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  • OSCAR GUIDE: Best Short Film (Live Action)

    Simon J. Berger in Instead of AbracadabraThis year’s crop of live action shorts is, in my opinion, one of the weaker fields in recent memory. There isn’t anything that stands out and announces its storytelling or cinema prowess, though the usual caveat with shorts — gimmicks in the plot — are mercifully scarce this time around.

    Generally films that showcase top notch filmmaking techniques, mini-features with noticeably rich production values, have a leg up here. There are exceptions, of course, and many times that built-in bias tends to shun more profound stories that might be assembled with lesser means, but nevertheless, there’s a decent mixture of budgets, genres and talent this time around.

    The nominees are:

    “The Door” (Juanita Wilson and James Flynn)
    “Instead of Abracadabra” (Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström)
    “Kavi” (Gregg Helvey)
    “Miracle Fish” (Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey)
    “The New Tenants” (Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson)

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  • 10 live action short films short-listed by AMPAS

    Sidney TurtlebaumThe Academy announced today 10 finalists for the Best Live Action Short category.  They are:

    • “The Door,” Juanita Wilson, director, and James Flynn, producer (Octagon Films Ltd.)
    • “The Ground Beneath,” Rene Hernandez, director, and Kristina Ceyton, producer (Passion Pictures)
    • “Hotel,” Tim Conrad, director-producer (Oyster Films)
    • “Instead of Abracadabra,” Patrik Eklund, director, and Mathias Fjellstrom, producer (Direktorn & Fabrikorn)
    • “Kavi,” Gregg Helvey, director-producer (Gregg Helvey)
    • “Miracle Fish,” Luke Doolan, director, and Drew Bailey, producer (Druid Films)
    • “The New Tenants,” Joachim Back, director, and Tivi Magnusson, producer (Park Pictures)
    • “The Response,” Adam Rodgers, director, and Sig Libowitz, producer (Look at the Moon Productions)
    • “Short Term 12,” Destin Daniel Cretton, director-producer, and Michelle Steffes, producer (Destin Cretton)
    • “Sidney Turtlebaum,” Tristram Shapeero, director, and Daniel Jewel, producer (Third Man Films Limited)

    Check out excerpts/trailers for six of these films after the jump.

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