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[...] “Logorama” Vied for Oscar…but Lost“Logorama” didn’t win the Oscar for best short film, but the fact that a movie made up entirely of logos could be nominated is an achievement in itself. Written and directed by H5’s Francois Alaux, Herve de Crecy and Ludovic Houplain, … Read more [...]