Oscar's Nominated Shorts to Play in Los Angeles

January 28, 2008, Beverly Hills, CA — To kick off Oscar® Week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present “Shorts!,” a program featuring the 2007 Academy Award®-nominated films in the Animated and Live Action Short Film categories, on Tuesday, February 19, at 7 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

The program will feature onstage discussions with the nominated filmmakers (subject to availability).

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The Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film nominees are:

Animated Short Film
“I Met the Walrus,” Josh Raskin, director

“Madame Tutli-Putli,” Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors

“Meme les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven),” Samuel Tourneux, director; Simon Vanesse, executive producer

“My Love (Moya Lyubov),” Alexander Petrov, director

“Peter & the Wolf,” Suzie Templeton, director; Hugh Welchman, producer

Live Action Short Film
“At Night,” Christian E. Christiansen, director; Louise Vesth, producer

“Il Supplente (The Substitute),” Andrea Jublin, director

“Les Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets),” Philippe Pollet-Villard, director

“Tanghi Argentini,” Guido Thys, director; Anja Daelemans, producer

“The Tonto Woman,” Daniel Barber, director; Matthew Brown, producer

Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. Tickets may be purchased online at www.oscars.org, by mail, or at the Academy’s box office during regular business hours beginning Friday, February 1, at 9 a.m.

The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Doors open at 6 p.m. All seating is unreserved. For more information, visit www.oscars.org/events.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2007 will be presented on Sunday, February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network beginning at 5 p.m. PT. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences