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Short film Oscar-winners share what it means to gain cinema's ultimate prize and the doors it opens once you've won

In 2009, an unknown effects-laden sci-fi short, Panic Attack, grabbed the attention of Hollywood proving the internet had opened a new path for aspiring directors. That success spawned thousands of CG-savvy imitators.