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ATLFF '15 Official Selection BEAR STORY Receives Academy Award Nomination
ATLFF '15 film "Bear Story (Historia de un oso)" as received a nomination for the Best Animated Short Oscar! Mountainfilm on Tour ATL '15 film "Body Team 12" also received a nomination for Best Documentary Short.
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Animated Shorts Compete for Oscar Eligibility at ATLFF
At the 2015 Oscars, two ATLFF official selections competed for the Best Animated Short award. As an Academy Award®-qualifying festival, will our winning film from this year go on to receive a nomination?
![Oscar® Eligible Short Film Competition Lineup Announced for 2015 Atlanta Film Festival](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517ebeaae4b01eeb7ae91027/1423768365320-CG6PNYEBG5CUUZ8W0YR5/image-asset.jpeg)
Oscar® Eligible Short Film Competition Lineup Announced for 2015 Atlanta Film Festival
Over 30 Films will Compete for Academy Award® Qualification through Narrative, Documentary and Animated Jury Prizes at the 2015 Atlanta Film Festival.
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ATLFF Now a Qualifying Festival for Documentary Short Academy Awards
ATLFF has long been a part of a select few Academy Award® qualifying film festivals, as only 37 film festivals in the U.S. currently hold Oscar qualifying eligibility. With a recent announcement from the Academy, we are proud to announce that another ATLFF film category—Documentary Short—now qualifies for Academy Awards® consideration.
![Student Oscar Finalists Announced, 3 Films From ATLFF 2014 Included](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/517ebeaae4b01eeb7ae91027/1399079778899-ST2EYOC1TOUMCO5BIQ4L/SYGA-title.jpg)
Student Oscar Finalists Announced, 3 Films From ATLFF 2014 Included
3 films from the 2014 edition of the Atlanta Film Festival have been named as Student Academy Award finalists.
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Discounted Tickets for WIFTA's Annual Oscar Party
Women In Film & Television Atlanta (WIFTA) is hosting its annual Oscar party on Sunday March 2, 2014 at Shout, starting at 6:00p! You're invited.