Six Shooter
Directed by Martin McDonagh
2005 Oscar® WINNER FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM. "…eloquent and comic, shaped by a sophisticated cinematic imagination." -The New York Times.
As he travel's home by train after his wife's death, a grief stricken man finds an already terrible day taking some bizarre turns for the worse. A black and bloody Irish comedy about a sad train journey where an older man, whose wife has died that morning, encounters a strange and possibly psychotic young oddball... A film by Martin McDonagh, A Missing in Action Films & Funny Farm Films Production in association with Fantastic FIlms. © Channel 4 & The Irish Film Board 20.
In his new movie In Bruges, Martin McDonagh takes audiences on a killingly funny trip to Bruges, Belgium. Direct from its sold-out opening-night world-premiere at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, In Bruges, starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Ralph Fiennes is now playing in theaters. To learn more about In Bruges visit www.filminfocus.com/inbruges.
Mr. McDonagh was born in London to Irish parents. As a playwright, Mr. McDonagh has twice won the Olivier Award – for The Pillowman and The Lieutenant of Inishmore – and been nominated for the Tony Award four times. His other plays include The Cripple of Inishmaan, The Lonesome West, A Skull in Connemara, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane. The latter was the first of his plays to be produced, at Galway’s Druid Theatre and London ’s Royal Court Theatre .

West Bank Story
Directed by Ari Sandel
2006 Oscar® WINNER OF BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM.
"Expertly made and impressive down to the finger snapping of the rival gangs and the mugging of a camel named stormy, West Bank Story shows that short films done right retain the power to surprise and delight the way they always have."
- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times.
A musical comedy set in the fast-paced, fast-food world of competing falafel stands in the West Bank... David an Israeli soldier falls in love with the beautiful Palestinian cashier, Fatima, despite the animosity between their families' dueling restaurants. Can the couple's love withstand a century old conflict and their families' desire to control the future of the chic pea in the Middle East?

Our Time is Up
Directed by Rob Pearlstein
2005 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM.
A therapist who learns he has only six weeks to live begins treating his patients with a dose of brutal honesty. Starring Kevin Pollack (The Usual Suspects) and Jorge Garcia (Lost). Produced by Loren Mendell, Pia Clemente & Rob Pearlstein.

The Danish Poet
Directed by Torill Kove
2006 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
An effortlessly sweet and funny love story narrated by Liv Ullmann ... Kasper, a young poet in search of inspiration, travels to Norway to meet the celebrated writer, Sigrid Undset ...a truly beguiling 15 minutes. Produced by Lise Fearnley of MikroFilm AS and Marcy Page of National Film Board of Canada.Featuring Liv Ullmann.
This is the second Academy Award nomination for Torill Kove. She was previously nominated for: MY GRANDMOTHER IRONED THE KING'S SHIRTS (1999) -- Nominee, Short Film (Animated).

Gopher Broke
Directed by Jeff Fowler
2004 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
A hungry gopher hatches a clever plan to get a quick snack, but discovers that even the best laid plans can go utterly awry. And no matter how hungry he may be -- there is no such thing as a free lunch! A hilarious, delightful romp for the whole family!. Another great animation from Blur Studio.

Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Directed by Ulrike Grote
2005 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM.
"…subtle and delicate…" -The New York Times. When the six-year old son he never knew he had shows up on his doorstep one morning, a novice father tries to find the boy's absent mother. Walter doesn´t know anything about having a son. In an attempt to clear up the confusion and get rid of the little nuisance, Walter starts a search for he son’s mother Kathrin – with whom he did indeed have a wild romance some years ago. Produced by Constantin Castell (Hamburg Media School). Starring Peter Jordan, Maximilian Werner.

The Last Farm
Directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson
2005 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM.
The stage is a remote valley and all the farms except one have been abandoned. An elderly man keeps a secret from the outside world as he reacts to the possibility that he will no longer be able to remain on his isolated farm. Produced by Thor S. Sigurjonsson.

Maestro
Directed and produced by Geza M. Toth
2006 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
The MAESTRO sits in front of a dressing room mirror as a mechanical arm prepares him for his grand performance.

Binta and the Great Idea
Directed by Javier Fesser
2006 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM.
A UNICEF PRODUCTION… A seven-year-old African girl tells the stories of her cousin, who longs to go to school, and her father, who has an idea that he hopes will change the world. Produced by Luis Manso & Manuel Garcia Serrano.

Éramos Pocos (One Too Many)
Directed by Borja Cobeaga
2006 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM.
When his wife leaves him, Joaquín and his son turn to her mother for help with the cooking and cleaning. Produced by Oihana Oihana. Starring Ramon Barea, Marivi Bilbao, Alejandro Tejeria.

The Saviour
Directed by Peter Templeman
2006 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM.
Malcolm is a gentle, effective door-to-door evangelist who is in love with a married woman. With pressure mounting from his church to convert her, Malcolm decides his bible is the very weapon he needs to destroy the marriage that is keeping him from his true love.
Produced by Stuart Parkyn.

Badgered
Directed by Sharon Colman
2005 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
A World War can't stop a beleaguered badger as he tries to get some sleep.

