Academy Award-Nominated Animated Shorts 2006
2007, NR, 77 min.
Directed by Various, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring .

Not reviewed at press time. The distributor only made a portion of the five nominees in this category available in advance to the press. Included were the Canadian/Norwegian co-production “The Danish Poet,” a charming fable directed by Torill Kove and narrated by Liv Ullmann, that’s also full of intranational Scandinavian digs. “The Little Matchgirl” is a technically stunning Disney-produced animation that was made for a Fantasia sequel that never coalesced. “Maestro” by Hungarian Géza M. Tóth is a reality-based fantasy that takes place in front of a dressing-room mirror. The other two nominees are American-made: “No Time for Nuts” by Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier and “Lifted” by Gary Rydstrom. The program will be filled out with an assortment of other worthy animated selections.

This article appears in February 16 • 2007.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.