WINNER!!! The Danish Poet
Director: Torrill Kove
Running Time: 15:00
Technique: Drawing on paper with computer rendering
Official Site: www.nfb.ca
Synopsis: Can we trace the chain of events that leads to our birth? Is our existence just coincidence? Do little things matter? The narrator of The Danish Poet considers these questions as we follow Kasper, a poet whose creative well has run dry, on holiday to Norway to meet the famous writer Sigrid Undset. As Kasper's quest for inspiration unfolds, it appears that a spell of bad weather, an angry dog, slippery barn planks, a careless postman, hungry goats and other seemingly unrelated factors might play important roles it the big scheme of things after all.

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Lifted
Director: Gary Rydstrom
Running Time: 4:48
Technique: 3D animation
Official Site: www.pixar.com
Synopsis: A young alien student tests the patience of an increasingly weary instructor as he attempts to abduct an innocently slumbering farmer.

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The Little Matchgirl
Director: Roger Allers
Running Time: 6:37
Technique: 2D animation
Synopsis: Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale about a poor young girl whose burning desire to find comfort and happiness comes to life through the magic of rich hand-drawn Disney animation. Desperate to keep warm, a girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food and a place to call home.

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Maestro
Director: Géza M. Tóth
Running Time: 4:46
Technique: 3D animation
Synopsis: In an intimate dressing room Maestro prepares for his big performance with the help of a studious iron arm. When everything is set, Maestro goes to the light to perform his scene.

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No Time For Nuts
Director: Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier
Running Time: 7:06
Technique: 3D animation
Official Site: www.blueskystudios.com
Synopsis: While trying to bury his nut in the ice age, Scrat uncovers a frozen time machine. Accidentally activating the machine, he goes on a hilarious adventure chasing his precious nut through time.

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