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ATOMFILMS CONGRATULATES OSCAR-WINNING SHORT

Oscar winning live-action short available exclusively on the AtomFilms Web site and on new compilation DVD product, "The Road to the Oscars."

Oscar winning live-action short available exclusively on the AtomFilms Web site and on new compilation DVD product, "The Road to the Oscars."

SEATTLE - March 27, 2000 -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced winners of the 72nd Annual Academy Awards last night. Among this year's winners is a live action comedy - My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York, directed by Barbara Schock, produced by Tamara Tiehel. AtomFilms, the recognized leader next-generation entertainment, is distributing the Oscar winner from its Oscar Spotlight channel, exclusively. The award-winning short is also available on Atom's all new compilation DVD product, "The Road to the Oscars," available for purchase on Atom.com.

My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York is a mother/daughter/biker comedy about a Midwestern housewife who travels to Manhattan for the first time and begins to spin a fantasy about the seemingly malevolent motorcycle club housed across the street from her daughter's East Village apartment. This is Barbara Schock's graduate thesis film from the American Film Institute.

Other Oscar-nominated live action and animated shorts, distributed by AtomFilms and available via the AtomFilms Web site and on "The Road to the Oscars," include:

  • 3 Misses - an animated rescue attempts in three scenarios by animator Paul Driessen a first-time Academy Award nominee.
  • Humdrum - an animated short about two bored shadow puppets who play themselves at their own game by director/animator Peter Peake, produced by Aardman Animations.
  • Killing Joe - a drama about a daydreaming thirteen-year-old boy in Yorkshire and his fascination for JFK directed by Mehdi Norowzian, executive producers Desley Gregory and Steve Wax.
  • Kleingeld (Small Change) - winner, honorary Foreign Film in the 1999 Student Academy Awards; the tragicomic story of a Berlin businessman and a homeless person, directed by Marc-Andreas Bochert and produced by Gabriele Lins.
  • Major and Minor Miracles - story of the changing lives of a minister and his rural community, by director and first-time nominee Marcus Olsson.
    My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts - an animated short by first-time Oscar nominee Torill Kove, combining historical events and fantasy with sharp humor and storytelling.
  • The Old Man and the Sea - Alexandre Petrov's third Academy Award nomination, this is the story of a once strong and proud fisherman, Santiago, who is coming to terms with his age and lot in life.
  • When the Day Breaks - an animated treatment of urban life which the filmmakers describe as a "four year labor of love"; Wendy Tilby's second nomination, and co-directed by Amanda Forbis.

About AtomFilms
AtomFilms is a leading next generation entertainment company focused on redefining the way entertainment is created, distributed, marketed and consumed. AtomFilms has the largest catalog of award-winning animation and live-action entertainment available. A loyal supporter of independent filmmakers and animators, AtomFilms has built a platform for artists seeking worldwide distribution. AtomFilms markets and distributes high-quality short form entertainment to more than 80 partners and to audience's worldwide, with significant presence on major Internet sites, broadband services, television, airlines, home entertainment companies and, more recently, handheld and wireless devices. A popular Web destination that is ranked among Media Metrix's top twenty entertainment sites, the two time Webby Award winner in Film and Broadband, AtomFilms was recently selected as the "Forbes Magazine Favorite" short film Web site. AtomFilms was also sited as one of the top ten most trafficked movie-related sites by Entertainment Weekly, and was rated "Best of the Web" for online entertainment by U.S. News & World Report. An independent company founded in 1998, AtomFilms has offices in Seattle, Los Angeles, New York and London. More information about AtomFilms can be found on the Internet at www.atom.com.

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