Magnolia and Shorts International Bring Oscar Shorts To iTunes

by indieWIRE (February 28, 2006)

Magnolia Pictures and Shorts International announced that the five nominees for Best Live Action Short film at the 78th Academy Awards are now available for purchase and download on Apple’s iTunes Music Store. The five nominated live action films now on iTunes are: “Ausreisser (The Runaway) by Ulricke Grote; “CashbackSean Ellis; “The Last Farm” by Runar Runarsson; “Our Time Is Up” by Rob Pearlstein; and “Six Shooter” by Martin McDonagh.  Shorts International recently teamed with Magnolia Pictures to launch screenings of all 10 Oscar nominated shorts from the live action and animated categories in select theaters around the U.S. The films opened in select markets on February 24 and will continue for the next few weeks. “Distribution initiatives like these are exciting to be involved with and we are glad to have the opportunity to showcase these fantastic films,” said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles in a release. More information can be found at their Web site. [Tamara Schweitzer]

posted on February 28, 2006
Films to Snag
AFI Fest
AFI Fest '09
Chipotle Mexican Grill to Award a Filmmaker $2000, April 4, 2010 during the ECOtainment Awards at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills.

THAT FILMMAKER COULD BE YOU!

GOING GREEN FILM FESTIVAL'S motto: REthink. REplenish. REcommit.
This is the only festival of its kind to focus exclusively on green filmmaking, from production to content!

ALL GENRES ARE WELCOME!

Prizes include: $2000 from Chipotle, Hybrid Bikes, Tree Planted in Your Name, Fuji Film, Movie Magic Suite Software, Showbiz Software, Super 8 Production Facilities and much more!

Hurry and beat the NOVEMBER 30th deadline!
www.GoingGreenFilmFestival.com