18th Annual Palm Springs International ShortFest
June 19-25, 2012
AUDIENCE AWARDS
| AUDIENCE FAVORITE LIVE ACTION SHORT |
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"A Curious Conjunction of Coincidences"
Joost Reijmers (Netherlands)
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| *Runner Up |
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"Talking Dog For Sale, 10 Euros" ("Se Vende PerroQue Habla, 10 Euros"),
Mitsuyo Miyazaki (France/Spain)
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| AUDIENCE FAVORITE DOCUMENTARY SHORT |
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"Mr. Christmas"
Nick Palmer (USA) |
| *Runner Up |
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"The Little Team" (L’Equip Petit)
Robert Gomez (Spain) |
| AUDIENCE FAVORITE ANIMATION SHORT |
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"The Boy in the Bubble"
Kealan O’Rourke (Ireland) |
| *Runner Up |
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"The Gruffalo’s Child"
Uwe Heidschötter, Johannes Weiland (UK) |
| SHORTFEST ONLINE AUDIENCE AWARD |
|
"Lost & Found"
Sam Washington (UK) |
JURY AWARDS
| BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD |
|
"Behind the Mirrors" (Detras del Espejo
Julio O. Ramos (Peru/USA) |
| FUTURE FILMMAKER AWARD |
|
Rajinder Sawhney
"Khaana" (UK) |
| PANAVISION GRAND JURY AWARD |
|
"Paulie"
Andrew Nackman (USA) |
JURY CATEGORY AWARDS
| BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT 15 MINUTES AND UNDER |
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"The Devil’s Ballroom" (Mannen fra isødet)
Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken (Norway/Greenland) |
| Second Place |
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"The Moment"
Troy Bellchambers (Australia) |
| BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT OVER 15 MINUTES |
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"Dura Lex"
Anke Blondé (Belgium) |
| Second Place |
|
"Light Years" (Lichtjahre)
Florian Knittel (Germany) |
| BEST ANIMATED SHORT |
|
"Nuru"
Michael Palmaers (Belgium) |
| Second Place |
|
"Amen!"
Moritz Mayerhofer (Germany) |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT |
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"The Record Breaker"
Brian McGinn (Denmark) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Globe Collector"
Summer DeRoche (Australia) |
STUDENT CATEGORIES
| BEST STUDENT LIVE ACTION SHORT 15 MINUTES AND UNDER |
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"Behind the Mirrors" (Detras del Espejo)
Julio O. Ramos (Peru/USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Paulie"
Andrew Nackman (USA) |
| BEST STUDENT LIVE ACTION SHORT OVER 15 MINUTES |
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"Hatch"
Christoph Kushnig (Austria/USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Good Night"
Muriel d’Ansembourg (UK) |
| BEST STUDENT ANIMATED SHORT |
|
"Bear Me"
Katarzyna Wilk (Germany) |
| Second Place |
|
"Flamingo Pride"
Tomer Eshed (Germany) |
| BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY SHORT |
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"The Battle of the Jazz Guitarist"
Mark Columbus (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Julian"
Bao Nguyen (USA) |
| BEST STUDENT CINEMATOGRAPHY |
|
Saro Varjabedian (cinematographer)
"Jesus Loves Youssef" (Lebanon) |
| Second Place |
|
Anand Kishore (cinematographer)
"Mong" (China) |
OTHER AWARDS
| BEST STUDENT FILM AWARD (U.S. SCHOOL) |
|
Christoph Kuschnig
"Hatch" (Australia/USA) |
| The Alexis Award for Best Emerging Student Filmmaker |
|
Jules Nurrish
"Kiss Me" (USA) |
| Bridging the Borders Award |
|
Hammad Rizvi
"Road to Peshawar" (USA) |
17th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
June 21-27, 2011
AUDIENCE AWARDS
| AUDIENCE FAVORITE LIVE ACTION SHORT |
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"Dik"
Christopher Stollery (Australia)
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| *Runner Up |
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"Tsuyako"
Mitsuyo Miyazaki (Japan/USA)
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| AUDIENCE FAVORITE DOCUMENTARY SHORT |
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"Johnny & Lyman: A Life Together"
Paul Detwiler, Michael Chen (USA) |
| *Runner Up |
|
"The Unforgettable Hampton Family"
Julie Cohen (USA) |
| AUDIENCE FAVORITE ANIMATION SHORT |
|
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"
William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg (USA) |
| *Runner Up |
|
"Danny & Annie"
Dave Isay, Tim Rauch (USA) |
| SHORTFEST ONLINE AUDIENCE AWARD |
|
"Stephany + Me"
Peter Shanel (USA) |
JURY AWARDS
| BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD |
|
"Bahiya & Mahmoud"
Zaid Abu Hamdan (Jordan/USA) |
