LOS ANGELES, Nov 23 � Indian director Shubhashish Bhutiani�s short film Kush has been selected by the Academy in the short-list of 10 live-action shorts that will advance in the Oscar race, reports PTI.
Three or five films out of these 10 films will be selected for Oscar nomination by the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members.
Kush, a 25-minute film, stars Sonika Chopra, Shayaan Sameer and Anil Sharma. It has been produced by Shubhashish�s father Sanjay Bhutiani through their Red Carpet Moving Pictures banner.
Shubhashish made the film, inspired by a true story that his teacher told him, for his graduation project at New York�s School of Visual Arts.
Kush won the Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film at the 70th Venice International Film Festival, 2013 and the jury prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival.
