Maestro is a 2005 award-winning computer animated short film, written, produced and directed by Géza M. Tóth in Budapest, Hungary. It was nominated for Best Animated Short Film during the 79th Academy Awards in 2007. The film depicts the minutes before a "maestro"'s show and his preparation for it as aided by a mechanical assistant. It is clever for its use of CGI technology and its surprise ending.