THE OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2022 - ANIMATION
23., 29. and 30.3. 2022
Spring is coming and it brings melting of the stone-cold snow, flower blossoming and sunny afternoons. iShorts is also waking up from hibernation and will traditionally start this year´s season with a block of short animated and live action films nominated for the prestigious Oscars. Five animated and five live action films from around the world, the narrowest film selection that The American Film Academy designates as the last year´s best. You must not miss it!
Affairs of the Art (UK/Canada)
Director: Joanna Quinn | Producer: Les Mills |
Star: Menna Trussler, Brendan Charleson, Joanna Quinn |
Year: 2021 | Length: 16 min | Animation |
Beryl's back in "Affairs of the Art", which showcases one family's eccentric yet endearing obsessions with everything from drawing to screw threads and pet taxidermy.
Beast (Chile)
Director: Hugo Covarrubias | Producer: Tevo Díaz |
Year: 2021 | Length: 16 min | Animation |
Ingrid is working in the Chilean Intelligence Directorate (DINA) in 1975. Her relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations reveal a grim fracture in her mind and in an entire country.
Boxballet (Russia)
Director: Anton Dyakov | Producers: Alexander Boyarsky, Sergey Selyanov |
Year: 2019 | Length: 15 min | Animation |
One day, a delicate ballerina named Olya meets the rough, surly boxer Evgeny. The contrast between their worlds and their philosophies is so sharp that even the possibility of these two characters crossing paths seems incredible.
Robin Robin (UK)
Directors: Daniel Ojari, Michael Please | Producer: Helen Argo |
Star: Bronte Carmichael, Richard E. Grant, Gillian Anderson |
Year: 2021 | Length: 31 min | Animation |
In this stop-motion short film, a bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.
The Windshield Wiper (Spain)
Director: Alberto Mielgo | Producers: Alberto Mielgo, Leo Sanchez Barbosa |
Star: Eboni Adams, Kara Dyan Whitfield, Fanny Rosen |
Year: 2021 | Length: 15 min | Animation |
Inside a cafe while smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, a man poses an ambitious question: "What is Love?". A collection of vignettes and situations will lead the man to the desired conclusion.
Total length of the screening 93 min. In original language with Czech and English subtitles.
