via press release:
Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Seventy-one pictures had originally qualified in the category.
The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company:
- “The Door,” Juanita Wilson, director, and James Flynn, producer (Octagon Films Ltd.)
- “The Ground Beneath,” Rene Hernandez, director, and Kristina Ceyton, producer (Passion Pictures)
- “Hotel,” Tim Conrad, director-producer (Oyster Films)
- “Instead of Abracadabra,” Patrik Eklund, director, and Mathias Fjellstrom, producer (Direktorn & Fabrikorn)
- “Kavi,” Gregg Helvey, director-producer (Gregg Helvey)
- “Miracle Fish,” Luke Doolan, director, and Drew Bailey, producer (Druid Films)
- “The New Tenants,” Joachim Back, director, and Tivi Magnusson, producer (Park Pictures)
- “The Response,” Adam Rodgers, director, and Sig Libowitz, producer (Look at the Moon Productions)
- “Short Term 12,” Destin Daniel Cretton, director-producer, and Michelle Steffes, producer (Destin Cretton)
- “Sidney Turtlebaum,” Tristram Shapeero, director, and Daniel Jewel, producer (Third Man Films Limited)
The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2009 will be presented on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.