Mit neun Nominierungen in der Kategorie Best Picture konnte Hollywood aufatmen. Nachdem es auch der Aussenseiter “Tree of Life”, noch dazu mit den weiteren Topkategorien Regisseur und Kamera, und Spätzünder “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” in das Rennen um die 84. Academy Awards of Merit schafften, hat sich das neue, flexible Auswahlverfahren wohl bewährt.

“Pina” hatte es im Vorfeld auf die Kurzlisten für Fremdspachen- und Dokumentarfilm geschafft und wurde  in der zweiten Kategorie fündig. Neben der Nominierung für Wim Wenders, wurde auch die diesjährigen Studenten-Oscar-Gewinner Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren für “Raju” und die Berliner Kostümbildnerin Lisy Christl für ihre vorbildiche Arbeit bei Roland Emmerichs mit Studio Babelsberg koproduzierten Shakespeare-Drama “Anonymous“ aufgestellt. Follow this link for more English-language information about the German candidates.

Zusammen mit den Favoriten “Hugo” und “The Artist”, die elf bzw. zehn Nominations erhielten, zeigten auch die anderen Topkandidaten starke Nummern. “Moneyball” und “War Horse” erhielten sechs, während “The Descendants” und “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” fünf Nominierungen erhielten. Zwar gingen David Fincher und der Film leer aus, Rooney Mara in der Titelrolle jedoch eine freudige Überraschung. Mit dem verdienten Nennungen von Demián Bichir, Gary Oldman, Nick Nolte und Max von Sydow wurde das Darstellerrennen gut aufgemischt.

Die Verleihung erfolgt am 26. Februar im Kodak Theatre des Hollywood & Highland Center und wird mehr als 25 Ländern live übertragen. Die vollständige Liste mit allen Nominierungen unter www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/nominees.html .

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced the nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards of Merit. Wim Wenders’ “Pina” leads another strong year for German talent. “It is fantastic to be nominated in the category of Best Documentary a second time after “Buena Vista Social Club,” specially as it is the first time for a 3D film to be granted that honor,” the filmmaker said. “All the dancers and collaborators of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, together with the crew and the production company Neue Road Movies, are extremely proud of this.”

In addition to its worldwide box office in 22 countries totaling $16 million to-date, “Pina” already received numerous German and European honors, including the best European Documentary Film Award, the Deutsche Filmpreis for Best Documentary Film, as well as the German Documentary Prize. Recently, Wim Wenders himself was honored with the Bavarian Film Prize’s Life Achievement Award. He was also nominated by the Writers Guild of America (West) in the category Best Documentary Screenplay and received a nomination for the BAFTA Awards in Great Britain in the category Best Foreign Language Film.

As Germany’s official submission, “Pina” had also qualified in the latter category reaching the short list of nine finalists. Among the five final nominees, Germany can take pride in co-producing Agnieszka Holland’s harrowing Holocaust drama “In Darkness” with Canada and submitting country Poland. Providing Berlin and Leipzig locations, Schmidtz Katze Filmkollektiv and Studio Babelsberg also brought in German actors Benno Führmann and Maria Schrader, to name but two. Five German state and federal media organizations provided additional funding.

For “Raju,” their thesis film at Hamburg Film School with support from Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, director Max Zähle and producer Stefan Gieren received a nomination as Best Short Feature – Live Action. The 24 minute drama revolves about a German couple that adopted a young boy from an orphanage in Kolkata, India. When he disappears, “they realize that their eagerness to help is not the solution, but in fact part of the problem itself,” German Films noted. “Raju” screened at numerous festivals, including Max Ophüls Festival Saarbrücken 2011, Valencia (Spain), Aspen, Col. and Palm Springs, Calif. At the 2011 LA Shorts Fest 2011, “Raju” was deemed Best Foreign Film. In addition earning the top prize at the Angelus Student Film Festival 2011, the film also received the Honorary Student Academy Award 2011 in Bronze. Since 2000, there have been a total of six Oscar nominations and two Oscars for German shorts, “Quiero Ser” by Florian Gallenberger and “Toyland” by Jochen Alexander Freydank.

Last but not least, Lisy Christl was nominated for her Costume Design for Roland Emmerich’s Shakespeare mystery “Anonymous” (co-produced by Vierzehnte Babelsberg Film GmbH Produktion, Berlin). Christl, who began her career working in the wardrobe department for Joseph Vilsmaier’s “Stalingrad” in 1993, has several Foreign Language Oscar candidates on her resume, including “Brother of Sleep”, “Caché (Hidden)” and “John Rabe”. This nomination comes on the heals of Christl’s designer colleagues being honored with mentions from the Art Directors Guild for their work on “Anonymous.”

