Doug Sweetland, David Frankel at Shorts! Evening – Photos

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences screened of all 10 of the 2009 Oscar-nominated animated and live-action short films on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

In the above photo, those on the left are clearly seeing something that those on the right have missed.

Left to right (front row): Steph Green, Konstantin Bronzit, Dorte Høgh, Tamara Anghie, Kunio Kato and Tivi Magnusson.

Left to right (back row): Thierry Marchand, Emud Mokhberi, Reto Caffi, Alan Smith, Jochen Alexander Freydank, Adam Foulkes, Doug Sweetland and David Frankel, who hosted the event. Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.

David Frankel. Darren Decker / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Doug Sweetland, director of the Oscar-nominated animated short Presto. Darren Decker / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Emud Mokhberi (left) and Thierry Marchand, directors of the Oscar-nominated animated short Oktapodi. Darren Decker / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Steph Green (left), director, and Tamara Anghie, producer, of the Oscar-nominated live action short New Boy. Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Reto Caffi, director of the Oscar-nominated live action short Auf der Strecke (On the Line). Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Jochen Alexander Freydank, director of the Oscar-nominated live action short Spielzeugland (Toyland). Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Emud Mokhberi, Thierry Marchand. Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.

Left to right: Emud Mokhberi, Thierry Marchand, Konstantin Bronzit, Kunio Kato, Alan Smith, Adam Foulkes, and Doug Sweetland. Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.