Utica, N.Y. — Experience the year’s most spectacular short films on the big screen with an Oscar®-nominated Short Films Weekend at Munson, Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8, in the Sinnott Family–Bank of Utica Auditorium, just before the Oscar winners are announced during the live Oscar broadcast on Sunday, March 15.
Each short film nominee is released in one of three feature-length compilations according to their category of nomination—Live Action, Animation, and Documentary—and each collection will be shown separately over the course of the weekend with time in between for discussion and refreshments.
The full program of short films will run both days with live action shorts beginning at 10:30 a.m., animated shorts beginning at 1 p.m., and documentary shorts beginning at 2:40 p.m. There will be two short breaks between each program offering light refreshments in the Root Court. The Museum will open at 10 a.m. both days to accommodate the program.
“Short films have long served as a creative proving ground for many of today’s most acclaimed feature directors,” said Bob Mortis, director of Performing Arts at Munson. “Sharing these Oscar-nominated shorts with Munson audiences is both a celebration of cinematic artistry and an invitation to discover emerging talent. It’s exactly the kind of inspiring, globally connected experience Munson strives to provide.”
For a full list of the nominees and their descriptions and to purchase tickets, visit munson.art/oscarshorts26, call 315-797-0055, or visit the Munson welcome desk.
Tickets for Members are $8 for one category, $12 for two categories, and $16 for all three. Tickets for the general public are $10 for one category, $14 for two categories, and $20 for all three. Passes for multiple category screenings must be purchased together to receive the bundled discount.
The refreshment breaks during the OscarⓇ-Nominated Shorts Weekend are sponsored by Honorine Wallack and Baird Wealth Management.
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Munson is at 310 Genesee St. in Utica. For more information, visit munson.art.
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Munson is an internationally recognized fine arts organization in Utica, serving diverse audiences through the renowned Munson Museum of Art, live performances and events, community arts classes, and Pratt Munson College of Art and Design, the upstate extension campus of the prestigious Pratt Institute.
