 The second festival commenced on 1 August 2007, and included 150 international entries in five categories in 2007.Samuel Tourneux's entry, "Even Pigeons Go To Heaven", went on to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 80th Academy Awards.Singapore director Craig Rosenthal's entry "The Trainee", premiered at the festival, picking up the "Grand Hopper" for best short film, subsequently going on to be showcased internationally at the New York City Shorts Festival, the San Francisco Independent Film Festival, the Cape Town World Cinema Festival and Cinemanila.