2009 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Animation

Showcase of This Year's Academy Award Nominees

The five Oscar-nominated animated shorts are:

Lavatory - Lovestory - directed by Konstantin Bronzit - 10 min.

A lonely lavatory attendant receives an unusual tip.
Oktapodi - directed by Julien Bocabeille - 3 min.

An octopus tries to save his partner from a culinary destiny.
Le Maison en Petits Cubes - directed by Kunio Kato - 12 min.

A world filling with water forces a man to adjust to his circumstances and reflect on his life.
This Way Up - directed by Adam Foulkes and Alan Smith - 9 min.

What could possibly trip up a pair of undertakers on the way to the cemetery?
Presto - directed by Doug Sweetland - 5 min.

A hapless magician, a carrot, and a highly motivated rabbit.

The estimated running time of the Oscar-nominated shorts is 39 minutes. We will complete the program with another 40 minutes of animated shorts.

2009 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Animation

Sun February 8, 2009, 7:00 & 9:30, Muenzinger Auditorium

USA, 2008, see website for updated info, digital projection

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IFS tickets are only available at the door on day of show. With 400 seats and rare sell-outs, by arriving a bit early you're almost certainly guaranteed a seat. Tickets go on sale 30 minutes before showtime.

IFS screens films in Muenzinger Auditorium, west of Folsom Football Stadium. Admission (unless otherwise noted): $10 general admission, $8 w/UCB student ID, $8 for senior citizens. 10 films for $65 with punch card. We give a $1 discount to anyone with a bike helmet, and you can see movies for free on your birthday, or if you are assisting someone in a wheelchair. Credit cards are accepted at the door

Pricing

10 films for $65 with punch card
$10 general admission. $8 w/UCB student ID, $8 for senior citizens
$1 discount to anyone with a bike helmet
Free on your birthday! CU Cinema Studies students get in free.

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Buy a Frequent Patron Punch Card for $65 at any IFS show. With the punch card you can see ten films (a value of $100).

Parking

Pay lot 360 (now only $1/hour!), across from the buffalo statue and next to the Duane Physics tower, is closest to Muenzinger. Covered parking with similar pricing can be found in the Euclid Parking Garage under the CASE Building, South of Muenzinger. We recommend utilizing the ParkMobile app on your phone to simplify the process and avoid needing to use the kiosks.

RTD Bus

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2009 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Animation

Showcase of This Year's Academy Award Nominees

2009 Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Animation

Pricing

Looking for a gift for a friend?

Parking

RTD Bus

Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts