Out of sixty Animated Short Films submitted to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, 10 films will advance in the voting process. One more vote remains in December with results of the final five to be announced January 14, 2016. The 88th Academy Awards will air on February 28, 2016.
Panel Discussion ASIFA-SF
Theatrical Program Flyer 17th Annual Animation Show of Shows
Congratulations to Ron Diamond’s showcasing of four films being nominated! Our recent ASIFA-SF screening and discussion included three of these nominated shorts “Love in the Time of March Madness,” “Sanjay’s Super Team,” and “World of Tomorrow,” with a fourth short, “We Can’t Live without Cosmos,” showcased at an earlier screening. Good luck to all the film nominated!
(http://www.oscars.org/news/10-animated-shorts-advance-2015-oscar-race)
“Bear Story (Historia De Un Oso),” Gabriel Osorio, director, and Pato Escala, producer (Punkrobot Animation Studio)
“Carface (Autos Portraits),” Claude Cloutier, director (National Film Board of Canada)
“If I Was God…,” Cordell Barker, director (National Film Board of Canada)
“Love in the Time of March Madness,” Melissa Johnson and Robertino Zambrano, directors (High Hip Productions and KAPWA Studioworks)
“My Home,” Phuong Mai Nguyen, director (Papy3D Productions)
“An Object at Rest,” Seth Boyden, director (California Institute of the Arts)
“Prologue,” Richard Williams, director, and Imogen Sutton, producer (Animation Masterclass)
“Sanjay’s Super Team,” Sanjay Patel, director, and Nicole Grindle, producer (Pixar Animation Studios)
“We Can’t Live without Cosmos,” Konstantin Bronzit, director (Melnitsa Animation Studio)
“World of Tomorrow,” Don Hertzfeldt, director (Bitter Films)