Oscar® Nominated Shorts 2019

OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS 2019:
Live Action & Animation
February 22-23, 2019
Kino Pod Baranami

On February 22-23, Kino Pod Baranami and Ad Arte Foundation present Oscar® Nominated Shorts - ten live action and animated short films, which will be competing for 2019 Academy Awards.

During this year’s ceremony seventeen short films have a chance for a golden statue in three categories for animated, live action and documentary shorts. Although they are getting less media attention than full-length pictures, short films present important and inspiring stories, often in an amazingly innovative form. 

Kino Pod Baranami will present a total of ten feature and animated productions. The screening of short live action films will open with a thrilling drama Madre directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, in which every parent's nightmare is fulfilled. The screen will also feature Fauve by Jérémy Comte, winner of the Special Jury Prize at last year's Sundance Film Festival, a tale about boys’ rivalry set in an open-pit mine. In Marguerite, Marianne Farley tells the story of an unexpected friendship that forces an elderly woman to confront her own feelings. Inspired by real life events, Vincent Lambe's Detainment will take the viewers back to 1993 when two ten-year-old boys were accused of murder. The set of actors' films will close with Skin by Guy Nattiv, a moving story, in which one small gesture is enough to lead to a bloodshed.

Among short animations, participants of the screening will see a charming film Bao by Domee Shi about a woman who once again experiences the joy of motherhood thanks to a very unusual dumpling. Louise Bagnall, who has worked, among others, on the Secrets of the Sea (2014), in her new production Late Afternoon invites the audience on a journey into the past. Animal Behaviour directed by Alison Snowden is a humorous story of five animals sharing their fears during group therapy. Krakow viewers will also have the opportunity to see one of the winners of the prestigious Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Trevor Jimenez's Weekends - a tale about a boy trying to cope with the divorce of his parents. The evening will end with a screening of Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas' film One Small Step, which tells the story of a girl who dreams of flying into space.

All films will be presented in original version with Polish and English subtitles. 

Ad Arte Foundation is the exclusive Polish distributor of two Oscar® Nominated Shorts sets – live action and animation. 

PROGRAMME:

Friday, February 22, 2019
19.15 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS 2019: LIVE ACTION, 106’

21.15 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS 2019: ANIMATION, 58’

22.30 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS 2019: LIVE ACTION, 106’

Saturday, February 23
19.15 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS 2019: LIVE ACTION, 106’ 

21.15 OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS 2019: ANIMATION, 58’

ABOUT THE FILMS:

OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS 2019: LIVE ACTION - duration: 106’

MOTHER | MADRE
dir. Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Spain 2017, 19’

Academy Awards 2019: nomination for the best short film - Live Action
Anatomy Crime and Horror Film Festival 2018: Jury Award for the Best Short Film and Best Director (Rodrigo Sorogoyen)
Goya Awards 2018: Best Short Film - Fiction
Miami FF 2018: Best Short Film - IMDbPro
Málaga Spanish Film Festival 2017: Silver Biznaga for the Best Actress - Short Film (Marta Nieto), Audience Award - Short Film
Cortada 2017: Best Short Film
Madrid Short Film Week 2017: Best Short

A single mother receives a call from her seven-year-old son who is on vacation with his father in the French Basque Country. At first the call is a cause for joy, but soon it becomes a horrible nightmare when the boy tells her that he is alone and cannot find his father, who left a while ago.

FAUVE | FAUVE
dir. Jeremy Comte, Canada 2018, 16’

Academy Awards 2019: nomination for the Best Short Film - Live Action
Sundance IFF 2018: Special Jury Prize
Toronto IFF 2018: Special Mention for the Best Canadian Short Film
Fantasia FF 2018: Best Actor - International Short Film Competition (Félix Grenier)
Melbourne IFF 2018: Melbourne City Award for the Best Short Film - Fiction
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2018: Grand Prix
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2018: Jury Award

Set in a surface mine, a story of two boys who sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer.

