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The Shore

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Duncan

The Shore, a short film directed by Terry George, has been nominated for Best Short Film (live action) in the 2012 Academy Awards. The Shore is the inspiring story of two boyhood best friends, Joe (Ciarán Hinds) and Paddy (Conleth Hill), who meet up 26 years after their world and their friendship was shattered by the conflict escalating in Northern Ireland. Joe returns for the first time to his homeland with his 24-year-old daughter, Patricia (Kerry Condon). In his absence Paddy has married Joe’s former fiancée Mary (Maggie Cronin). What happened all those years ago? Can old wounds be healed? The answer is in equal parts hilarious and moving.

The Shore - Joe and Patricia

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(Average: 3.50 out of 5)

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United Airlines Animation by Forbis and Tilley

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Duncan

Canadian animation directors Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilley, nominated for an Oscar this week for their short film “Wild Life“, caught the attention of the advertising world in 2004, 2005 and 2006 with three animated commercials for United Airlines. Part of the “Time To Fly” campaign, “The Interview”, “Mr Pants” and “The Meeting” were released over three years alongside a wide range of animated commercials by various directors, all set to George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. They follow on from the success of the NFB commissioned “When The Day Breaks” (1999), exploring the connection between Ruby the Pig and Mr. Chicken, who gets hit by a car.

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Posted in TV Ads Cinema and Online Videos, United Airlines | Tagged Acme Filmworks, Amanda Forbis, Fallon, Trivers & Myers, Wendy Tilley | Leave a comment

(Average: 4.00 out of 5)

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Wild Life

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Duncan

Wild Life, a short film by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, has been nominated for Best Short Film at the 2012 Academy Awards. The 13:30 minute film is set in 1909, following the story of a dapper young remittance man sent from England to Alberta in Canada to attempt ranching. The man’s affection for badminton, bird watching and liquor leaves him little time for wrangling cattle. It soon becomes clear that nothing in his refined upbringing has prepared him for the harsh conditions of the New World. This animated short is about the beauty of the prairie, the pang of being homesick and the folly of living dangerously out of context.

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(Average: 4.50 out of 5)

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La Luna

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Duncan

La Luna, a short film produced at Pixar, has been nominated for Best Short Film (animated) at the 2012 Academy Awards. The 6:53 minute film was inspired by Italo Calvino’s story, “The Distance of the Moon”, about building a ladder to the moon. In the film Bambino, a young boy, rows out to sea in an old wooden boat with his papa and nonno to get his start in the family business, sweeping up the fallen stars that wash up on the moon.

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(Average: 3.67 out of 5)

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A Morning Stroll

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Duncan

A Morning Stroll, a short film directed by Grant Orchard, has been nominated for best animated short film at the 2012 Academy Awards. The film tells the story of a New York man’s early morning encounter with a chicken, played out over 100 years. A Morning Stroll is based loosely on a real life event recounted in Paul Aster’s book, “True Tales of American Life”.

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(Average: 3.50 out of 5)

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The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Duncan

“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”, a short film by William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, has been nominated for Best Short Film (animated) at the 2012 Academy Films. The 15 minute film is designed as a poignant, humorous allegory inspired by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton and The Wizard of Oz. The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. The film is available as an iPad app and is featured online at morrislessmore.com.

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(Average: 4.50 out of 5)

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Dimanche/Sunday

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Duncan

“Dimanche/Sunday”, a short film by Patrick Doyon, has been nominated for Best Short Film (Animated) at the 84th Academy Awards. The 9.50 minute animated film follows a young boy as he discovers something about life in the wilds of Canada. In keeping with their Sunday tradition, after mass a family flocks to grandma and grandpa’s house, where the chaotic discussion soon begins to resemble a raucous gathering of crows on power lines. The local factory has shut its doors and, naturally, the adults can’t stop fretting about their money woes. On this particular grey Sunday, a young boy drops a coin on some nearby train tracks out of sheer boredom. Picking the coin up after a train has run over it, he discovers to his astonishment that an amazing transformation has taken place…