Awards Season - Episode 1

How can your short film get Oscar qualified? In this episode, Carter and Rasha unravel the first step towards winning the big prize. You'll hear from Jon Bloom - Governor of the Short film and Feature Animation Branch of the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences in LA - on how the process works behind the scenes, the dazzling Vidya Balan - Bollywood star - on her short film Natkhat, its Oscar qualification, and misogyny in filmmaking and in society, and Sam Vishnu, director of Tailing Pond, an Indian short documentary starring Cynthia Nixon, which also Oscar qualified. Let's start the journey on our Road to the Oscars!

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Over the next few weeks, the ShortsTV podcast's newest series ‘Road to the Oscars’ will take you on the rollercoaster ride through awards season. From qualification to the coveted golden statuette, we will be there every step of the way, meeting with industry insiders, short film nominees and Oscar winners, giving you an unprecedented insight into what it really takes to win an Oscar. From the craft of filmmaking to the strategy of Oscar campaigning, we will divulge all, on our Road to the Oscars. Road to the Oscars is hosted by the CEO and founder of ShortsTV, Carter Pilcher and Emmy-nominated TV host Rasha Goel. It is produced by Stephanie Charmail and edited by Irene Carter for ShortsTV.