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The Indiana mother who was found last fall with the bodies of her two young children in the back of a car has pleaded guilty to their murders, People confirms.

Amber Pasztor, 30, pleaded guilty but mentally ill on Thursday for murdering her daughter and son on Sept. 26. An Elkhart County, Indiana, judge accepted her plea and she now faces a total of 130 years in prison, 65 years for each child.

Sentencing has been set for June 29. Her public defender, Cliff Williams, could not be reached for comment on Friday.

Her two young children, Liliana Hernandez, 7, and 6-year-old Rene Pasztor, were found...

An Indiana woman accused of smothering her children to death in September allegedly claimed she did so out of fear a drug cartel would track down her children and torture them, according to newly-released court documents obtained by multiple media outlets.

Amber Pasztor, 29, was arrested by Elkhart police on Sept. 26 after the bodies of her estranged children —Liliana Hernandez, 7, and 6-year-old Rene Pasztor— were found in the trunk of a car behind the local police headquarters. The bodies were discovered after Pasztor allegedly abducted the pair, prompting an Amber Alert.

Pasztor has been charged with murder and has since been...

The man named in an Amber Alert along with the Indiana mother now accused of murdering her two young children was fatally shot himself, People confirms. Frank Macomber, 65, was found dead of a gunshot wound Monday afternoon in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Allen County officials tell People. Hours before, Amber Pasztor of Fort Wayne was charged with the murder of her two children, of whom she had lost custody: Liliana Hernandez, 7, and Rene Pasztor, 6. The two children died of asphyxiation, Elkhart County Coroner James Elliot tells People. In a probable cause affidavit obtained by People, Pasztor allegedly confessed to authorities that she suffocated her children.

The man named in an Amber Alert along with the Indiana mother now accused of murdering her two young children was fatally shot himself, People confirms. Frank Macomber, 65, was found dead of a gunshot wound Monday afternoon in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Allen County officials tell People. Hours before, Amber Pasztor of Fort Wayne was charged with the murder of her two children, of whom she had lost custody: Liliana Hernandez, 7, and Rene Pasztor, 6. The two children died of asphyxiation, Elkhart County Coroner James Elliot tells People. In a probable cause affidavit obtained by People, Pasztor allegedly confessed to authorities that she suffocated her children.

Fans of short films living in Montreal, the event Prends ça court will be organized on June 18 at the Monument-National (1182 St-Laurent Boulevard). Obviously, expect to hear about 17 shorts and more. Moreover, these shorts were seen at Sundance, the Oscars ceremony and else where in the world.

* Les barbares, from Jean-Gabriel Périot (France).

* Sinna Mann, from Anita Killi (Norway).

* My Invisible Friend, from Pablo Larcuen (Spain).

* Trolls, from Brianne Nord-Stewart (Canada).

* ¿Donde Esta Kim Basinger?, from Édouard Déluc.

* The Ground Beneath, from Rene Hernandez (Australia).

* A Gentle Creature, from Marc James Roels (Belgium).

* Raymond a peut-être la rage, from Ramiro Bélanger (Canada).

* Old Fangs, from Adrien Merigeau (Ireland).

* Na Wewe, from Ivan Goldschmidt (Belgium).

* Chienne d'histoire, from Serge Avédikian (France).

* Love Patate, from Gilles Cuvelier (France).

* The New Tenants, from Joachim Back (Danemark).

* Glen Owen Dodds, from Frazer Bailey (Australia).

* Les sauvages, from Antoine Cuypers (Belgium).

* The Lost Thing, from Andrew Ruhemann...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 10 semi-finalists in the live action short film category of the 2010 Academy Awards. Seventy-one pictures had originally qualified. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order: The Door, Juanita Wilson, director, and James Flynn, producer (Octagon Films Ltd.) The Ground Beneath, Rene Hernandez, director, and Kristina Ceyton, producer (Passion Pictures) Hotel, Tim Conrad, director-producer (Oyster Films) Instead of Abracadabra, Patrik Eklund, director, and Mathias Fjellstrom, producer (Direktorn & Fabrikorn) Kavi, Gregg Helvey, director-producer (Gregg Helvey) Miracle Fish, Luke Doolan, director, and Drew Bailey, producer (Druid Films) The New Tenants, Joachim Back, director, and Tivi Magnusson, producer (Park Pictures) The Response, Adam Rodgers, director, and Sig Libowitz, producer (Look at the Moon Productions) Short Term 12, [...]...

Beverly Hills, CA — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 live action short films will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards®. Seventy-one pictures had originally qualified in the category. The 10 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: “The Door,” Juanita Wilson, director, and James Flynn, producer (Octagon Films Ltd.) “The Ground Beneath,” Rene Hernandez, director, and Kristina Ceyton, producer (Passion Pictures) “Hotel,” Tim Conrad, director-producer (Oyster Films) “Instead of Abracadabra,” Patrik Eklund, director, and Mathias Fjellstrom, producer (Direktorn & Fabrikorn) “Kavi,” Gregg Helvey, director-producer (Gregg Helvey) “Miracle Fish,” Luke Doolan, [...]...

  Ten live-action short films -- ranging from director Juanita Wilson and producer James Flynn's "The Door," which looks at a Russian father and daughter, to director Tristram Shapeero and producer Daniel Jewel's "Sidney Turtlebaum," about an eccentric gay Jewish man in London -- have been shortlisted for the best live-action short film Oscar.

On Friday, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences released the list of ten, from which three to five nominees will be chosen.

In addition to "Door" and "Turtlebaum," the contenders are: "The Ground Beneath," Rene Hernandez, director, and Kristina Ceyton, producer (Passion Pictures); "Hotel," Tim Conrad, director-producer (Oyster Films); "Instead of Abracadabra," Patrik Eklund, director, and Mathias Fjellstrom, producer (Direktorn & Fabrikorn); "Kavi," Gregg Helvey, director-producer; "Miracle Fish," Luke Doolan, director, and Drew Bailey, producer (Druid Films); "The New Tenants," Joachim Back, director, and Tivi Magnusson, producer (Park Pictures); "The Response," Adam Rodgers, director,...