MARGUERITE | MARGUERITE
dir. Marianne Farley, Canada 2017, 19’

Academy Awards 2019: nomination for the Best Short Film - Live Action
Miami International Short Film Festival 2018: Grand Prix
Rhode Island IFF 2018: Best Short
Festival Mix Brasil 2018: Audience Award
FilmOut San Diego 2018: Best Female Short, Audience Award
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2018: Best International Narrative Short
LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International LGBT Film Festival 2018: Best Short Film, Audience Award

An aging woman develops a friendship with her nurse, that inspires her to unearth unacknowledged longing and thus helps her make peace with her past.

DETAINMENT | DETAINMENT
dir. Vincent Lambe, Ireland 2018, 30’

Academy Awards 2019: nomination for the Best Short Film - Live Action
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2018: Best Short, Special Jury Prize
Kerry Film Festival 2018: Best Irish Short Film
Krakow Film Festival 2018: DOn Quixote Award
Odense IFF 2018: Grand Prix, HCA Award
Winchester Film Festival 2018: Best Foreign Short Film

Two ten-year-old boys are detained by the police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts from the James Bulger case, which shocked the world in 1993 and continues to incite public outrage across the UK today.
 
The film is not suitable for viewers under 16 years of age.

SKIN | SKIN
dir. Guy Nattiv, USA 2018, 20’

Academy Awards 2019: nomination for the Best Short Film - Live Action
San Jose International Short Film Festival 2018: Best Short Film
HollyShorts Film Festival 2018: Best Short Film

In a small supermarket in a blue collar town, a black man smiles at a white boy across the checkout aisle. This innocuous moment sends two gangs into a ruthless war that ends with a shocking backlash.

OSCAR® NOMINATED SHORTS 2019: ANIMATION - duration: 58’

BAO | BAO
dir. Domee Shi, USA 2018, 8’

Academy Awards 2019: nomination for the Best Short Film - Animation

Chinese mom suffering from an empty nest syndrome gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life as a lively, giggly dumpling boy.

LATE AFTERNOON | LATE AFTERNOON
dir. Louise Bagnall, Ireland 2017, 10’

Academy Awards 2019: nomination for the Best Short Film - Animation
Irish Film and Television Awards 2018: Best Short Animation
Tribeca Film Festival 2018: Best Animated Short Film
London Irish Film Festival 2017: Best Short Film

Emily is an elderly woman who lives between two states, the past and the present. She journeys into an inner world, reliving moments from her life and searching for a connection within her vivid, but fragmented memories.

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR | ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
dir. Alison Snowden, David Fine, Canada 2018, 14’

Academy Awards 2019: nomination for the Best Short Film - Animation

Dealing with what comes naturally isn’t easy, especially for animals. In Animal Behaviour, five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr. Clement, a canine psychotherapist.

WEEKENDS | WEEKENDS
dir. Trevor Jimenez, USA 2018, 15’

Academy Awards 2019: nomination for the Best Short Film - Animation
Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2018: Best Short Film, Audience Award
BendFilm Festival 2018: Best Animated Short
Chicago IFF 2018: Gold Hugo for the Best Animated Short
Fairhope FF 2018: Best Narrative Short
Los Angeles FF 2018: Audience Award
Warsaw Film Festival 2017: Best Animated Short
San Jose International Short Film Festival 2017: Best Animated Short

Story of a young boy shuffling between the homes of his recently divorced parents. Surreal dream-like moments mix with the domestic realities of a broken up family in this hand-animated film set in 1980’s Toronto.

ONE SMALL STEP | ONE SMALL STEP
dir. Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas, USA/China 2018, 8’

Academy Awards 2019: nomination for the Best Short Film - Animation
Red Rock FF 2018: Best Animated Short, Audience Award

Luna is a vibrant, young Chinese American girl, who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she witnesses a rocket launching into space on TV, she is driven to reach for the stars. As Luna grows up, she faces adversity of all kinds in pursuit of her dreams.