| FUTURE FILMMAKER AWARD |
|
Mitsuyo Miyaz
"Tsuyako" (Japan/USA) |
| PANAVISION GRAND JURY AWARD |
|
"UMOJA: No Men Allowed"
Elizabeth Tadic (Australia) |
| JURY SPECIAL CITATION |
|
"Nullarbor"
Patrick Sarell, Alistair Lockhart (Australia) |
JURY CATEGORY AWARDS
| BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT 15 MINUTES AND UNDER |
|
"Cat and Mice (Kattenkwaad)"
Nova Van Dijk (Netherlands) |
| Second Place |
|
"Nowhere Elsewhere (Au Milieu de Nulle Part Ailleurs)"
Annick Blanc (Canada) |
| BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT OVER 15 MINUTES |
|
"The Hour’s Home (A Casa das Horas)"
Heraldo Cavalcanti (Brazil) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Shore"
Terry George (UK) |
| BEST ANIMATED SHORT |
|
"The Lost Town of Switez"
Kamil Polak (Poland/Canada) |
| Second Place |
|
"Interregnum"
Nick Fox-Gieg (Canada) |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT |
|
"75 Watts"
John Cullen (Canada) |
| Second Place |
|
"Collaboration Horizontale"
Ciaran Cassidy (Ireland) |
| JURY SPECIAL CITATION |
|
"The Cord-Woman (La Femme A Cordes)"
Best Sound Design (France) |
STUDENT CATEGORIES
| BEST STUDENT LIVE ACTION SHORT 15 MINUTES AND UNDER |
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"The Promised Land"
Vanessa Knutsen (Israel) |
| Second Place |
|
"Kiss"
Alex Murawski (Australia) |
| BEST STUDENT LIVE ACTION SHORT OVER 15 MINUTES |
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"Bekas"
Karzan Kader (Sweden/Iraq) |
| Second Place |
|
"Negative"
Yoav Hornung (Israel) |
| BEST STUDENT ANIMATED SHORT |
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"The Birds Upstairs"
Christopher Cinq-Mars Jarvis (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Heavy Heads"
Helena Frank (Denmark) |
| BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY SHORT |
|
"Goodbye Mandima (Kwa Heri Mandima)"
Robert-Jan Lacombe (Switzerland) |
| Second Place |
|
"Wajeh"
Murad Nassar (Israel/Palestinian Territories) |
| BEST STUDENT CINEMATOGRAPHY |
|
Taj Musco (cinematographer)
"EhJeung" (South Korea) |
OTHER AWARDS
| ALEXIS AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING STUDENT FILMMAKER |
|
Matte Chi
"EhJeung" (South Korea) |
| CINEMA WITHOUT BORDERS BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD |
|
Karzan Kader
"Bekas" (Sweden/Iraq) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Promised Land"
Vanessa Knutsen (Israel) |
16th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
June 22-28, 2010
AUDIENCE AWARDS
| AUDIENCE FAVORITE LIVE ACTION SHORT |
|
"Wish 143"
Ian Barnes (UK)
|
| *Runner Up |
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"The Butterfly Circus"
Joshua Weigel (USA)
|
| AUDIENCE FAVORITE DOCUMENTARY SHORT |
|
"Born Sweet"
Cynthia Wade (Cambodia) |
| *Runner Up |
|
"Flawed"
Andrea Dorfman (Canada) |
| AUDIENCE FAVORITE ANIMATION SHORT |
|
"Ormie"
Rob Silvestri (Canada) |
| *Runner Up |
|
"The Gruffalo"
Jakob Shuh and Max Lang (UK) |
JURY AWARDS
| BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD |
|
"The Gold Mine (La Mina de Oro)"
Jacques Bonnavent (Mexico) |
| FUTURE FILMMAKER AWARD |
|
Pierre Ferrière
"The Story of My Life (Toute ma Vie)" (France) |
| PANAVISION GRAND JURY AWARD |
|
"Off Season"
Jonathan van Tulleken (Canada/USA) |
| JURY SPECIAL CITATION |
|
"Flawed"
Andrea Dorfman (Canada) |
JURY CATEGORY AWARDS
| BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT 15 MINUTES AND UNDER |
|
"Gold Mine (La Mina de Oro)"
Jacques Bonnavent (Mexico) |
| Second Place |
|
"Pretty Little Doggie"
E. Ivan Infante (USA) |
| BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT OVER 15 MINUTES |
|
"Hermann"
Bert & Hana Geissendorfer (Germany/UK) |
| Second Place |
|
"Aquarium"
Brad Rossevold (Norway) |
| BEST ANIMATED SHORT |
|
"Angry Man (Sinna Mann)"
Anita Killi (Norway) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Lost Thing"
Andrew Ruhemann & Shaun Tan (Australia/UK) |
| BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT |
|
"The Shutdown"
Adam Stafford (Scotland) |
| Second Place |
|
"Cohen on the Bridge: Rescue at Entebbe "
Andrew Wainrib (Israel/UK) |
| JURY SPECIAL CITATION |
|
"The Lucky Ones" (Szczesciarze)
Tomasz Wolski (Poland) |
STUDENT CATEGORIES
| BEST STUDENT LIVE ACTION SHORT 15 MINUTES AND UNDER |
|
"Daughters"
Chloé Zhao (China/USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Side by Side (Nebeneinander) "
Christoph Englert (Germany) |
| BEST STUDENT LIVE ACTION SHORT OVER 15 MINUTES |
|
"The Road Home"
Rahul Gandotra (India/USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"God of Love & Eric"
Luke Matheny (USA) |
| BEST STUDENT ANIMATED SHORT |
|
"Prayers for Peace"
Dustin Grella (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Urs"
Moritz Mayerhofer (Germany) |
| BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY SHORT |
|
"The Little Snow Animal (Lumikko)"
Miia Tervo (Finland) |
| Second Place |
|
"A Moth in Spring"
Yu Gu (Canada/USA) |
| KODAK AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT CINEMATOGRAPHY |
|
Jaron Henrie-McCrea (cinematographer)
"Sinkhole" (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
Ilyeon Kim (cinematographer)
"A Scene at the Sea (Gu Yeo-Rum-Eui Ba-da) " (South Korea/USA) |
OTHER AWARDS
| ALEXIS AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING STUDENT FILMMAKER |
|
Maggie Kiley
"Some Boys Don’t Leave" (USA) |
| CINEMA WITHOUT BORDERS BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARD |
|
Paolo Sassanelli
"War (Uerra) " (Italy) |
15th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
June 23-29, 2009
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Live Action Short |
|
"Dandelion Dharma"
Veronica DiPippo (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Documentary Short |
|
"Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics on Trial"
Jonathan Joiner & Robert H. Martin (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Animation Short |
|
"Lost and Found"
Philip Hunt (UK) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"The Dinner"
Karchi Perlmann (Hungary) |
| Future Filmmaker Award |
|
Katie Wolfe
"This is Her" (New Zealand) |
| Panavision Grand Jury Award |
|
"Jonathan's Home"
Nathanael Carton (Japan/Singapore) |
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"The Stars Don't Twinkle in Outer Space"
Peter Thwaites (UK) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Man Inside"
Rory Bresnihan (Ireland) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"The Taxidermist"
Bert & Bertie (UK) |
| Second Place |
|
"Love Hate"
Dylan Ritson & Blake Ritson (UK) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Cages"
Juan José Medina (Mexico) |
| Second Place |
|
"Juiced and Jazzed"
Justin Webber (USA) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Irene"
Lindsay Goodall (Scotland) |
| Second Place |
|
"Naming Pluto"
Ginita Jimenez (UK) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Cigarette Candy"
Lauren Wolkstein (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"My Four Inch Precious"
Sou Yun Sim (USA) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"The Lunch Box"
Lubomir Mihailo Kocka (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Gloria & Eric"
Nicolas Calzada (USA) |
| Best Animation |
|
"The Incident at Tower 37"
Chris Perry (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Incredible Story of My Great Grandmother Olive"
Alberto Rodriguez (UK) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Waiting for Women"
Estephan Wagner (UK) |
| Second Place |
|
"Nutkin's Last Stand"
Nicholas Berger (USA) |
| Kodak Award for Best Student Cinematography |
|
Alexa Caravia
"Rare Fish" (Indonesia) |
| Second Place |
|
Nathan Levine-Heaney
"My Four Inch Precious" (USA) |
| Alexis Award for Best Emerging Student Filmmaker |
|
Steven Edell
"A Son's War" (Czech Republic) |
| Special Mention |
|
Brooke Sebold
"Brotherhood" (USA) |
| Special Mention |
|
Lauren Wolkstein
"Cigarette Candy" (USA) |
Other Awards
Cinema without Borders
Best International Film Award |
|
"Kingsland #1: The Dreamer"
Tony Grisoni (UK) |
Hard C Hi Five to Lo-Fi Award
for Best Low Budget Short |
|
"Marry, F***, Kill"
Douglas Lamor (USA) |
14th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
August 21-27, 2008
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Live Action Short |
|
"Toyland"
Jochen Alexander Freydank (Germany) |
| Runner Up |
|
"On the Road to Tel-Aviv"
Khen Shalem (Israel) |
| Audience Favorite Documentary Short |
|
"The Witness: The View from Room 306"
Adam Pertofsky (USA) |
| Runner Up |
|
"One Bridge to the Next"
Kim Snyder (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Animation Short |
|
"This Way Up"
Adam Foulkes & Alan Smith (UK) |
| Runner Up |
|
"Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty"
Nicky Phelan (Ireland) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"6.5 Minutes in Tel Aviv"
Mirey Brantz (Israel) |
| Future Filmmaker Award |
|
Marçal Forés
"Friends Forever" (UK) |
| Honorable Mention |
|
Nicolas Brault
"Hungu" (Canada) |
| Panavision Grand Jury Award |
|
"A Good Day for a Swim"
Bogdan Mustata (Romania) |
| Mini Movie Channel Award for Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"A Good Day for a Swim"
Bogdan Mustata (Romania) |
| Second Place |
|
"È Finita la Commedia"
Jean-Julien Collette & Olivier Tollet (Belgium) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Cairn"
Hanne Larsen (Norway) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Radiant City"
Romain Raynaldy (France) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Hungu"
Nicolas Brault (Canada) |
| Second Place |
|
"Skhizein"
Jeremy Clapin (France) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"The Witness: The View from Room 306"
Adam Pertofsky (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Springtime in Sant Ponç"
Eugenia Mumenthaler & David Epiney (Switzerland) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"6.5 Minutes in Tel Aviv"
Mirey Brantz (Israel) |
| Second Place |
|
"Small Change"
Anna McGrath (Australia) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"James"
Connor Clements (Northern Ireland) |
| Second Place |
|
"Friends Forever"
Marçal Forés (UK) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Procrastination"
Johnny Kelly (UK) |
| Second Place |
|
"For the Love of God"
Joe Tucker (UK) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"A Different Color Blue"
Melanie Levy (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"A Great Silence"
Eva Kosmas (Germany) |
| Kodak Award for Best Student Cinematography |
|
Eduard Grau
"Friends Forever" (UK) |
| Second Place |
|
DeClan Keeney
"James" (Ireland) |
| Alexis Award for Most Promising Student Filmmaker |
|
"Open Your Eyes"
Susan Cohen (USA) |
Other Awards
Cinema without Borders
Best International Film Award |
|
"Angels Die in the Soil"
Babak Amini (Iran) |
Hard C Hi Five to Lo-Fi Award
for Best Low Budget Short |
|
"My Rabit Hoppy"
Anthony Lucas (Australia) |
13th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
August 23-29, 2007
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Live Action Short |
|
"I Hate Musicals"
Stewart Schill (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Documentary Short |
|
"Freeheld"
Cynthia Wade (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Animation Short |
|
"The Needful Head"
Zeth Willie (USA) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"Soft"
Simon Ellis (UK) |
| Future Filmmaker Award |
|
Dee Rees
"Pariah" (USA) |
| Panavision Grand Jury Award |
|
"Pop Foul"
Moon Molson (USA) |
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Contact"
Hanro Smitsman (Netherlands) |
| Second Place |
|
"Offside"
Erez Tadmor & Guy Nattiv (Israel) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"The Tonto Woman"
Daniel Barber (UK/Spain) |
| Second Place |
|
"Deface"
John Arlotto (USA) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Madame Tutli-Putli"
Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski (Canada) |
| Second Place |
|
"Love at First Sight"
Miguel Anaya (Mexico) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Freeheld"
Cynthia Wade (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Salim Baba"
Tim Sternberg (India) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Clear Cut, Simple"
Vineet Dewan (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Pleasance"
Amy Gebhardt (Australia) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Pariah"
Dee Rees (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Cricket Head"
Grant Greenberg (USA/South Africa) |
| Best Animation |
|
"The Needful Head"
Zeth Willie (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Windows Masks Doors"
Sarah Orenstein (USA) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Left in Baghdad"
Peter Jordan & John Kane (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Unattached"
J.J. Adler (USA) |
| Kodak Award for Best Student Cinematography |
|
Andrew McLeod
"Pleasance" (Australia) |
| Second Place |
|
Carlos Davis Colin Calderón
"If Eyes Can't See" (Mexico) |
| Alexis Award for Best Emerging Student Filmmaker |
|
Grant Greenberg
"Cricket Head" (USA/South Africa) |
Other Award
|
Cinema without Borders
Best International Film Award
|
|
"Milan"
Michaela Kezele (Germany/Serbia/Montenegro) |
Hard C Hi Five to Lo-Fi Award
for Best Low Budget Short |
|
"Egg Love"
Jonah Bekhor & Zach Math (Canada/USA) |
12th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
August 24-30, 2006
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Live Action Short |
|
"Zombie Prom"
Vince Marcello (USA);
"Dark Night"
Leonid Prudovsky (Israel) |
| Audience Favorite Documentary Short |
|
"Chicken"
Desiree Handall (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Animation Short |
|
"First Flight"
Cameron Hood & Kyle Jefferson (Canada) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"Bawke"
Hisham Zaman (Norway) |
| Future Filmmaker Award |
|
Alex Weil
"One Rat Short" (USA) |
| Panavision Grand Jury Award |
|
"Aruba"
Hubert Davis (Canada) |
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Happiness"
Sophie Barthes (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Avatar"
Lluis Quilez (Spain) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"The Last Dog in Rwanda"
Jens Assur (Sweden) |
| Second Place |
|
"Paraodox"
Jeremy Haccoun (UK) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Rabbit"
