Palm Springs International ShortFest
Palm Springs ShortFest, one of the most acclaimed short film showcases in the World, has become known world-wide for the community of filmmakers it attracts, and for the quality and scope of its programming. This event is the largest festival of its kind in America, showcasing over 350 short films from more than 40 countries.
14th edition
2008 | 21 - 27 August
Grand Jury Award
3
Best Live Action Short Film under 15 minutes
3
Best Animated Short Film - Audience Award
8
Audience Favourite - Live Action
15
Berni's Doll
France | 2007 | 12:00
Director: Yann J
Berni, minor employee of a factory, makes up for his loneliness by buying a woman in kit form from the Third World.
9
Chief
United States | 2008 | 21:00
Director: Brett Wagner
Once a chief in Samoa, Semu Fatutoa now drives a taxi in Honolulu, Hawaii. But his old life comes back to him when a young Hawaiian girl, separated fr...
1
A Day in a Life
Belgium | Oct 2007 | 21:15
Director: Nicolas Daenens
Mario and Tom are two street punks who want to rob a bank. They ask the young Turkish Emin to be their driver that day. Emin can use the money and acc...
9
Der Verdacht
Suspect
Germany | Jan 2008 | 26:00
Director: Felix Hassenfratz
Southern German province. Conny’s world crumbles when her husband is suspected of murder by the villagers.
6
Die Seilbahn
The Cable Car
Switzerland | Jan 2008 | 7:00
Directors: Frank Braun, Claudius Gentinetta
While travelling by a cable car to a place somewhere in the mountains, an old man treats himself to some snuff tobacco. Et voilà! With every sneeze th...
6
The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl
United States | Jan 2008 | 5:07
Director: Mike Roush
A Burrowing Owl is in love.
4
La Tangente
The Tangent
France | Sep 2008 | 12:50
Director: Vincent Vesco
A young man washing his car offers an attractive woman a ride wherever she wants to go. The two set off on a journey with no plans and no direction, b...
16
Le Jour de Gloire...
The Day of Glory...
France | 2007
Director: M Bruno Collet
The night before the offensive, a soldier hides in the bottom of an underground. Outside, the war shakes the ground and the man prepares himself with ...
4
Man
United States | 2007 | 15:00
Director: Myna Joseph
A girl and her sister forge an unusual bond during a revealing encounter with a stranger in this stark and powerful film.
5
O zi Buna de Plaja
A Good Day for a Swim
Romania | 2008 | 10:00
Director: Bogdan Mustata
Three teenage criminals escape form a juvenile detention facility and before leaving the country they have their way with a prostitute and a truck dri...
3
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A Day in a Life
Rattus
Die Seilbahn (The Cable Car)
Spielzeugland (Toyland)
This Way Up
O zi Buna de Plaja (A Good Day for a Swim)
La Tangente (The Tangent)
The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl
Rattus
Die Seilbahn (The Cable Car)
Spielzeugland (Toyland)
This Way Up
O zi Buna de Plaja (A Good Day for a Swim)
La Tangente (The Tangent)
The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl
Short film types screened
Fiction / Live action Animation Documentary
Experimental Music videoCompetition and rewards
International competition
No cash awards No screening fees
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