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    10 Animated Shorts In Running For 2017 Oscar

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    A scene from "Negative Space," which is one of 10 animated shorts in the race for the 2017 Oscar.
    LOS ANGELES --

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 90th Academy Awards®. Sixty-three pictures had originally qualified in the category.

    The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production companies:

    • “Cradle,” Devon Manney, director (University of Southern California)
    • “Dear Basketball,” Glen Keane, director, and Kobe Bryant, writer (Glen Keane Productions)
    • “Fox and the Whale,” Robin Joseph, director (Robin Joseph)
    • “Garden Party,” Victor Caire and Gabriel Grapperon, directors (MOPA)
    • “In a Heartbeat,” Esteban Bravo and Beth David, directors (Ringling College of Art and Design)
    • “Life Smartphone,” Chenglin Xie, director (China Central Academy of Fine Arts)
    • “Lost Property Office,” Daniel Agdag, director, and Liz Kearney, producer (8th in Line)
    • “Lou,” Dave Mullins, director, and Dana Murray, producer (Pixar Animation Studios)
    • “Negative Space,” Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, directors (Ikki Films)
    • “Revolting Rhymes,” Jakob Schuh and Jan Lachauer, directors (Magic Light Pictures)

    Members of the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting.

    Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, London, New York and San Francisco in January.
    Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

    The 90th Oscars® will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscars also will be televised live in
    more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

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    Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta

    Friday, November 22, 2024

    The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.

    The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.

    The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.

    Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.

    Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.

    Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.

    Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.

    Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.

    The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More

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