Run Wrake (UK) |
| Second Place |
|
"Dreams and Desires: Family Ties"
Joanna Quinn (UK) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Lot 63, Grave C"
Sam Green (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"A Hell of Fishing"
Vincent Bruno (Belgium) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Breathe"
Juliet Porter (Australia) |
| Second Place |
|
"Re: Monday"
Adam Burr (USA) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves"
Andrea Janakas (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"La Primavera"
Ruben Obregon Casas (Mexico) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Memorial"
Jon Gutman (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Temerario"
Carl Zitelmann (UK) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Going Home"
Hung P. Nguyen (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Kaden"
Harriet Storm (USA) |
| Kodak Award for Best Student Cinematography |
|
Adam Arkapaw
"The City Eats Its Weak" (Australia) |
| Second Place |
|
Isaac Vila
"Retruc" (Spain) |
| Alexis Award for Best Emerging Student Filmmaker |
|
Talya Lavie
"The Substitute" (Israel) |
Other Awards
Hard C Hi Five to Lo-Fi Award
for Best Low Budget Short |
|
"Angry Unpaid Hooker"
Steve Dildarian (USA) |
11th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
September 20-26, 2005
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Live Action Short |
|
"Goodnight Bill"
John Mitchell & Jeremy Kipp Walker (USA) |
| Runner Up |
|
"Our Time Is Up"
Rob Pearlstein (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Documentary Short |
|
"God Sleeps in Rwanda"
Kimberlee Acquaro & Stacy Sherman (USA) |
| Runner Up |
|
"From Philadelphia to the Front"
Marianne Bernstein & Judy Gelles (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Animation Short |
|
"Surly Squirrel"
Peter Lepeniotis (Canada) |
| Runner Up |
|
"Smile"
Chris Mais (USA) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"Torte Bluma"
Benjamin Ross (USA) |
| Future Filmmaker Award |
|
Josh Staub
"The Mantis Parable" (USA) |
| Panavision Grand Jury Award |
|
"La China"
Diego Postigo & Antonia San Juan (Spain) |
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"The Youth in Us"
Joshua Leonard (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Going Postal"
Suzi Ewing (USA) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Tama Tu"
Taika Cohen (New Zealand) |
| Second Place |
|
"Just Pray"
Tiffani Thiessen (USA) |
| Best Animation |
|
"The Mantis Parable"
Josh Staub (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello"
Anthony Lucas (Australia) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Search for Her"
Dawn Khoo (Singapore) |
| Second Place |
|
"From Philadelphia to the Front"
Marianne Bernstein & Judy Gelles (USA) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Calm"
Jeffrey Bay Smith (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Natural Route"
Àlex Pastor (Spain) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Twilight"
Victoria Gamburg (USA/Russia) |
| Second Place |
|
"When the Moon is Full"
Marc Lesser (USA) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Mural"
Jose Luis Osorio (Canada) |
| Second Place |
|
"Seed"
Bennett Cain (USA) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Under the Roller Coaster"
Lila Place (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Unhitched"
Erin Hudson (USA) |
| Kodak Award for Best Student Cinematography |
|
Eduard Grau
"The Natural Route" (Spain) |
| Second Place |
|
Magela Crosignani
"Breached" (USA/Mexico) |
| Alexis Award for Best Emerging Student Filmmaker |
|
Steve Chang
"Fields of Mudan" (USA) |
10th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
August 31 - September 6, 2004
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Live Action Short |
|
"Chicken Party"
Tate Taylor (USA) |
| Runner Up |
|
"Cut and Run"
David Harb (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Documentary Short |
|
"Flowers from the Heartland"
Peter Daulton (USA) |
| Runner Up |
|
"The Triumvirate"
Jean Strauss (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Animation Short |
|
"Creature Comforts: Cats or Dogs"
Richard Goleszowski (UK) |
| Runner Up |
|
"Catching Kringle"
Jeff Wadlow (USA) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"Wasp"
Andrea Arnold (UK) |
| Future Filmmaker Award |
|
Lancelot von Naso
"The Surprise" (Germany) |
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Goodbye, Cruel World"
Vito Rocco (UK) |
| Second Place |
|
"Strangers"
Erez Tadmor & Guy Nattiv (Israel) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"True Love (Once Removed)"
Kevin Thomas (UK/Iceland) |
| Second Place |
|
"Don't Call Me Baby Anymore"
Olga Gambis (France) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Ryan"
