{"id":58389,"date":"2022-01-29T17:04:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T22:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/?p=58389"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:05:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T22:05:24","slug":"canada-heats-up-oscars-shortlists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/spotlight\/canada-heats-up-oscars-shortlists\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada heats up Oscars shortlists!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"58389\" class=\"elementor elementor-58389\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d9c5fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d9c5fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b6124a\" data-id=\"3b6124a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e82d1cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e82d1cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9dc480a\" data-id=\"9dc480a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1edf16d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1edf16d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW150520346 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150520346 BCX0\">Canadian projects <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150520346 BCX0\">are making big waves i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150520346 BCX0\">n this year\u2019s Oscars shortlists, shining bright in two categories.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-639e9e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"639e9e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a18616f\" data-id=\"a18616f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81fd0a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81fd0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW150520346 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150520346 BCX0\">Out of 15 animated shorts that made the shortlist, two are Canadian and another two are <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW150520346 BCX0\">coproductions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150520346 BCX0\"> with Canada. We\u2019ve also got two Canadian projects on the live action shorts shortlist! Will our homegrown projects make the cut as nominated Oscar contenders? We can\u2019t wait to find out!<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW150520346 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150520346 BCX0\">Meanwhile, here\u2019s your inside scoop on each of these six exceptional shorts \u2014 plus, a bonus <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150520346 BCX0\">look<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150520346 BCX0\"> at another Canadian creator in this year\u2019s shortlist mix.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW150520346 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3057641 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3057641\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0922157\" data-id=\"0922157\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a9ef31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a9ef31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Animated Short Film<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e1f2ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e1f2ab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8be8e57\" data-id=\"8be8e57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d1264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5d1264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joanna Quinn\u2019s <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/affairs-of-the-art\/\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Affairs of the Art<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Featuring hand-drawn animation, this U.K.-Canada coproduction is a comedy about Beryl and the varied obsessions of her eccentric family.\u00a0 Produced by Beryl Productions International Ltd. and <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/creating-with-canada\/find-creative-partners\/companies\/national-film-board-of-canada\/\">the National Film Board of Canada<\/a>, this festival favourite has racked up 23 prizes, including Award for Best Animation &#8211; International Competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival; Special Jury Distinction for Direction &#8211; Short Film at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival; and Gold Hugo for Best Animated Short Film at the Chicago International Film Festival, among many others.<\/span><\/span><\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zacharias Kunuk\u2019s <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/angakusajaujuq-the-shamans-apprentice\/\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Angakusajaujuq (The Shaman\u2019s Apprentice)<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"> <br \/><\/span>After winning the coveted FIPRESCI award at Annecy, where it premiered, this short by the co-founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isuma.tv\/isuma\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Isuma<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (the renowned Inuit production company and artist collective) took home Best Canadian Short Film honours at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was featured in TIFF Canada\u2019s Top Ten list. Using puppets to tell its story, the narrative brings us into the world of a young shaman who ventures underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below. Produced by Kingulliit Productions, <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/creating-with-canada\/find-creative-partners\/companies\/taqqut-productions\/\">Taqqut Productions<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sandra Desmazi\u00e8res\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Comme un fleuve (Flowing Home)<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"><br \/><\/span>Produced by Paris-based Les Films de l\u2019Arlequin and the NFB, <span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">this France-Canada coproduction by this French director is set after the Vietnam War, and follows two separated sisters who write each other letters to stay connected.<br \/><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"4\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Claude Cloutier\u2019s <\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/bad-seeds\/\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bad Seeds (Mauvaises herbes)<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"> <br \/><\/span>A pair of duelling carnivorous plants are the stars of this six-minute, hand-drawn allegorical story that delves into themes of competition and evolution. Making waves on the international festival circuit (including Annecy), this short produced by L\u2019Unit\u00e9 centrale and the NFB picked up the Best Animated Short win at the New York City Short Film Festival, among other prizes, and has screened at 27 fests! Iconic filmmaker Claude Cloutier has directed many animated films, including 2015\u2019s <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Carface<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eca0191 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eca0191\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c235afd\" data-id=\"c235afd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc1385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dc1385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Live Action Short Film<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95492d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95492d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c6d7c7\" data-id=\"2c6d7c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4513169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4513169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Annie St-Pierre\u2019s<\/span><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/product\/like-the-ones-i-used-to-know\/\"><b><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Like the Ones I Used to Know (Les grandes claques)<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><br \/>Known for directing 2013\u2019s documentary <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All That We Make (Fermi\u00e8res),<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and other works as a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> producer, casting director, and actor<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, filmmaker Annie St-Pierre\u2019s latest coming-of-age tale takes place in 1983. Set on Christmas Eve, a divorced dad fetches his kids from the in-laws. After premiering at last year\u2019s Sundance Film Festival, this short was named to TIFF\u2019s Canada\u2019s Top Ten list and earned a Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short at both the the Nashville Film Festival and Calgary Film Festival, plus two Special Jury Awards at the SXSW Film Festival (including one for Direction, Narrative Short) to name just a few! Produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/creating-with-canada\/find-creative-partners\/companies\/colonelle-films\/\">Colonelle Films<\/a>.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marianne Farley\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Frimas<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"><br \/><\/span>Last year, Marianne Farley\u2019s live action short <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marguerite<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> not only made the Oscars shortlist but earned a nomination! This year, the acclaimed filmmaker is back in the race with this dystopian short about a woman who turns to an illegal clinic for an abortion because abortion is against the law. With many festival awards snagged so far, including Best Narrative Short at the Miami Short Film Festival, this drama counts Uzo Aduba as one of its executive producers. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.h264distribution.com\/en\/films\/distribution\/frimas\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to her bio<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Marianne Farley got her start as a singer and actor and in 2014 made her directorial debut with the short <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ransack (Saccage). <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/creating-with-canada\/find-creative-partners\/companies\/o-films\/\">\u00d4 Films<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0697b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0697b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6df6e35\" data-id=\"6df6e35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f8761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19f8761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW264573808 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264573808 BCX0\">And\u2026 a bonus project by a Canadian director in the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW264573808 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264573808 BCX0\"> D<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW264573808 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW264573808 BCX0\">ocumentary Short Subject category:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW264573808 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ee322f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ee322f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a387168\" data-id=\"a387168\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5310bf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5310bf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ben Proudfoot\u2019s <\/span><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Queen of Basketball<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While this project is not Canadian, its director is! Last year, we <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.rdvcanada.ca\/en\/spotlight\/spotlight-canadian-oscar-nominee-ben-proudfoot\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">spotlighted<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Ben Proudfoot, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now based in Los Angeles, when<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> A Concerto is a Conversation<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (co-directed with Kris Bowers) scored an Academy Award nomination in this very same category. Ben Proudfoot is back in the Oscars game with <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Queen of Basketball, <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">another <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New York Times<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Op-Doc about an outstanding female basketball player who in the 1970s was drafted by the NBA. (Both these projects are produced by his company Breakwater Studios, with the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New York Times<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aff0165 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aff0165\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fe41fb\" data-id=\"8fe41fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba6e9d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba6e9d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW154670009 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154670009 BCX0\">As the Oscars race heats up, stay tuned for the big nominations reveal, coming up February 8, 2022! Then, the 94th Academy Awards take place on March 27, 2022.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW154670009 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian projects are making big waves in this year\u2019s Oscars&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1203,"featured_media":58400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,319],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlight","category-success","posts_festivals-oscars"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Canada heats up Oscars shortlists! - RDV Canada<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Canadian projects are making big waves in this year\u2019s Oscars shortlists, shining bright in two categories. 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