From left: Directors of the Oscar® nominated animated short film category Dice Tsutsumi, "The Dam Keeper", Christopher Hees, "The Bigger Picture", Joris Oprins, "A Single Life", Daisy Jacobs, "The Bigger Picture", Patrick Osborne, "Feast", Kristina Reed, "Feast", Torill Kove, "Me and My Moulton and Robert Kondo, "The Dam Keeper" prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
It’s the start of a busy week starting with the Oscar Week Event for Shorts at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. The event was hosted by Sean Astin. Watch the panel discussion with the filmmakers below.
The Oscars® will be presented on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® in Hollywood, CA and televised live by the ABC Television Network
In case you missed our coverage of who the nominees are for this year – we’ve listed them below. We’ll update this post with the video of the panel once available from The Academy.
Best animated short film
“The Bigger Picture” Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
“The Dam Keeper” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
“Feast” Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed
“Me and My Moulton” Torill Kove
“A Single Life” Joris Oprins
Best live action short film
“Aya” Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
“Boogaloo and Graham” Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
“Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak)” Hu Wei and Julien Féret
“Parvaneh” Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
“The Phone Call” Mat Kirkby and James Lucas
Photos Courtesy of The Academy for Oscar Week’s Shorts / Panel
From left: Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed, co-directors of the Oscar® nominated animated short film “Feast” prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
From left: Host Sean Astin with the Animated Short nominees Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees, “The Bigger Picture”, Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, “The Dam Keeper”, Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed, “Feast”, Torill Kove, “Me and My Moulton” and Joris Oprins, “A Single Life” during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
From left: Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, co-directors of the Oscar® nominated animated short film “The Dam Keeper” prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
From left: Actress Nisha Kashani, Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger , co-directors of the Oscar® nominated live action short film “Parvaneh” prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
From left: Directors of the Oscar® nominated animated short film category Dice Tsutsumi, “The Dam Keeper”, Christopher Hees, “The Bigger Picture”, Joris Oprins, “A Single Life”, Daisy Jacobs, “The Bigger Picture”, Patrick Osborne, “Feast”, Kristina Reed, “Feast”, Torill Kove, “Me and My Moulton and Robert Kondo, “The Dam Keeper” prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
Host Sean Astin and Alexandra Louise Astin prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
Joris Oprins, director of the Oscar® nominated animated short film “A Single Life” prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
From left: Christopher Hees and Daisy Jacobs, co-directors of the Oscar® nominated animated short film “The Bigger Picture” prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
From left: Michael Lennox, co-director of the Oscar® nominated live action short film “Boogaloo and Graham” and actor Riley Hamilton prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
James Lucas, co-director of the Oscar® nominated live action short film “The Phone Call” prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
From left: Julian Féret and Hu Wei, co-directors of the Oscar® nominated live action short film “Butter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre de Yak)” prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
From left: Stefan Eichenberger and Talkhon Hamzavi, co-directors of the Oscar® nominated live action short film “Parvaneh” prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
Torill Kove, director of the Oscar® nominated animated short film “Me and My Moulton” prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun, co-directors of the Oscar® nominated live action short film “AYA” prior to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Oscar Celebrates: Shorts” event
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Watch the Panel Discussion with these Oscar Nominees
Animated Short Film Nominees: “The Bigger Picture” (Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees), “The Dam Keeper” (Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi), “Feast” (Patrick Osborne and Kristina Reed), “Me and My Moulton” (Torill Kove), “A Single Life” (Joris Oprins).
Live Action Short Film Nominees: ” Aya” (Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis), “Boogaloo and Graham” (Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney), “Butter Lamp (La Lampe au Beurre de Yak)” (Hu Wei and Julien Féret), “Parvaneh” (Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger), “The Phone Call” (Mat Kirkby and James Lucas).
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