Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts

R-rated equivalent with heavy themes and adult language

For the 14th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films, opening on Feb. 8th. With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, Feb. 24th.

This year's live-action shorts program includes:

Madre – Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Maria del Puy Alvarado, Spain, 19 minutes

Fauve – Jeremy Comte and Maria Gracia Turgeon, Canada, 17 minutes

Marguerite – Marianne Farley and Marie-Helene Panisset, Canada, 19 minutes

Detainment – Vincent Lambe and Darren Mahon, Ireland, 30 minutes

Skin – Guy Nattiv and Jaime Ray Newman, USA, 20 minutes

Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts

Fri & Sat February 15 & 16, 2019, 7:30 PM; Sun February 17, 2019, 2:00 PM Only, Muenzinger Auditorium

108 min

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Tickets

10 films for $60 with punch card
$9 general admission. $7 w/UCB student ID, $7 for senior citizens
$1 discount to anyone with a bike helmet
Free on your birthday! CU Cinema Studies students get in free.

Parking

Pay lot 360 (now only $1/hour!), across from the buffalo statue and next to the Duane Physics tower, is closest to Muenzinger. Free parking can be found after 5pm at the meters along Colorado Ave east of Folsom stadium and along University Ave west of Macky.

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First offered degrees in filmmaking and critical studies in 1989 under the guidance of Virgil Grillo.

Celebrating Stan

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TICKETS 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): $9 general admission, $7 w/UCB student ID, $7 for senior citizens. 10 films for $60 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.

Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts

Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts

Tickets

Parking

RTD Bus

International Film Series

First Person Cinema

C.U. Film Program

Celebrating Stan

C.U. Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts

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