ShortsTV brings Academy Award-nominated shorts to theaters at the 17th annual screening

ShortsTV, the world's first and only channel and network dedicated to short films, today announced the return to theaters of the 17th annual edition of Academy Award-nominated Short Films. Covering the categories of Live Action, Animation and Documentary, the shorts, listed below, will be available in theaters in the United States and Canada starting February 25.

The program will open in over 350 theaters in over 100 theater markets including New York and Los Angeles, before expanding to over 500 theaters. To find out more about participating theaters and how to purchase tickets, visit tickets.oscar-shorts.com. This is the only opportunity for the public to watch the nominated short films in theaters before the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday 27 March.

“What a way to get back to the big screen! ShortsTV is once again bringing pure cinematic gold - this year's Oscar-nominated shorts - to theaters across the US and Canada, ”said Carter Pilcher, CEO and founder of ShortsTV. “This streak of Oscar nominees will blow your mind - they're so good, shocking and fun. We promise fifteen of the best films you will see this year ”.

The program will only be available in theaters for the first four weeks and then will also be available on VOD via iTunes, Amazon, Verizon and Google Play starting March 22.

Nominations for the 8th Academy Awards were announced on February 94.

Affairs of the art (2021 | UK / Canada | 16 min.) With Affairs of the Art, director Joanna Quinn and producer / writer Les Mills continue the series of beloved, hilarious and award-winning British animated films starring Beryl, a 59-year-old worker obsessed with drawing and determined to become hypersensitive - futurist artist. We also meet his grown son, Colin, a techno fanatic; her husband, Ifor, now Beryl's model and muse; and her sister, Beverly, a narcissistic fanatic living in Los Angeles. Affairs of the Art offers insights into the peculiar childhoods of Beryl, Beverly and Colin, and we see that obsession is in this family's DNA. The first co-production between Beryl Productions International and the National Film Board of Canada, Affairs of the Art features Quinn's hand-drawn animation with Mills' raucous and humorous attitude and scenery, in a captivating play through the quirky addictions of a family.

Beast (2021 | Chile | 16 min.) Directed by Hugo Covarrubias. Inspired by real events, Bestia enters the life of a secret police officer during the military dictatorship in Chile. The relationship with his dog, his body, his fears and frustrations, reveal a macabre fracture in his mind and in a village.

BoxBallet (2021 | Russia | 15 min.) Directed by Anton Dyakov. Delicate dancer Olya meets Evgeny, a rough boxer who personifies "strong but silent". With very different lives and worldviews, will they be brave enough to embrace their feelings? Can two fragile souls cling to each other despite the cruelty of the world?

Robin robin (2021 | UK | 31 min.)Directed by Daniel Ojari and Michael Please. Robin Robin, an Aardman production, is the story of a little bird with a very big heart. After a shaky birth - her unhatched egg falls out of the nest and into a garbage can - she comes out of her shell, in more ways than one, and she is adopted by a loving family of rogue mice. More beak and feathers than fur, tail and ears, more hen and clamor than tiptoe and stealthy, she is still loved by her adoptive family, a mouse dad and four siblings. As she grows up, though, her differences make her something of a responsibility, especially when the family takes her on stealthy forays into human homes (pronounced "Who-mans") in the middle of the night. Neither completely bird nor completely mouse, Robin embarks on a food theft to prove that she is worthy of her family and, hopefully, she too to bring them a Christmas sandwich. Along the way, she meets a gruff magpie who has a house full of shiny things she stole and, apparently, an unlikely heart of gold. She has decided to steal the sparkling star from the top of a local family's Christmas tree. And who could help him better than the eternally optimistic Robin herself. The adventure brings them face to face with a menacing but very cool cat who has a warm place for birds and mice alike: her belly. Can they survive? Can they take the sandwich and the star home? And most importantly, can Robin discover and learn to love who she really is, delighting her family and earning her wings in the process?

The Windshield Wiper (The wiper) (2021 | Spain | 15 min.) Directed by Alberto Mielgo. Inside a bar, while smoking a whole pack of cigarettes, a man asks an ambitious question: "What is love?" A collection of skits and situations will lead the man to the desired conclusion.

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