CIFF to Screen Oscar-Nominated Shorts Over Two Weekends in February
Adam Manery | CIFF Oscar Shorts | Press release from the Calgary International Film Festival
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 2025 Oscar® nominations. Films that premiered or screened at the 2024 Calgary International Film Festival — showcased through CIFF’s year-round First Look program — earned an impressive 41 nominations across numerous categories. To celebrate those achievements and give Calgary audiences the opportunity to see many of the nominated shorts on the big screen, CIFF will present three Oscar®-Nominated Shorts packages at Globe Cinema across two consecutive weekends in February 2025.
The screening dates are Friday, February 14 through Sunday, February 16, and Friday, February 21 through Sunday, February 23, 2025. Each curated programme groups the nominated shorts by format — Animated, Live Action, and Documentary — and will be shown multiple times to provide flexibility for viewers. CIFF’s Lead Shorts Programmer, Adam Keresztes, notes that Oscar Shorts weekend is an ideal way for film fans to complete their Oscar viewing lists and discover standout short films that might otherwise be missed on streaming platforms or in festival lineups.
CIFF Oscar®-Nominated Shorts tickets
Animated Shorts Package
Screenings
Friday, February 14, 7:00 PM
Sunday, February 23, 4:00 PM
Films in this package
- Beautiful Men — directed by Nicolas Keppens
- In the Shadow of the Cypress — directed by Hossein Molayemi & Shirin Sohani
- Magic Candies — directed by Daisuke Nishio
- Wander to Wonder — directed by Nina Gantz
- Yuck! — directed by Loïc Espuche
Live-Action Shorts Package
Screenings
Saturday, February 15, 7:00 PM
Friday, February 21, 7:00 PM
Films in this package
- A Lien — directed by Sam Cutler-Kreutz & David Cutler-Kreutz
- Anuja — directed by Adam J. Graves
- I’m Not a Robot — directed by Victoria Warmerdam
- The Last Ranger — directed by Cindy Lee
- The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent — directed by Nebojša Slijepčević
Documentary Shorts Package
Screenings
Sunday, February 16, 4:00 PM
Saturday, February 22, 7:00 PM
Films in this package
- Death by Numbers — directed by Kim A. Snyder
- I Am Ready, Warden — directed by Smriti Mundhra
- Incident — directed by Bill Morrison
- Instruments of a Beating Heart — directed by Ema Ryan Yamazaki
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra — directed by Molly O’Brien
CIFF 2024 Films Receiving Oscar® Nominations
Films that screened at CIFF 2024 earned nominations across many of the Academy’s top categories, demonstrating the festival’s strong curatorial record and the global reach of its programming. The following is a breakdown of CIFF-associated nominations by category.
Best Picture
- Anora — directed by Sean Baker
- The Brutalist — directed by Brady Corbet
- Emilia Pérez — directed by Jacques Audiard
Best Director
- Sean Baker — Anora
- Brady Corbet — The Brutalist
- Jacques Audiard — Emilia Pérez
Best Actor
- Adrien Brody — The Brutalist
- Sebastian Stan — The Apprentice
Best Actress
- Mikey Madison — Anora
- Karla Sofía Gascón — Emilia Pérez
Best Supporting Actor
- Yura Borisov — Anora
- Guy Pearce — The Brutalist
- Jeremy Strong — The Apprentice
Best Supporting Actress
- Felicity Jones — The Brutalist
- Zoe Saldaña — Emilia Pérez
Best Original Screenplay
- Anora — written by Sean Baker
- The Brutalist — written by Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Emilia Pérez — written by Jacques Audiard
Best Animated Feature
- Flow — directed by Gints Zilbalodis
- Memoir of a Snail — directed by Adam Elliot
Best Documentary Feature
- Black Box Diaries — directed by Shiori Ito
- Porcelain War — directed by Slava Leontyev & Brendan Bellomo
Best International Feature
- The Girl with the Needle (Denmark)
- Emilia Pérez (France)
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Germany)
- Flow (Latvia)
Best Cinematography
- The Brutalist
- Emilia Pérez
Best Editing
- Anora
- The Brutalist
- Emilia Pérez
Best Production Design
- The Brutalist
Best Makeup & Hairstyling
- A Different Man
- Emilia Pérez
Best Original Score
- The Brutalist
- Emilia Pérez
Best Original Song
- “El Mal” — Emilia Pérez
- “Mi Camino” — Emilia Pérez
Best Sound
- Emilia Pérez
Best Animated Short
- Beautiful Men — directed by Nicolas Keppens
- In the Shadow of the Cypress — directed by Hossein Molayemi & Shirin Sohani
The 97th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled for March 2, 2025. CIFF’s special Oscar Shorts presentations provide a rare opportunity to see many of these nominated shorts on a theatrical screen and to celebrate the filmmakers whose work was recognized by the Academy.
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