So you’ve been nominated for an Oscar

About this episode

John discusses the journey of short films nominated for an Oscar with writer-directors Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh.

John welcomes writer-directors Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh (Two People Exchanging Saliva) to ask, what happens when your short film is nominated for an Oscar? They look at each step from their initial idea to awards season to see how they positioned their short to be considered for an Academy Award. We also reflect on […]

People in this episode

Host: John

Guests: Natalie Musteata, Alexandre Singh

Topics covered

• Oscar nominations
• short films
• awards season
• film industry
• creative process

Keywords

• Oscar
• short film
• awards season
• film nomination
• creative process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Academy Award

Books & works: Two People Exchanging Saliva

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