Acad shortlists 10 animated shorts

Ten animated shorts have advanced within the Oscar voting process, including, not remarkably, Pixar's "La Luna," which most auds will not see until it plays before "Brave" next summer time. In the 10 runners up, Academy people in the short films and have animation branches will choose 3 to 5 nominees. The Ten films, in alphabetical order by title: -- "Dimanche/Sunday," Patrick Doyon, director (National Film Board of Canada) -- "The Great Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore," William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, company directors (Moonbot Galleries LA, LLC) -- "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat," Matthew O'Callaghan, director and Mike Register, executive producer (Warner Bros. Animation Corporation.) -- "La Luna," Enrico Casarosa, director (Pixar Animation Galleries) -- "Luminaris," Juan Pablo Zaramella, director (JPZtudio) -- "Miracle Piano," Martin Clapp, director and Hugh Welchman, producer (BreakThru Films) -- "A Morning Stroll," Grant Orchard, director and Sue Goffe, producer (Studio Also known as) -- "Pathways of Hate," Damian Nenow, director (Platige Image) -- "Specky Four-Eyes," Jean-Claude Rozec, director and Mathieu Courtois, producer (Vivement Lundi!) -- "Wild Existence," Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, company directors (National Film Board of Canada) Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com