Tuba Atlantic
| Tuba Atlantic | |
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| Directed by | Hallvar Witzø |
| Written by | Linn-Jeanethe Kyed |
| Produced by | Gudrun Austli |
| Starring | David Chocron, Edvard Hægstad, Terje Ranes, Ingrid Viken |
| Cinematography | Karl Erik Brøndbo |
| Edited by | Vesa Happonen |
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Running time | 25 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
Tuba Atlantic is a Norwegian short film directed by Hallvar Witzø.
The film follows a 70-year-old man who has six days to live, and wants to reconcile with his brother after a lifetime of disagreement. When Inger, his local "Angel of Death" comes to help him reach happiness in his final days, he is given his opportunity.
The film was a nominee at the 84th Academy Awards in the category Best Live Action Short Film,[1] but the nomination was rescinded a few months after the ceremony because the film had been shown on television before its theatrical release, contrary to Academy eligibility rules.[2][3] The Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten reported, a few days after the Oscars award ceremony on February 26, 2012, that the producers of Tuba Atlantic who submitted the film for consideration by the Academy had checked "no" in response to the question whether the film had been shown on television. The film's director, Hallvar Witzø, told Aftenposten that the Academy had been aware of the television showing, but a spokesperson for the Academy said that the Academy had not known about it.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tuba Atlantic, nominated for the Best Live Action Short Film Oscar - Cinema Without Borders". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "Search Results - Tuba Atlantic". Oscars Awards Database. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
After the awards ceremony on February 26, 2012, the Academy was made aware that Tuba Atlantic had been shown on Norwegian television in 2010, making the film ineligible for the 84th Awards under the rules governing the category. In July 2012, the nomination was rescinded by the Board of Governors.
- ^ Miller, Julie (2014-01-30). "Controversial Oscar Nomination Revoked by Academy". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "Norway's Oscar film candidate 'should never have been nominated'". NEWSinENGLISH.no. 2012-02-29. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
External links
[edit]- Tuba Atlantic at IMDb
- Tuba Atlantic on Short Central
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