2 Birds Qualifying for The Oscars Pre-selection

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has published the rules for The 81st Academy Awards.
One of the rules for the Shorts is
“The film must have participated in a competitive film festival as specified in the Academy Festival List, and must have won a best-in-category award. Proof of the award must be submitted with the entry. The Academy’s Short Films Awards Festival List may be obtained from the Academy and is available on the Academy’s Web site.”

In August 2008 did Smáfuglar (2 Birds) take part at MELBOURNE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL (AUSTRALIA) and got The Award for The Best Fiction Short Film

This means that Smáfuglar ( 2 Birds) is in the pre-selection for The 81st Academy Awards