When '' Purple Violets '' was released , several short films had already been distributed through iTunes . Previously , marketing of short films had been prohibitive . However , Apple distributed the February 25 , 2007 79th Academy Awards nominees for the Animated Shorts , Live Action Shorts and Documentary Shorts as well as half of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival shorts , beginning a new era
79th Academy Awards
79th Academy Awards
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