah, the woman he fell in love with before she died. But when he learns that she is already in love with someone else, jealousy clouds his mind and he is forced to make a difficult decision.

Henry (Director: Jan England, Canada) Henry, a great concert pianist, has his life turned upside down the day his beloved Maria mysteriously disappears. He then learns of life's inevitable judgment.

DOCUMENTARY

"Innocente" (Directors: Sean Fine, Andrea Nix/USA) An intensely personal and vibrant coming-of-age documentary about a young artist's determination to never give in to a bleak environment. 15-year-old Inocente refuses to let his dream of becoming an artist be tied to the life he was forced to lead as an illegal immigrant living homeless for nine years. Inocente is both a timeless story about the transformative power of art and a timely snapshot of the children who are the new face of homelessness in America. [Kings Point] (dir. Sari Gilman, USA) The story of five elderly people living in a typical American retirement resort. They are men and women who came to Florida decades ago in good health with their spouses by their side. [18] [19] "Mondays at Racine" (dir. Cynthia Wade, USA) On the third Monday of every month, sisters Cynthia and Rachel, who live on Long Island, open a hair salon called "Racine" and offer free beauty services to women undergoing chemotherapy The sisters provide free beauty services to women undergoing chemotherapy. The sisters are determined to give women who are losing their hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes a sense of normalcy and dignity during a traumatic and uncertain time. The story of the meaning of hair in our culture quickly evolves into an unexpected examination of femininity, marriage, and survival. [20] [21] "Open Heart" (Director: Keefe Davidson, USA) Eight Rwandan children leave their families and embark on a life-or-death journey to undergo high-risk heart surgery in Sudan. The children, whose hearts have been ravaged by a treatable disease caused by pediatric streptococcal infection, have only months to live. Open Heart follows Dr. Emmanuel Rusingiza, Rwanda's only government cardiologist, as he struggles to save the lives of his patients, and Dr. Zino Strada, Chief of Surgery at the Salam Center, as he works to help the millions of people in need of life-saving heart surgery, the only free heart The film depicts Dr. Strada's efforts to persuade the government of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to maintain access to free heart surgery for millions of people in need of life-saving heart surgery.

"Redemption" (Directors: John Alpert & Matthew O'Neill, USA) In the documentary Redemption, filmmakers John Alpert and Matthew O'Neill closely follow New Yorkers who throw their treasures in the trash. The film is a chance to meet the marginalized masses we often pass by as we ride the bus or go to meetings. They are the poor but proud New Yorkers, the ones who don't ask for handouts, the ones who scrape the discarded trash from our lives and make a life for themselves, five cents at a time.