Chris Landreth (Canada) |
| Second Place |
|
"RockFish"
Tim Miller (USA) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Life to Live"
Maciej Adamek (Poland) |
| Second Place |
|
"Parents of the Year"
James Scurlock (USA/Mexico) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Marco Solo"
Adrian Bosich (Australia) |
| Second Place |
|
"In the Bathroom"
Olivier Venturini (UK) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Gray Zone"
Karl Bretchneider (Austria) |
| Second Place |
|
"Seibutsu (Still:Life)"
Joe Turner Lin (USA) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Annie and Boo"
Johannes Weiland (Germany) |
| Second Place |
|
"Flatlife"
Jonas Geimaert (Belgium) |
| Kodak Award for Best Student Cinematography |
|
Silvio Helbig
"Transport" (Germany) |
| Second Place |
|
Christian Haake
"Gray Zone" (Austria) |
Other Awards
| Synergy Award |
|
Aundre Johnson
"Crisis 76," "Fucking Hollywood," "Limo Driver" (USA) |
9th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
September 16-22, 2003
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Live Action Short |
|
"Fast Cars & Babies"
Brett Hershey (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Documentary Short |
|
"With Honors Denied"
Mimi Gan (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Animation Short |
|
"Terra"
Aristomenis Tsirbas (USA) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"Most"
Bobby Garabedian (USA/Czech Republic) |
| Future Filmmaker Award |
|
Andrij Parekh
"Dead Roosters" (Ukraine) |
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"The Spade"
Jens Jonsson (Sweden) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Truth about the Head"
Dale Heslip (Canada) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Two Soldiers"
Aaron Schneider (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Apple Tree"
Ansa Birgmann, Alexander Karim, Baker Karim & Kristoffer Karlson (Sweden) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Eternal Gaze"
Sam Chen (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"From the 104th Floor"
Serguei Bassine (USA) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Buffalo Common"
Bill Brown (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Why Can't We Be a Family Again?"
Murray Nossel & Roger Weisberg (USA) |
| Jury Prize for Animation |
|
"Destino"
Dominique Monfery (France/USA) |
| Jury Prize for Acting |
|
Jonathan Furr
"Two Soldiers" (USA);
Monique Dami Lee
"Sophie" |
| Jury Prize for Cinematography |
|
Askild Edvardsen
"The Spade" (Sweden);
Laurel Almerinda
"Firepussy" (USA/Mexico) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Welcome to Life"
Jowan Carbin (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Thicker Than Water"
Danielle Montalbano (USA) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Like Twenty Impossibles"
Annemarie Jacir (Palestine) |
| Second Place |
|
"Doki-Doki"
Chris Eska (Japan/USA) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Tunanooda"
David Zackin (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Desert Story"
Celia Galan Julve (UK) |
| Kodak Award for Best Student Cinematography |
|
Masanobu Takayanagi
"Shui Hen" (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
Andrij Parekh
"The Cutman" (USA) |
8th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
August 6-12, 2002
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Live Action Short |
|
"Squash"
Lionel Bailliu (France) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"The Wormhole"
Jessica Sharzer (USA) |
| Future Filmmaker Award |
|
Alan Brown (USA)
"O Beautiful" |
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Brother of Mine"
Jens Jonsson (Sweden) |
| Second Place |
|
"Shadow Man"
Amanda Rudman (UK) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Tattoo"
Jules Williamson (UK) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Flood"
Guy Nattiv (Israel) |
| Best Animation |
|
"The Freak"
Aristomenis Tsirbas (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Hungry Squid"
John Weldon (Canada) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Bertha Alyce"
Gay Block (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Album"
Barbara Bird (USA) |
| Jury Prize for Acting |
|
Jamie McShane
"Fine." (USA) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Traveler"
Marie Regan (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Backslide"
Rick Ross (USA) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Barrier Device"
Grace Lee (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Here was the Anthem"
Sergio Umansky (Mexico) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Dog"
Suzie Templeton (UK) |
| Second Place |
|
"Pending"
Anna Tow (Australia) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Clyde"
