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Here’s a run-down of this year’s Academy Award nominations for Short Film (Animated). Two of the films are available in their entirety online. Enjoy!

Even Pigeons go to heaven (Meme Les Pigeons Vont Au Paradis) (Samuel Tourneux)

A charming CG-animated look into the afterlife. Here’s the complete eight-minute short film!

This film is simply stunning.

Check out the trailer for the film here, or watch the following wonderful short doc with the filmmakers about the “dark life” involved animating a stop-motion film for five years. They also give notes about how they achieved some of the eery lighting in the film with smashed sideview mirrors they found in the street.

Americans can buy the DVD here and Canadians can buy the DVD here.

Disclosure: I work at the National Film Board.

I Met the Walrus (Josh Raskin)

This is awesome! We’ve blogged about this film before and blogged about James’ quirky line-art illustrations, so it’s wonderful to see these guys get this level of recognition. I Met the Walrus is a surreal animated interview with John Lennon. Sadly, I still haven’t seen this film, which is making the festival rounds right now, so keep an eye out.

My Love (Moya Lyubov) (Aleksandr Petrov)

A love-story told with oil paints on glass. Here’s a video promo for the film:

Peter and the Wolf (Suzie Templeton)

A stop-motion re-telling of the classic tale. Here’s a the first part of the film – you can watch the rest of it on Cartoon Brew.

Congrats also to the nominees in the Best Animated Film category: Persepolis, Ratatouille, and Surfs Up!

Also of interest:
AWN’s Oscar Showcase
The making of Persepolis on Drawn
Persepolis Teaser Trailer on Drawn
DVD: Surfs Up
Ratatouille Trailer on Drawn
Book: The Art of Ratatouille
Madame Tutli-Putli on Drawn
Book: The Complete Persepolis