A report of german tv zdf about shok the oscar nominated short film from kosovo. See the list of short film live action nominees for oscars 2020. Discover this years oscar nominated shorts, watch trailers and find out more about release dates. Academy award nominee 2016 oscars writer and director. Shok is a short film set in kosovo during the occupation in the 90s.
Each year the oscars recognize these smaller movies in three categories. Shok didnt win an oscar, it did something even better team. Kosovos nascent film industry was celebrating on thursday after receiving its first ever oscar nomination for the short film shok, a kosovanbritish production set during the late 1990s conflict with serbia. Director jamie donoughue and producer es durmish join the show to talk about their oscar nominated short, shok, which takes place in 1980s kosovo. Live action from a kosovo war crime to redemption on the afghan front, this years oscarnominated shorts tackle serious issues, with a light. The power of guilt in shok prishtina insight prishtina. Shok is a short film written and directed by jamie donoughue, based on true events during the kosovo war. This is what writerdirector jamie donoughue does with shok, a short film set during the kosovo war between the federal republic of yugoslavia spearheaded by the serbians and the kosovo liberation army at the end of the twentieth century. The critical reception for the short film has been significantly positive, with the examiner describing it as superb and shining. Academy award for best live action short film wikipedia.
The two boys share a common bond of a bicycle and soon this here could lead them to tragic results. Get the latest updates, photos and videos for the 88th academy awards. Much anticipation of this years oscars stems from the fact that it is considered the first kosovar film to be nominated. Jan 29, 2016 child actors are also key to kosovos first oscar nominated film, shok friend about the shady dealings two albanian children have with the military occupiers in their neighborhood in 1998. Those emotional currents define this years oscarnominated short films, with pain and strife dominating. Shok is nominated for short film live action for oscars 2016. Drejt fundit film shqiptar i plote with english subtitles duration. After you brush up on the nominees, participate in our audience polls on which films you think will win. If you read my post regarding the oscar nominated film from kosovo, shok, you know i was really pulling for this underdog in the short film category. Copyrights to zdf i made the albanian subtitles, sorry if.
Get the full list of oscar nominations, view photos and videos for the 92nd academy awards. Its bagged its first academy award nomination for the live action short, shok. I think that was a key part of it, and, more or less, everybody in. Eagle eye kosovo eagle eye films limited international watch shok friend online vimeo on demand on vimeo. The friendship of two boys is tested to its limits as they battle for survival during the kosovo war. Jamie donoughue, es durmishi, andi bajgora, lum veseli and harvey ascott lr, of best live action short oscar nominee shok, arrive at the 88th academy awards in. Shoks distributor is ouat media, and the social media campaign is led by team albanians. Aixenprovence international short film festival 2015 winner audience award.
The 2016 oscar nominees for best short film live action are ave maria, day one, everything will be okay alles wird gut, shok, and stutterer. From a kosovo war crime to redemption on the afghan front, this years oscarnominated shorts tackle serious issues, with a light romantic comedy thrown in for good measure. Jan 14, 2016 message from lum veseli petriti and andi bajgora oki shok short film in worcester duration. Unbeschwert ist weder ihre kindheit, noch ihre freundschaft. Shok short film oscar nominated german tv report youtube. If a film won the academy award for best picture, its entry is listed in a shaded background with a boldface title. Can i show part of my film on the internet to raise money. The 2016 oscar nominated short films are coming to theaters for a limited time at the end of january, bringing the best live action. See the list of 2020 oscar nominations including best picture, best actors and actresses, and more. The 2016 oscar nominated short films, live action and select animation. A short film cannot qualify through a 7day theatrical release if it has previously received nontheatrical distribution. Kosovo war movie nominated for oscar balkan insight. Jan 14, 2016 the 2016 oscar nominees for best short film live action are ave maria, day one, everything will be okay alles wird gut, shok, and stutterer.
If you want to put your film on the map, why not screen it all over the map with manhattan short. The conflict between kosovo and serbia in the 90s provides the backdrop to the film, as the plight of two. Joe darcy director i am a pencil bronze medal winner 2016. It tells the story of a businessman stuck in traffic gridlock, who calls home only to be told by his little girl that mummy is in the bedroom with uncle wim. Kosovar filmmakers have always dreamt of the oscars and many of. The production is based on the true wartime childhood story of es durmishi. Message from lum veseli petriti and andi bajgora oki shok short film in worcester. Before seeing shok i watched a recording of reactions of nonshowbiz people in l. San jose international short film festival best drama grand prize. Perhaps shok is best described as the first short film that has managed to raise wide international interest in the kosovo war in 199899. Donoughue went on to say that most of the cast and crew of shok had firsthand experiences of the kosovo war and these greatly added to the short film s depth and impact. Leading actors of the film shok lum veseli, back, and andi bajgora hug each other while celebrating the film s 2016 oscar nomination in the best live short action film category, in kosovos. How to watch the 2016 oscar shorts, from bear story to.
