Ten animated short films advance in 2014 Oscar raceNovember 6, 2014 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ten short animated films have advanced in the 2014 Oscar race, the Academy announced on Thursday, Nov 6. 58 pictures had originally qualified, and up to five films will be officially selected for the category, Variety reported. The list is as follows: “The Bigger Picture,” Daisy Jacobs, director, and Christopher Hees, producer (National Film and Television School) “Coda,” Alan Holly, director (And Maps And Plans) “The Dam Keeper,” Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, directors (Tonko House) “Duet,” Glen Keane, director (Glen Keane Productions & ATAP) “Feast,” Patrick Osborne, director, and Kristina Reed, producer (Walt Disney Animation Studios) “Footprints,” Bill Plympton, director (Bill Plympton Studio) “Me and My Moulton,” Torill Kove, director (Mikrofilm in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada) “The Numberlys,” William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, directors (Moonbot Studios) “A Single Life,” Joris Oprins, director (Job, Joris & Marieke) “Symphony No. 42,” Réka Bucsi, director (Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest) Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |