LA Shorts Fest
LAShortsFest
LA Shorts Fest is the largest short film festival in the world. The festival is accredited by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. In past years, 33 participants have earned Academy Award nominations, with 11 filmmakers actually taking home the Oscar. They have honored some of Hollywood’s legends of the past: Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Robert Wise; along and directors Tim Burton, Bryan Singer, Jan de Bont, Paul Haggis and Shane Black.
13th edition
2009 | 24 - 30 July
Best Animation
15
Best Drama
1
Best Foreign Short Film
1
Alma
Spain | 2009 | 5:00
Director: Rodrigo Blaas
Alma, a little girl, skips through the snow covered streets of a small town. Her attention is caught by a strange doll in the window of an antique toy...
15
Cabaret Kadne
Spain | Jun 2008 | 4:50
Directors: Anna Solanas, Marc Riba
Otto and Lola, two cabaret artists, fill their lives with their passion: acting.
9
The Cat Piano
Australia | 2009 | 8:00
Directors: Ari Gibson, Eddie White
In a city of singing cats, a lonely beat poet falls for a beautiful siren. When a mysterious dark figure emerges, kidnapping the town's singers for hi...
4
Cikorja an' Kafe
Chicory 'n' Coffee
Slovenia | Oct 2008 | 8:17
Director: Dusan Kastelic
A story about how we're unable to tell people we're close to how much we love them- until it's too late...
15
The Crooked Eye
United States | Jan 2009 | 18:44
Director: D.C. Douglas
A day-in-the-life surreal psychological portrait.
FOT - The Next Big Thing
New Zealand | Jan 2009 | 8:45
Director: Alex Dron
following the big game FOT reinforces his awesomeness to all concerned.
1
Hotel
United Kingdom | 2009 | 18:00
Director: Tim Conrad
A british operative in the war on terror discovers that he and a suspect are not so different after all.
1
The Machine Stops
United States | Apr 2009 | 10:00
Directors: Nathan Freise, Adam Freise
Kuno and Vashti have conflicting ideas about the world they live in as their underground society comes to a sudden collapse.
The Nice Girl
United States | May 2009 | 9:50
Director: Vk Shah
What are the chances that you would meet a stranger one day that could kill , kidnap, test, hurt, or hug you?
The Obolus
United States | Dec 2008 | 19:51
Director: Mathias Røer
A fairy tale for adults, seen through the eyes of a child. THE OBOLUS journeys with Michael (Jarrod Bailey), a boy who has lost his parents, to the my...
1 
The Nice Girl
The Cat Piano
Cikorja an' Kafe (Chicory 'n' Coffee)
Slap
Hotel
Sidney Turtlebaum
The Machine Stops
The Cat Piano
Cikorja an' Kafe (Chicory 'n' Coffee)
Slap
Hotel
Sidney Turtlebaum
The Machine Stops
Short film types screened
Fiction / Live action Animation Documentary
Experimental Music videoCompetition and rewards
International competition National/regional competition No cash awards No screening fees
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Related news
Alma has received 2 new awards. | more...
9 August 2009
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