Mans Mansson (USA/Sweden) |
| Kodak Award for Best Student Cinematography |
|
James Goss
"Jean-Luc's Calling" (Switzerland) |
| Second Place |
|
Nathan Wilson
"Up" (USA) |
Other Awards
| Best Interpretation of a Woman’s Experience as Told by a Man |
|
"No Prom for Cindy"
Charles Adler |
| Casablanca Award of Merit |
|
"Crossing"
Jeremy Passmore (USA) |
7th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
2001*
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Documentary Short |
|
"Beautiful America"
Peter Roloff (Germany) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"Cheek to Cheek"
Beth Armstrong (Australia) |
| Future Filmmaker Award |
|
Serguei Bassine
"Because of Mama" (Russia) |
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"The Terms"
Johnny O'Reilly (Ireland) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Delivery Day"
Jane Manning (Australia) |
| Second Place |
|
"Schneider's 2nd Stage"
Phil Stoole (UK) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Down to the Bone"
René Castillo (Mexico) |
| Second Place |
|
"Stubble Trouble"
Joseph E. Merideth (USA) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Harvey"
Peter McDonald (Australia) |
| Second Place |
|
"Bean Cake"
David Greenspan (USA) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Lector"
Greg Marcks (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Dog"
Steve Pasvolsky (Australia/South Africa) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Hypertension"
Jeff Spoonhower (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World"
Q. Allan Brocka (USA) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"I Could Have Been Human"
Barbara Medajska (Poland) |
Other Awards
Face of Drugs Film Competition
Second Place |
|
"Lemon is Lemon"
Ivailo Simidchiev & Konstantin Bojanov (USA) |
6th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
2000
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Live Action Short |
|
"Crush"
Phillip J. Bartell (USA) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"As Night Falls"
Sabrina Dhawan (India/USA) |
| Best Live Action Under 4 Minutes |
|
"Protest"
Steve Katz (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"New Apartment"
Alexander Rose (USA) |
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"This Guy Is Falling"
Michael Horowitz & Gareth Smith (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Echo"
Frédéric Roullier-Gall (Belgium) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Trivial Killer"
Isabelle Vossart (Switzerland) |
| Second Place |
|
"Where Have You Been"
Jin-sung Kim (Korea) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Sentinelles"
Guy Lampron (Canada) |
| Second Place |
|
"Village of Idiots"
Rose Newlove & Eugene Fedorenko (Canada) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"The Sunshine"
Phil Bertelsen (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Esther, Baby and Me"
Louis Taylor (Canada) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Blush"
Barbara Kulcsar (Switzerland) |
| Second Place |
|
"Ordinary Love"
Oliver Dieckmann (Germany/USA) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Heroes"
Eduardo Moral (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Shadows"
Mitchell S. Levine |
| Best Animation |
|
"Timpe Te"
Claus Oppermann & Daniel Schreiber (Germany) |
| Second Place |
|
"Prelude"
Andrea Brookes (Australia) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"XXXY"
Gale Porter & Laleh Soomekh (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Eighty Layers of Me"
Tricia Creason Valencia (USA) |
5th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
1999
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Live Action Short |
|
"Dolphins"
Farhad Yawari (Germany) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"Tulip"
Rachel Griffiths (Australia) |
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Please!"
Paul Black (UK) |
| Second Place |
|
"Home"
Morag McKinnon (UK) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Dolphins"
Farhad Yawari (Germany) |
| Second Place |
|
"Rituals and Resolutions"
Michael Stein (USA) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Carcasses and Shellfish"
Zoltán Horváth (Switzerland) |
| Second Place |
|
"One Day a Man Bought a House"
Pjotr Sapegin (Norway) |
| Jury Prize for Acting |
|
Agnes Bernelle
"Still Life" (UK/Zimbabwe) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Milk"
Mairi Cameron (Australia) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York"
Barbara Schock (USA) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Idyllic"
Anja Perl & Petra Schröder (Germany) |
| Second Place |
|
"Midas"
Niki Bern (Australia) |
4th Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
July 29 - August 4, 1998
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Live Action Short |