The 84th Academy Awards  ceremony will take place on Sunday, 26 February 2012 at Hollywood & Highland Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live in more than 25 countries.

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Along with the titles highlighted below, “The Gruffalo” made it on the final list of five nominations. German-language information about this co-production with the United Kingdom can be accessed here. Thirty-three pictures had originally qualified in the category.

The other eight films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company:

• “The Cow Who Wanted to Be a Hamburger,” Bill Plympton, director (Bill Plympton Studio)
• “Coyote Falls,” Matthew O’Callaghan, director and Sam Register, executive producer (Warner Bros. Animation Inc.)
• “Day & Night,” Teddy Newton, director (Pixar Animation Studios)
• “Let’s Pollute,” Geefwee Boedoe, story-design-animation (Geefwee Boedoe)
• “The Lost Thing,” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann, directors (Passion Pictures Australia)
• “Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary),” Bastien Dubois, director (Sacrebleu Productions)
• “Sensology,” Michel Gagne, director-producer (GAGNE International LLC)
• “The Silence beneath the Bark,” Joanna Lurie, director (Lardux Films)

The Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all the eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting in screenings held in New York and Los Angeles.  

Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members will now select three to five nominees from among the 10 titles on the shortlist. Branch screenings will be held in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco in January 2011.

Mehr Informationen in deutscher Sprache finden Sie hier.

The 83rd Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

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Zwar sind die beiden Topfilme auch hier „The King’s Speech“ und „The Social Network“ mit zwölf bzw. acht Nominierungen. Das sensationelle Abschneiden von „True Grit“ mit zehn Nennungen und hochkarätige Zahlen für „The Fighter“ (fünf, einschließlich einmalige drei für die Schauspieler), „Black Swan“ (fünf), „Winter’s Bone“ und „The Kids Are All Right“ (fünf bzw. vier in Topkategorien wie Akteuer und Drehbuch) kamen aber auch die kleinen Filme und Independents zu großen Ehren. Mit acht Nominierungen, vor allen Dingen in technischen Kategorien aber auch für Christopher Nolan als Drehbuchautor und Koproduzent, machte „Inception“ die Top Ten voll.

Enttäuschend war sicher, daß es Feo Aladags “Die Fremde” noch nicht einmal auf die neun Titel umfassende Kurzliste der Fremdsprachenfilme geschafft hatte. Dafür wird das bewegende Drama ab 28. Januar allerdings in den amerikanischen Kinos zu sehen sein. Der mit Südfrika koproduzierte Film “Life, above All“ von Oliver Schmitz war in der Vorauswahl gewesen, blieb aber zugunsten anderer Länder (komplette Nominierungsliste folgt) ebenfalls zu Hause. Somit ist der animierte Kurzfilm um “Das Grüffalo” nun der große Oscar-Hoffnungsträger.

Actor in leading Role
Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
James Franco in “127 Hours”

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone”
Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech”

Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone”
Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech”
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Animated Feature Film
“How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
“The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
“Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich

 Art Direction
“Alice in Wonderland”
Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1”
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
“Inception”
Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
“The King’s Speech”
Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
“True Grit” Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

 Cinematography
“Black Swan” Matthew Libatique
“Inception” Wally Pfister
“The King’s Speech” Danny Cohen
“The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth
“True Grit” Roger Deakins

 Costume Design
“Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood
“I Am Love” Antonella Cannarozzi
“The King’s Speech” Jenny Beavan
“The Tempest” Sandy Powell
“True Grit” Mary Zophres

 Directing
“Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
“The Fighter” David O. Russell
“The King’s Speech” Tom Hooper
“The Social Network” David Fincher
“True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

 Documentary (Feature)
“Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz
“Gasland” Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
“Inside Job” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
“Restrepo” Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
“Waste Land” Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

 Documentary (Short Subject)
“Killing in the Name” Nominees to be determined
“Poster Girl” Nominees to be determined
“Strangers No More” Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
“Sun Come Up” Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
“The Warriors of Qiugang” Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

 Film Editing
“Black Swan” Andrew Weisblum
“The Fighter” Pamela Martin
“The King’s Speech” Tariq Anwar
“127 Hours” Jon Harris
“The Social Network” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

 Foreign Language Film
“Biutiful” Mexico
“Dogtooth” Greece
“In a Better World” Denmark
“Incendies” Canada
“Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” Algeria

 Makeup
“Barney’s Version” Adrien Morot
“The Way Back” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
“The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

 Music (Original Score)
“How to Train Your Dragon” John Powell
“Inception” Hans Zimmer
“The King’s Speech” Alexandre Desplat
“127 Hours” A.R. Rahman
“The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

