2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts at Real Art Ways

February 20, 2026 - February 26, 2026

 For the 21st consecutive year, ShortsTV presents the Oscar-Nominated Short Films! This year, we will be showing the full program at Cinestudio in Hartford.With all three categories – Animated, Live Action and Documentary – this is your chance to predict the winners and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! An annual hit with audiences around the world, don’t miss this year’s selection of shorts. The Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 15, 7-10 pm. Mark your calendar to… Find out more

February 23, 2026 - February 23, 2026

 A New England Forests film, directed by naturalist, local nature documentary filmmaker, and friend of Real Art Ways, Ray Asselin. Old Growth Forest: Nature’s Biotic Water Pump is the next film in Asselin’s New England Forests series for America 250.The free screening will take place on Monday, February 23, at Simsbury Public Library and is co-sponsored by the Simsbury Grange and Simsbury Land Trust. The film will be followed by a Q&A with Ray Asselin and Trinity College Professor and Hartford County’s Old Growth… Find out more