Israeli animated short film ‘Letter to a Pig’ loses Oscar bid

The Israeli animated short film “Letter to a Pig,” which was nominated for an Academy Award in the animated film category, did not win the award tonight at the event.

The Oscar in that category went to “War is Over,” an 11-minute animated film inspired by the music of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and co-produced by their son Sean Taro Ono Lennon.

“Letter to a Pig” deals with collective trauma from the Holocaust and remembrance. The 17-minute short, released in 2022 and directed by Tal Kantor, won best short film at the Israeli Film Academy Awards as well as a number of other accolades including “Best Narrative Short” at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

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