 Music (Original Song)
“Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
“I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
“If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3″ Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best Picture
“Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
“The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
“Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
“The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray
“The King’s Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
“127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
“The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin
“Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
“True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
“Winter’s Bone” Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Short Film (Animated)
“Day & Night” Teddy Newton
“The Gruffalo” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
“Let’s Pollute” Geefwee Boedoe
“The Lost Thing” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
“Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” Bastien Dubois

 Short Film (Live Action)
“The Confession” Tanel Toom
“The Crush” Michael Creagh
“God of Love” Luke Matheny
“Na Wewe” Ivan Goldschmidt
“Wish 143” Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

 Sound Editing
“Inception” Richard King
“Toy Story 3” Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
“Tron: Legacy” Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
“True Grit” Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
“Unstoppable” Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Mixing
“Inception” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
“The King’s Speech” Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
“Salt” Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
“The Social Network” Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
“True Grit” Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

 Visual Effects
“Alice in Wonderland” Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
“Hereafter” Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
“Inception” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
“Iron Man 2” Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

 Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
“127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
“The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
“Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
“True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“Winter’s Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

 Writing (Original Screenplay)
“Another Year” Written by Mike Leigh
“The Fighter” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
“Inception” Written by Christopher Nolan
“The Kids Are All Right” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
“The King’s Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler

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Die BBC-Fernsehausstrahlung der Verfilmung des erfolgreichen Bilderbuchs verfolgten an Weihnachten 2009 zehn Millionen Zuschauer. Der halbstündige Animationsfilm war bereits Anfang 2010 für den BAFTA nominiert, wurde auf vielen internationalen Festivals gezeigt und u. a. mit dem Preis für das beste TV-Special beim Animationsfilmfestival Annecy 2010 und dem Tricks for Kids Award des Internationalen Trickfilmfestivals Stuttgart 2010 ausgezeichnet.

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Kein Wunder, dass uns Mayerhofer emailt: “Ich bin superglücklich! Juchuu!Viele Grüße, Moritz.”

Max Lang und Jakob Schuh („Ernst im Herbst“, Character Posing Artist bei “Die furchlosen Vier“) wurden für ihre BBC1, Nick Jr. und ZDF Produktion „The Gruffalo“ aufgestellt. Neben Koproduzent Carsten Bunte („Der Rattenkönig“) waren weitere deutsche Talente an der Kinderbuchadaption beteiligt.

Wie bei Live Action Kurzfilmen ebenfalls, wurden die glücklichen Zehn von dem zuständigen Komitee nach Ansicht aller 33 bzw. 76 offiziell qualifizierten Filme ausgewählt. Die Mitglieder der Short Films und Feature Animation Abteilung der Academy werden im Januar dann die drei bis fünf endgültigen Nominierungen bestimmen. Die Bekanntgabe erfolgt zusammen mit allen anderen Kategorien am 25. Januar.

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While the Imperial Japanese Army unleashes a wave of brutality on the civilian population, Rabe and his comrades courageously and skillfully negotiate with the Japanese and wrest a guarantee for a safety zone from them. Hundreds of thousands pour into the zone – much more than expected. However, the Japanese continue to harass and attack the population, and it becomes more and more difficult to get supplies. A race against time begins as the Japanese plan to storm the zone.

Starring: Ulrich Tukur (John Rabe), Daniel Brühl (Dr. Georg Rosen), Steve Buscemi (Dr. Robert Wilson), Anne Consigny (Valérie Dupres), Dagmar Manzel (Dora Rabe) and Jingchu Zhang (Langshu).

Directed and written by winner Florian Gallenberger, who won the 2001 Live Action Short Academy Award for “Quiero ser (I want to be …)”.

Drawing from John Rabe’s 1937 diaries as source material, Gallenberger has crafted a portrait of a man revered as a saint in China to this day – yet never rewarded for his courage during his lifetime.

Running Time: 134 minutes; Not Rated; Strand Releasing opens “John Rabe” in New York City on May 21st and in Los Angeles on June 4th before coming to additional markets.

2009 Berlin Film Festival Official Selection

2009 German Film Academy Award Winner: Best Film, Best Actor, Best Costume and Best Production Design

For additional information, please visit the German website of the film.

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Die weiteren nominierten Studentenfilme in der Gruppe kommen aus Schweden (“Janna & Liv”, Therese Ahlbeck, Dramatiska Institutet) und Slovenien (“Trieste Is Ours”, Ziga Virc, University of Ljubljana). Das Vereinigte Königreich ist mit “The Confession” von Tanel Toom (National Film and Television School) und “The Road Home” von Rahul Gandotra, (London Film School) doppelt vertreten.