|
"Two Girls and a Baby"
Kelli Simpson (Australia) |
| Runner Up |
|
"When I Was a Boy"
Isabelle Fox (USA);
"Geri's Game"
Jan Pinkava (USA);
"Traveling Companion"
Paula Goldberg (USA) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"In the Mirror of the Sky"
Carlos Salcés (Mexico) |
| Honorable Mention |
|
"Human Remains"
Jay Rosenblatt (USA);
"Boxed"
Genevieve Anderson (USA) |
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"The Beneficiary"
Graeme Burfoot (Australia) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Bell Boy"
Renaud Alcalde (France) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"Pulso, O"
José Pedro Goulart (Brazil) |
| Second Place |
|
"California Sunshine"
David Mackenzie (UK) |
| Best Animation |
|
"Midnight Dance"
John McCloskey (Ireland) |
| Second Place |
|
"Stage Fright"
Steve Box (UK) |
Student Awards
| Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes |
|
"Aurora"
Christopher Kulikowski (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Paper Roses"
Aloura Melissa Charles (USA) |
| Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes |
|
"When I Was a Boy"
Isabelle Fox (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
" 'Mad' Boy, I'll Blow Your Blues Away. Be Mine"
Adam Collis (USA) |
| Best Animation |
|
"The Key of Heaven"
Sung Chi Lo |
| Second Place |
|
"Lily and Jim"
Don Hertzfeldt (USA) |
3rd Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
August 6-10, 1997
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"The Beauty of the Common Tool"
Gayle Thomas (Scotland) |
| Second Place |
|
"We Are All Angels"
Simon Lelouch (France) |
| Honorable Mention |
|
"Little Red Riding Hood"
David Kaplan (USA);
"The Sacrifice"
Gerda Stevenson (Scotland);
"The Soul of Business"
José Roberto Torero (Brazil);
"The Confession"
Edwin Baker (USA) |
| Best Animation |
|
"DNA"
Giorgio Valentini (Italy) |
| Second Place |
|
"The Wind Subsides"
Vuk Jevremovic (Germany) |
| Honorable Mention |
|
"Uncle"
Adam Elliot (Australia) |
| Best Video |
|
"Chalice of Repose"
Jennifer Kaufman (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Here Dies Another Day"
Caryn West (USA) |
| Honorable Mention |
|
"Duties of My Heart"
Judith Lieff (USA) |
Student Awards
| Best Student Film |
|
"Blue City"
David Birdsell (USA) |
| Second Place |
|
"Cleveland Woods Last Day on Earth"
Andrew Ainsworth (Canada) |
| Honorable Mention |
|
"America"
Hernan Bornas (Australia);
"My Body"
Joel Moffett (USA);
"Acquiring a Taste for Raffaella"
Sandra Lepore (Australia) |
2nd Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
July 31 – August 4, 1996
Audience Awards
| Audience Favorite Documentary Short |
|
"One Survivor Remembers"
Kary Antholis (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Animation Short |
|
"A Close Shave"
Nick Park (UK) |
| Audience Favorite Comedy Short |
|
"Shoot the Moon"
Tom Hodges (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Drama Short |
|
"Seed"
Karin Thayer (USA) |
| Audience Favorite Experimental Short |
|
"A Special Tree"
Giorgio Moroder (USA) |
Jury Awards
| Best of Festival Award |
|
"In the Woods"
Mamouda Zekrya Boyle |
| Best Animation |
|
"A Close Shave"
Nick Park (UK) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"One Survivor Remembers"
Kary Antholis (USA) |
| Best Comedy |
|
"The Alarm Clock"
Marc-Henri Wajnberg (Belgium) |
| Best Drama |
|
"Fridge"
Peter Mullan (Scotland) |
| Best Experimental |
|
"A Special Tree"
Giorgio Moroder (USA) |
Student Awards
| Best Student Film |
|
"Flux"
Patrick Stettner (USA) |
| Best Animation |
|
"They were the First to Ride"
Lyndon Barrios (USA) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Wanderlust"
Jennifer Rothman (USA) |
| Best Comedy |
|
"Morningside Prep"
Malcolm D. Lee (USA) |
| Best Drama |
|
"Flux"
Patrick Stettner (USA) |
| Best Experimental |
|
"Visions"
Galit Rozen (Israel) |
1st Annual Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
August 10-13, 1995
Audience Awards
| Audience Choice Award for Best Overall Short Film |
|
"The Middle Passage"
Albert Farrar |
| Audience Favorite Documentary Short |
|
"Hunting Tigers"
Steven Okazaki |
| Audience Favorite Animation Short |
|
"The Dirdy Birdy"
John Dilworth |
| Audience Favorite Comedy Short |
|
"Shoot the Middle of Nowhere"
Kay D. Ray |
| Audience Favorite Drama Short |
|
"Death in Venice, CA"
P. David Ebersole (USA) |
Jury Awards
| Golden Palm Award for Best Overall Short Film |
|
"Mon papa d'Amérique"
Daniel Hicquet (Belgium) |
| Best Animation |
|
"The Big Story"
David Stoten & Tim Watts (UK) |
| Best Documentary |
|
"Live to Tell"
Charley Lang (USA) |
| Best Comedy |
|
"Truth and Beauty," "Trevor"
Pablo Berger |
| Best Drama |
|
"Drive Baby Drive"
Paul Rachman (USA) |
*More detailed information to be added.