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The Academy has announced the ten short films that will be competing for the final three-to-five slots for the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film. Below is that list.

10 LIVE ACTION SHORTS ADVANCE IN 2014 OSCARยฎ RACE

LOS ANGELES, CA โ€“ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 87th Academy Awardsยฎ. One hundred forty-one pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

โ€œAya,โ€ Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis, directors (Chasis Films)
โ€œBaghdad Messi,โ€ Sahim Omar Kalifa, director, and Kobe Van Steenberghe, producer (a team productions)
โ€œBoogaloo and Graham,โ€ Michael Lennox, director, and Ronan Blaney, writer (Out of Orbit)
โ€œButter Lamp (La Lampe Au Beurre De Yak),โ€ Hu Wei, director, and Julien Fรฉret, producer (AMA Productions)
โ€œCarry On,โ€ Yatao Li, director (Rochester Institute of Technology)
โ€œMy Fatherโ€™s Truck,โ€ Maurรญcio Osaki, director (Lupi Filmes)
โ€œParvaneh,โ€ Talkhon Hamzavi, director, and Stefan Eichenberger, producer (Zurich University of Arts)
โ€œThe Phone Call,โ€ Mat Kirkby, director, and James Lucas, writer (RSA Films)
โ€œSLR,โ€ Stephen Fingleton, director, and Matthew James Wilkinson, producer (Stigma Films)
โ€œSummer Vacation (Chofesh Gadol),โ€ Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon, directors (GREENproductions)

The Academyโ€™s Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting at screenings held in Los Angeles.

Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select three to five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in December.

The 87th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academyโ€™s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

The Oscarsยฎ will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatreยฎ at Hollywood & Highland Centerยฎ in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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