Fun film event

In addition to this Saturday's Mardi Gras events in St. Marys, here are some other entertainment options starting with Thursday night:
Showing of Academy Award Shorts
Thursday – 2/16 – 7PM
Friday – 2/17 – 9PM
Saturday – 2/18 – 7PM
Sunday – 2/19 – 4:30PM and 9PM


Do you ever wonder, "Where do people see those shorts that are nominated for the Academy Awards every year?" This year, you won't have to ask.

Come to the Fernandina Little Theatre and see them all, Live Action and Animated shorts, in two sessions, hosted by the Fernandina Little Theatre and Carolina Studios, in association with the Coastal Georgia Film Alliance, this is a rare opportunity to see ten highly acclaimed and award winning films.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the following locations:

SAINT MARYS, GEORGIA
The Blue Goose: 126 Osborne St. 912-673-7974
The Cedar Oak Café: 304 Osborne St. 912-882-9555
Once Upon A Bookseller: 207 Osborne St. 912-882-7350
Bulldog Discount Liquors: 1101 Osborne St. 912-576-5002

FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA
The UPS Store: 1417 Sadler Rd. 904-277-0890

The 2012 Oscar-nominated Short Films
Animated – total running time approx. 80 minutes (including our "Highly Commended" titles, which are TBD) Animated Shorts Show Times and Dates:
Thursday – 2/16 – 7PM
Friday – 2/17 – 9PM
Saturday – 2/18 – 7PM
Sunday – 2/19 – 4:30PM and 9PM
Sunday/Dimanche – 10 minutes – English – Patrick Doyon Every Sunday, it's the same old routine! The train clatters through the village and almost shakes the pictures off the wall. In the church, Dad dreams about his toolbox. And of course later Grandma will get a visit and the animals will meet their fate.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore – 15 minutes – No Dialogue – William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation) award winning author/illustrator William Joyce and co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a hybrid style of animation that harkens back to silent films and MGM Technicolor musicals. Morris Lessmore is old fashioned and cutting edge at the same time.
La Luna – 7 minutes – English – Enrico Casaroasa A fable of a young boy who is coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. Tonight is the very first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. In an old wooden boat they row far out to sea, and with no land in sight, they stop and wait. A big surprise awaits the little boy as he discovers his family's most unusual line of work.
A Morning Stroll – 7 minutes – No Dialogue – Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we're left to wonder which one is the real city slicker.
Wild Life – 13 minutes – English – Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby Calgary, 1909: an Englishman moves to the Canadian frontier, but is singularly unsuited to it. His letters home are much sunnier than the reality. Intertitles compare his fate to that of a comet.

Live Action – total running time approx. 110 minutes Live Action Shorts Show Times and Dates:
Thursday – 2/16 – 9PM
Friday – 2/17 – 7PM
Saturday – 2/18 – 4:30PM and 9PM
Sunday – 2/19 – 2:30PM and 7PM

Pentecost – 11 minutes – English – Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane When Damian is forced to serve as an altar boy at an important mass in his local parish, he faces a difficult choice: conform to the status quo, or serve an extended ban from his life's passion – football.
Raju – 24 minutes – English/German – Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren Director Max Zaehle, together with his Director of Photography Sin Huh, and wonderful actors Wotan Wilke Möhring and Julia Richter, succeed at making the moral dilemma faced by couples wishing to adopt emotionally palpable.
The Shore – 31 minutes – English/Gaelic – Terry George and Oorlagh George After 25 years in exile, Jim Mahon (Ciaran Hinds) returns to Ireland to show his American daughter Patty (Kerry Condon) his Belfast roots. But things don't go as planned when she learns of a secret love triangle and a long lost best friend, Paddy (Conleth Hill). Their reconciliation leads to hilarious confusion. Directed by two time Oscar nominee Terry George, The Shore won Best Director and Best Actor at the Rhode Island Film Festival, and is nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award.
Time Freak – 11 minutes – English – Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey A neurotic inventor creates a time machine, only to get caught up travelling around yesterday.
Tuba Atlantic – 25 minutes – Norwegian – Hallvar Witzø Everybody is going to die one day. Oskar, 70, is going to die in 6 days. He is now ready to forgive his brother for a disagreement years ago. Will he reach his brother, who he believes live on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, before it's too late?

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About the Fernandina Little Theatre
Is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993, the Fernandina Little Theatre is located in Fernandina Beach, Florida. FLT is modeled on the popular "black box' and Equity-waiver theater spaces of Los Angeles and New York City. A non-profit community theater, FLT stages diverse and engaging productions that redefine what a community theater can be. Our 19 seasons have included works by Shakespeare [ Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, The Comedy of Errors ], classics [The Importance of Being Earnest, The Crucible, The Heiress ], modern dramas [ The Cemetery Club, I'll Be Back Before Midnight, My Old Lady, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Eleemosynary, Doubt ], hilarious comedies [ Dearly Departed, Lend Me a Tenor, Greater Tuna, Charley's Aunt, The Nerd, Don't Dress for Dinner ] , musicals [ Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits Vol I, She Loves Me, Side by Side by Sondheim, Cole ], groundbreaking contemporary works [ The Laramie Project, Wit ], and plays for children [ The Golden Goose, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Ransom of Red Chief ].

Fernandina Little Theatre is located within walking distance of Fernandina's historic downtown and is close to many of Amelia Island's finest restaurants.

About Carolina Studios
Is a local organization dedicated to the promotion of film and entertainment industry projects for the coastal Georgia and northeast Florida region. By organizing, promoting and bringing talent and focus to the region, visibility and awareness increase throughout the industry and the country. The latest such projects include the screening and reception for the movie About Fifty.

About the Coastal Georgia Film Alliance
The Coastal Georgia Film Alliance endeavors to provide a unified voice for economic development through relationships with the film industry; attract and encourage the production of films; create a film-friendly community; be a valuable resource to the film industry for locations, talent, technical expertise, and other needs of the film industry; coordinate with City, County, and State government/organizations to facilitate the process of film making; encourage education and appreciation of the film industry.

Mike Pilolla