Am 17. Mai gab die Academy bekannt, daß der Honorary Foreign Film Award an den britischen Beitrag “The Confession” gehen wird. Die Vergabe erfolgte am 12. Juni im Samuel Goldwyn Theater der Academy in Beverly Hills.

Die englischsprachige Meldung mit weiterführenden Informationen finden Sie hier.

Die Filmakademie teilte weitere Einzelheiten mit:

Der Episodenfilm von Martin Schreier (Drehbuch, Regie und Schnitt), Michael Timmers (Montage/Schnitt), Markus Nestroy (Kamera), Daniel Elias Brenner (Musik), Anna Luise Weinkamm (Szenenbild), Tonio Freitag (VfX) sowie Sebastian Sawetzki und Benjamin Munz (Producer) mit Maximilian Vetter (Produktionsleitung) erzählt von drei einsamen Menschen, die in der Weihnachtsnacht zusammentreffen: Richard versucht als verkleideter Weihnachtsmann am Heiligabend Nähe und Zuwendung bei fremden Familien zu finden. Sascha, eine erfolgreiche Sängerin, leidet darunter, dass sich niemand für den Menschen hinter dem Star interessiert. Ivan, ein russischer Auftragskiller, muss weit entfernt von der geliebten Heimat seine Morde ausführen. Am Weihnachtsabend kreuzen sich die Wege dieser drei einsamen Seelen durch ein tragisches Unglück.

Der 1980 in Kronberg im Taunus geborene Martin Schreier arbeitete schon während seiner Schulzeit bei diversen Film-, TV- und Werbefirmen als Praktikant und Freelancer und realisierte parallel eigene Kurzfilmprojekte. Quasi in einem Tonstudio groß geworden, kam er schon früh in Kontakt mit Künstlern wie Falco oder Boney M. Seit Oktober 2006 studiert Schreier im Studiengang Regie/Szenischer Film an der Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg.

„The Night Father Christmas Died“ lief in diesem Jahr bereits auf dem renommierten Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis in Saarbrücken und gewann einen Caligari-Award des Fördervereins der Filmakademie.

Der Studenten-Oscar wurde erstmals im Jahr 1972 vergeben. Geehrt werden jeweils ein ausländischer und ein US-Nachwuchsregisseur. Martin Schreiers „The Night Father Christmas Died“ ist der einzige deutsche Kandidat, der in diesem Jahr ins Rennen um die Auszeichnung geht. Aus deutschen landen waren sieben Beiträge eingereicht worden. Zu den deutschen Mitbewerbern gehörten Absolventen von Film- und Kunsthochschulen in Köln, Berlin, Potsdam-Babelsberg und München.

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The other finalists are “The Confession” (byTanel Toom National Film and Television School, United Kingdom, “Janna & Liv” (Therese Ahlbeck, Dramatiska Institutet, Sweden), “The Road Home” (Rahul Gandotra, London Film School, United Kingdom) and “Trieste Is Ours” (Ziga Virc, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia). Together with U.S.-based Student Academy Award winners the selected international student filmmaker will be flown to Los Angeles for a week of industry-related activities and social events that will culminate in the awards ceremony on Saturday, June 12, at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Several past German winners in the Honorary Foreign Film competition have gone on to earn further recognition from the Academy. Reto Caffi, a winner in 2008, received a nomination in the Live Action Short Film category for his film “Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” at the 81st Academy Awards. In 2005, at the 78th Academy Awards, student winner Ulrike Grote’s “Ausreisser (The Runaway)” was nominated in the same category. In 2000, Florian Gallenberger won both the Honorary Foreign Film award and the Oscar in the Live Action Short Film category with “Quiero Ser (I want to be…).”

 Click here to read about this in German.

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2010 Academy Awards Stage with Swarovski curtain foto: 4seasons photography

“It has been fantastic to work on the Oscars again, particularly because we have been able to build and expand on so many of the design innovations we introduced last year,” said Rockwell. “It has been a thrill to work with Adam, Bill and the rest of the team, dreaming up sets that embrace all the reasons we love movies: the glamour, the lights, the colors, the technique and the emotion!”

Light and movement, the most basic components of moviemaking, will be integrated into this year’s sets to create an immersive, transformative environment. Rockwell Group has reprised one of the most dazzling elements of the 81st Academy Awards design – the Swarovski Crystal Curtain – but with new and unexpected features for an even greater theatrical effect. The overall design is intended to evoke a classic but modern glamour, with white, platinum, topaz and smoky bronze hues.

This year’s set also features three circular, revolving platforms that work in combination with rotating LED panels and architectural metalwork screens for film projection.

Curtain Detail

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