The Old Young Crow, which is a Japanese-United States short film, talks about an elderly Persian man who recalls the lessons he learnt from an old Japanese woman.
The best animated short award was bagged by Lithuania’s Way Better, while the award for documentary short went to China’s Will You Look At Me for. France’s Sét Lam got awarded in live-action short over 15 minutes category and Mystic Tiger of Spain for live-action short 15 minutes and under category.
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2023: See the winners list
Oscar Qualifying Awards
Best of the Festival
The Old Young Crow (Japan/U.S.), directed by Liam LoPinto
Best Animated Short
Way Better (Lithuania), directed by Skirmanta JakaitėBest Documentary Short
Will You Look At Me (China), directed by Shuli Huang
Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes
Sèt Lam (France), directed by Vincent Fontano
Best Live-Action Short 15 Minutes and Under
Mystic Tiger (Spain), directed by Marc Martínez
Student Short Awards
Best Student Animated Short
The Rainbow Dung Beetle (U.S.), directed by Ellen Moway and Cole Dupzyk
Best Student International Short
A Dead Marriage (Poland), directed by Michel Toczek
Best Student U.S. Short
SULAM (Ladder) (U.S), directed by Noam Argov
Student Documentary Short
Kaamoksen Valossa (Finland), directed by Niko Väistö
Special Jury Awards
Best International Short
Soleil de nuit (Canada), directed by Fernando López and Maria Camila Arias
Best U.S. Short
Closing Dynasty (U.S.), directed by Lloyd Lee Choi
Best Comedy Short
Flail (U.S.), directed by Ben Gauthier
Best LGBT+ Short
Blond Night (Canada), directed by Gabrielle Demers
Best Midnight Short
Nian (U.S.), directed by Michelle Krusiec
Mozaik Bridging the Borders Award
Fata Morgana (Germany/Syria), directed by Daood Alabdulaa
Local Jury Award
Under G-d (U.S.), directed by Paula Eiselt
Young Cineastes Award
We Were Meant To (U.S.), directed by Tari Wariebi
Kids’ Choice Award
Canary (Canada), directed by Pierre-Hugues Dallaire and Benoit Therriault
FAQs
- What is the way forward for the awardees at Palm Springs International ShortFest 2023?
The top five films, who have won the coveted awards, can now submit their shorts to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for Oscar. - What did the winners of the awards at Palm Springs International ShortFest 2023 get?
The winners of the awards at Palm Springs International ShortFest 2023 also got $25,000 worth of cash prizes. These films were selected out of 299 short movies, which competed for the awards during the festival.
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