Five Canadian short films have advanced to the latest round in the Academy Awards race.
Canadian contenders account for four of the 15 films that were shortlisted for the Oscar for best animated short film.
Among the animated shorts vying for a nomination are Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice, an adaptation of a traditional Inuit story directed by Zacharias Kunuk.
WATCH | A trailer for Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice:
Also in the running are three National Film Board of Canada co-productions: Affairs of the Art by Joanna Quinn and Les Mills, Bad Seeds by Claude Cloutier, and Flowing Home by Sandra Desmazieres.
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