THE 2008 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED SHORT FILMS / Animation February 12, 2009

And the winners are ...
Once again, The Loft Cinema is proud to present this nationally-touring film showcase highlighting all five Live Action Short Films, and all five Animated Short Films, that received Academy Award nominations this past year. The Live Action Shorts program will run for one show only on Wednesday, February 11th at 7:30 p.m., and the Animated Shorts program will run for one show only on Thursday, February 12th at 7:30 p.m.
The 2008 Academy Award Nominated Short Films program offers viewers the rare opportunity to experience 2008's best short films from across the globe, collected together in this special cinematic showcase courtesy of Magnolia Pictures and Shorts International.
At the screenings, pick up an "Oscar Shorts Prediction" ballot in the lobby, check off your favorites, and all those who correctly guess the winners in both the Live Action and Animated categories (the winning films will be announced at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, February 22nd) will be entered into a drawing for free movie passes to The Loft! Pass winners will be notified the week following the Oscar telecast.
Don't miss your golden opportunity to experience these great "hard to see" short films, exclusively at The Loft!

The ANIMATION SHORTS program is as follows:
Lavatory Lovestory - dir. Konstantin Bronzit - Russia - 10 min.
Oktapodi - dir. Julien Bocabeille - France - 3 min.
Le Maison en Petits Cubes - dir. Kunio Kato - Japan - 12 min.
This Way Up - dirs. Adam Foulkes and Alan Smith - UK - 9 min.
Presto - dir. Doug Sweetland - United States - 5 min.
plus the following "Commended Films":
Varmints - dir. Marc Craste - UK - 24 min.
John and Karen - dir. Matthew Walker - UK - 5 min.
Gopher Broke - produced by Blur Studios - USA - 4 min.
Skhizein - dir. Jérémy Clapin - France - 14 min.
Hot Dog - dir. Bill Plympton - USA - 6 min.

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