Trevor
Directed by Peggy Rajski
1994 Oscar® WINNER OF BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
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operates the nation’s only 24/7 crisis & suicide prevention helpline for gay and questioning youth.
Told in a series of diary entries, this humorously wrought short follows 13-year-old Trevor, a passionate Diana Ross fan who strives for attention from his parents by faking suicides, to no avail. One day, Trevor is befriended by a hunky school athlete named Pinky Faraday. Trevor quickly develops a crush on him. When Trevor’s best friend Walter Stiltman discovers how Trevor feels about Pinky, he stops hanging out with him. Word spreads at school about Trevor, and it’s not long before Pinky publicly rejects him. Brokenhearted, Trevor decides that he really isn’t made for this world and swallows a bottle of pills. But help comes in an unexpected form...
Peggy Rajski is also prolific feature film producer:

Nothing Is Private (2007) (executive producer)
Bee Season (2005) (executive producer)
The Scoundrel's Wife (2002) (producer)
Boys Life 2 (1997) (producer)
Home for the Holidays (1995) (producer)
Used People (1992) (producer)
Little Man Tate (1991) (producer)
The Grifters (1990) (co-producer)
Eight Men Out (1988) (co-producer)
Matewan (1987) (producer)
The Brother from Another Planet (1984) (producer)

Helmer & Son
Directed by Soren Pilmark
2006 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM.
A busy son is called to the rest home where his recently-retired father has locked himself inside an armoire. However things are not quite as they appear in this whimsical journey into the extraordinary boundaries of the father/son relationship.
Produced by Kim Magnusson. This is the fourth Academy Award nomination for Kim Magnusson. He was previously nominated for: ELECTION NIGHT (VALGAFTEN) (1998) -- Winner, Short Film (Live Action) WOLFGANG (1997) -- Nominee, Short Film (Live Action) ERNST & LYSET (1996) -- Nominee, Short Film (Live Action)

Technological Threat
Directed by Bill Kroyer
1989 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
Technological Threat -- one of the first films to combine classical hand-drawn cartoons with computer-animated “geeks”. Director Bill Kroyer was one of the first Disney animators to make the leap to computer graphics when he supervised animation on Disney’s futuristic feature film TRON. “When animators saw our high-speed plotter printing out these very complex images, they all feared their jobs were obsolete.

Speed for Thespians
Directed by Kalman Apple
2002 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM.
Love and betrayal... In this film adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s play "The Bear," art and life intersect before an audience of unsuspecting commuters on a NYC bus. The story weaves around the performance of three accomplished stage actors as they interact with the passengers in this suspenseful thriller.

My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts
Directed by Torill Kove
2000 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
Torill Kove gives a very personal interpretation of Norwegian history starring her grandmother -- an ordinary woman with a revolutionary instinct who during the Second World War makes important contributions through the most humble means... by ironing the King's shirts... the enemy's uniforms, and how she inspires her own brand of resistance fighters -- the "Shirt Guerillas". Charming and funny! Presented by the National Film Board of Canada.

When the Day Breaks
Co-directored by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis
2000 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
After witnessing the accidental death of a stranger, Ruby seeks affirmation in the city around her, and finds it in surprising places. With deft humor and finely rendered detail, "When the Day Breaks" illuminates the links which connect our urban lives, while evoking the promise and fragility of a new day. Presented by the National Film Board of Canada, Co-directors Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis use pencil and paint on photocopies to achieve a textured look suggestive of a lithograph or a flickering newsreel.

Little Terrorist
Directed by Ashvin Kumar
2004 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM.
A soccer game among boys sets this tense story into motion. When Jamal, a 10-year-old Pakistani Muslim, mistakenly crosses the border into India to get his soccer ball he finds an unusual ally in Bhola -- a Hindu Brahmin. Indian soldiers descend on Bhola's village searching for the little terrorist. Will the villagers turn him in? Jamal's only hope is the humanity and compassion shared by people long ago -- before artificial borders were drawn by the West.

Strange Invaders
Directed by Cordell Barker
2002 Oscar® NOMINEE FOR BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
Roger and Doris live a quiet, comfortable life until one night they are awakened by the arrival of a strange visitor. It's a child - the answer to their dreams! A gift from heaven... or, from much farther away? The strange little thing takes over, wreaking havoc on the entire household. Life, as the couple knew it, is over. They're a family now, and it's a nightmare! Anyone planning a family--take heed! Doomed parents will appreciate the terror of this couple's plight. An irrepressible comedy presented by the National Film Board of Canada.

The Moon & The Sun…
Directed by John Canemaker
2005 Oscar® WINNER OF BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
This autobiographical animated film by JOHN CANEMAKER, explores the difficult emotional terrain of father/son relationships as seen through Canemaker's own turbulent relationship with his father.
Produced by Peggy Stern.
Voices by John Turturro and Eli Wallach.

Ryan
Directed by Chris Landreth
2004 Oscar® WINNER OF BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
"Ryan" is based on the life of Ryan Larkin, an Academy Award winning Canadian animator who, thirty years ago, at the National Film Board of Canada, produced some of the most influential animated films of the time. Today, Ryan panhandles for spare change in downtown Montreal. How could such an artistic genius end up penniless? In the animated world of "Ryan", the voices speak through strange, twisted, broken and disembodied characters...people whose appearances are bizarre, humorous or disturbing...appearances which in turn reflect the creator, Chris Landreth. Finally in the words of Anais Nin, "We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are." An unforgettable short film experience!

Bob's Birthday
Directed by Alison Snowden and David Fine
1995 Oscar® WINNER OF BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
Surprise birthday parties can be risky. Especially when the guest of honor is turning 40! When Margaret plans a celebration for her husband, Bob, she underestimates the sudden impact of a mid-life crisis.
A witty, offbeat portrait of a frustrated dentist wrestling with the fundamental issues of life. Presented by the National Film Board of Canada. Featuring the voice of Harry Enfield.

Special Delivery
Directed by John Weldon and Eunice Macaulay
1979 Oscar® WINNER OF BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM.
To shovel the snow off the porch or not. When Ralph ignores his wife's wishes and then later finds the mailman has slipped, broken his neck, and died on their snow and ice-covered porch Ralph panics. But what he does with the body and what Alice does upon returning home -- forever change their marriage.
A funny, wonderfully narrated story that will inspire you to at least consider shovelling your porch!
Presented by the National Film Board of Canada.