Event Profile: Film Festival

LA Shorts Fest

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, 30 participants have earned Academy Award nominations, with 9 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 with actors Martin Landau, James Woods, Gary Oldman and directors Tim Burton, Bryan Singer, Jan de Bont and Paul Haggis.

Filmmaker Rating

1.5/5 (6 ratings)

2008 (12th) Edition | 15 Aug - 21 Aug

Awards and Nominations

Best of Fest

Haber

USA | 2008 | 33:00

Director: Daniel Ragussis

Best Drama

Chief

USA | 2008 | 21:00

Director: Brett Wagner

Best Animation

La Maison en Petits Cubes

House of Small Cubes

Japan | 2008 | 12:03

Director: Kunio Kato

La Maison en Petits Cubes

Best Comedy

Ripple

United Kingdom | 2008 | 18:00

Director: Paul Gowers

Ripple

Best Experimental Film

Rojo Red

Colombia | 2008 | 13:00

Director: Juan Manuel Betancourt Calero

Best Documentary

Travis Pastrana – Driven

Germany

Director: Leandro HBL

Best Foreign Film

Positive Prognosis

Germany | 2008 | 27:00

Director: Peter Ladkani

Best Female Director

The Pond

United Kingdom | 16:00

Director: Sonja Phillips

Best Music Video

U2 "Window in the Skies"

USA | 4:00

Director: Gary Koepke

Other Selected Short Films

And Then She Was Gone

USA | 2008 | 6:40

Directors: Jacqueline Pennewill, Pete Konczal

And Then She Was Gone

A Day in a Life

Belgium | 2007 | 21:15

Director: Nicolas Daenens

A Day in a Life
Participation Details
Short film types accepted

Fiction / Live Action

Animation

Documentary

Short film competition

National/Regional Competition

25 August 2008

Ripple has received a new award at LA Shorts Fest. More...

25 August 2008

La Maison en Petits Cubes has received a new award at LA Shorts Fest. More...

25 August 2008

Positive Prognosis has received a new award at LA Shorts Fest. More...

25 August 2008

Chief has received a new award at LA Shorts Fest. More...

23 August 2008

Haber has received a new award at LA Shorts Fest. More...

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Country

USA

(Hollywood, California)

Postal Address

1610 Argyle Ave. #113

Hollywood CA 90028

USA

Phone

+1 323-461-4400

Email

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Updated: 18 Oct 2008

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