Eight Films Named To Academy's Doc Short Shortlist

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 82nd Academy Awards has been narrowed to eight films, of which three to five will earn Oscar nominations.

The eight films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company:

China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province, Downtown Community Television Center, Inc.
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner, Just Media
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant, Community Media Productions
Lt. Watada, Chanlim Films
Music by Prudence, iThemba Productions, Inc.
Rabbit a la Berlin, MS Films
Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak, Outside Productions
Woman Rebel, Women Rebel Films

The 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.