Oscar Animated Shorts (2018)

2018 Festival

Sun, Feb 25 @ 3:00pm - GPLT

Presented by Q99 and the Prairie Mall, this 83-minute package includes the 5 films nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film as well as 3 highly commended films.

PRIZES! Dress up as your favourite animated character from film or TV for a chance to win a $50 Prairie Mall gift card for Best Animated Character. Test your Oscar-predicting abilities! If you’re the first person whose ballot is drawn that correctly predicts the Oscar winner on March 4th, you’ll win a prize package worth $154 (4 Reel Shorts ticket vouchers, 2 Cineplex Events tickets, and a $50 Prairie Mall gift card). If your ballots are the first to correctly predict the Animated Oscar winner AND the Live Action Oscar winner on March 4th, you’ll win the grand prize package worth $274 (2 Reel Shorts fest passes, 2 Cineplex Events tickets, and $100 in Prairie Mall gift cards).

Films in this package

Dear Basketball

Written and narrated by basketball great Kobe Bryant, this adaptation of his retirement announcement in 2015 after 20 years with the Los Angeles Lakers is a testament to his love of the game. Nominated for an Academy Award in 2018 for Best Animated Short.

Negative Space

In this bittersweet story of a father-son relationship, a man who is often away on business trips connects with his son by teaching him how to pack a suitcase efficiently. Nominated for an Academy Award in 2018 for Best Animated Short. Making of video

LOU

LOU

A Pixar short about a lost-and-found box and the toy-stealing bully who ruins recess for the other kids. Nominated for an Academy Award in 2018 for Best Animated Short.

Revolting Rhymes

Based on the book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, this film weaves together classic fairy tales, playful twists and surprising endings. Nominated for an Academy Award in 2018 for Best Animated Short.

Garden Party

In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts. This is the directors’ graduation film in 3D animation from MoPA. It had its Alberta premiere at the 2017 Reel Shorts Film Festival. Nominated for an Academy Award in 2018 for Best Animated Short. Behind the Scenes video…

Lost Property Office

Sometimes people can get lost in their work. Won the AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) Award for Best Short Animation among other awards.

Weeds

On the wrong side of a driveway in a barren yard of dry dirt and dead grass, a dandelion struggles to survive while its fellow weeds wither away and die. Across the concrete lies another yard where the sprinklers spray water and the grass is green. Can the dandelion make the journey to a better…

Achoo

In ancient China, a little dragon’s inability to breathe fire must be overcome in order to take part in the New Year’s celebration.