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CIFF presents the Oscar®-Nominated Short Films, opening on February 20 and concluding March 1.
With all three categories offered – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your annual chance to predict the winners and give yourself a leg up in your Oscar pool!
A perennial hit with audiences around the country and the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts and catch The Academy Awards® on Sunday, March 15, 2026!
f movies these days lean towards over-reach, short films remind us that less can be more, and brevity is the soul of wit. Each year, VIFF presents the best in show in the form of the Academy Award-nominated shorts in the Live Action, Animation and Documentary categories.
OSCAR® Nominated Shorts: Live-Action (Runtime: 120-mins)
Butcher’s Stain (Dir. Meyer Levinson-Blount)
A Friend of Dorothy (Dir. Lee Knight)
Jane Austen’s Period Drama (Dir. Steve Pinder & Julia Aks)
The Singers (Dir. Sam Davis)
Two People Exchanging Saliva (Dir. Alexandre Singh & Natalie Musteata)
OSCAR® Nominated Shorts: Animation (Runtime: 85-mins)
Papillon (Butterfly) (Dir. Florence Miailhe)
Forevergreen (Dir. Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears)
La jeune fille qui pleurait des perles (The Girl Who Cried Pearls) (Dir. Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski)
Retirement Plan (Dir. John Kelly)
The Three Sisters (Dir. Timur Kognov)
Éiru (Dir. Giovanna Ferrari) [Bonus short film, shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards]
OSCAR® Nominated Shorts: Documentary (Runtime: 153-mins)
Shorts in this program:
All the Empty Rooms (Dir. Joshua Seftel)
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (Dir. Craig Renaud & Brent Renaud)
Children No More: “Were and Are Gone” (Dir. Hilla Medalia)
The Devil Is Busy (Dir. Geeta Gandbhir & Christalyn Hampton)
Perfectly a Strangeness (Dir. Alison McAlpine)
HOW MUCH
Tickets:
Single: $17
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation
- Fri, Feb 20, 2026 7:00 PM
- Sun, March 1, 4:00 PM
2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action
- Sat, Feb 21, 7:00 PM
- Fri, Feb 27, 7:00 PM
2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts: Documentary
- Sun, Feb 22, 4:00 PM
- Sat, Feb 28, 7:00 PM
Venue:
Globe Cinema
617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1H1
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