With the short film shok, the eastern european kosovo has earned its very first film oscar nomination from the academy of motion pictures arts and science. The short film shok friend failed to win an oscar but the conflict drama made history for being the first movie shot in kosovo ever to be nominated for a prestigious hollywood award. After oki buys a bike, petrit is desperate to have one of his own. Thrs awards analyst offers his take on the prospects for each of this years animated short, documentary short and live action short nominees. With lum veseli, andi bajgora, melihate qena, luan kryeziu. The short film shok friend, about how the 1990s war affects the lives of two boys, has made cinematographic history in kosovo after being nominated for an oscar. Inspired by an actual 911 call placed during a school shooting incident in atlanta, georgia. Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and weve got trailers for the 5 short film nominees in each of the animation, liveaction and documentary categories for you to check out. It was oscar nominated in 2003, but i wanted to show it to you here because i like it so much.
Jan 14, 2016 kosovos nascent film industry was celebrating on thursday after receiving its first ever oscar nomination for the short film shok, a kosovanbritish production set during the late 1990s conflict with serbia. A short film is defined as an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits. Written by johan verschueren, gridlock fait dhiver is a perfect short film. The 2020 academy awards nominations honored many strong featurelength contenders for all the big awards, and many movie fans have rushed out to see the nominees but what about those who want to watch the three short film categories. Donoughue went on to say that most of the cast and crew of shok had firsthand experiences of the kosovo war and these greatly added to the short films depth and impact. Take two oscar nominated live action shorts series. Which film should win the oscar for best short film, live action at the oscars 2016. Shok gets best live action short film oscar nomination.
Shok is a short film written and directed by oscar nominated director jamie donoughue. Jan 29, 2016 look for shok to take home the gold on oscar night. Shok short film two boys friendship is tested to the. Oscar 2018 short film nominees jason sondhi oscar nominations were announced this morning, and weve got trailers for the 5 short film nominees in each of the animation, liveaction and documentary categories for you to check out. An exclusive featurelength presentation showcasing this years oscar award nominees for best animated short film. Message from lum veseli petriti and andi bajgora oki shok short film in worcester duration. Shok, premier film kosovar nomme aux oscars youtube. Shok short film oscar nominated german tv report duration. Stutterer directed by benjamin cleary and serena armitage the twelveminutes of anticipation of a hopedfor meetcute that is stutterer arrives as a small if effectivelyrealized mercy following the sheer emotional weight of the three preceding longer shorts. Jan 28, 2016 shok friend kosovouk 21 minutes theres no more poignant way to tell a tale of war than through the eyes of children. Veteran oscar watchers will probably raise an eyebrow when they notice that one of the liveaction short films up for an academy award this year is called everything will be ok. Shok s distributor is ouat media, and the social media campaign is led by team albanians.
Oscarnominated shorts, mirroring a world of pain and. Based on true events, shok is set during the escalation of the kosovan war when the country was occupied by serbia. Shortstv presents the 2020 oscar nominated short films. Oscar nominated shorts, mirroring a world of pain and fortitude. Shok, directed by jamie donoughue, is a 2016 oscar nominee for best live action short film. Shok is a kosovar short drama film written and directed by oscar nominated director jamie donoughue, based on true events during the kosovo war. Kosovo film makes history despite oscars disappointment. Shok short film official trailer oscar candidate 2. Shok didnt win an oscar, it did something even better. The film would only be able to qualify through winning a qualifying festival award on the academys short films qualifying festival list. The power of guilt in shok prishtina insight prishtina insight. This is the first academy award nomination for jamie donoughue.
According to the director of shok, the movie is not a war film but about the victims of the said war in both sides. Two young kosovan boys, petrit and oki, are the best of friends. Ave maria, shok, alles wird gut, stutterer, day one, bear story, prologue, world of tomorrow. Leading actors of the film shok lum veseli, back, and andi bajgora hug each other while celebrating the films 2016 oscar nomination in the best live short action film category, in. Any column in this list may be sorted by clicking the arrow symbol to the right of the desired column heading. Shok film shok is a kosovar short drama film written and directed by oscar nominated director jamie donoughue, based on true events during the kosovo war. The oscar nominated live action short that i thought would win because out of the three other important and topical films, shok friend seems the least agendadriven while still telling a. Oscar pools can be won or lost on the shorts categories.
Live action short film is a category at the academy awards, existing under various names as a single category since 1957 from 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, best short subject, onereel and best short subject, tworeel, referring to the running time of the short. While its relatively easy to find the best picture. It premiered at aspen shortsfest winning best drama, audience special recognition and the youth jury award. Jan 29, 2016 oscarnominated shorts, mirroring a world of pain and fortitude. Kosovo gets first oscar nomination with short film shok. Since its release, it has snatched 11 wins, and 2 nominations. Manhattan short was a tremendous festival that gave our film global exposure across 6 continents and also gave our film the accreditation for the 2017 academy awards. Mar 01, 2016 if you read my post regarding the oscar nominated film from kosovo, shok, you know i was really pulling for this underdog in the short film category. Shok 2015 12 out of 4 set during the kosovo war, this short deals with the friendship between an albanian boy and a serbian one. With the short film shok, the eastern european kosovo has earned its very first film oscar nomination from the academy of motion pictures arts and science, marking this the biggest achievement in kosovos film industry to date.