Home wins Best of Fest at Palm Springs

Daniel Mulloy's Home has walked away with the top prize at Palm Springs, one of the US top film festivals for short films. The film from the BAFTA award winning filmmaker has proved to be a popular one since it premiered at this year’s South By Southwest Festival, and has even received a limited theatrical run as part of Refugee Week in the UK. Cineuropa Shorts reviewed the film HERE.

Another popular European film was Lewis Rose’s The Chop, a comedy about a kosher butcher who pretends to be Muslim to get a job at a halal butchers. The film won the festival’s Audience Award for Best Live Action Short

327 short films screened throughout the Festival along with more than 4,100 filmmaker submissions available in the film market.

“A common thread of immigration and compassion dominates our award winning films this year – echoing current issues around the world,” said Festival Director Helen du Toit. “After a stimulating and energizing week of storytelling and networking between the next generation of filmmakers, we leave with a sense of hope for a world that, despite some setbacks, does seem to be evolving slowly but surely.”

The full 2016 Palm Springs International ShortFest award winners are:

BEST OF FESTIVAL AWARD

Home (Kosovo), Dir. Daniel Mulloy

GRAND JURY AWARD – Winner received a $2,000 cash prize.

Minh Tâm (France), Dir. Vincent Maury

PANAVISION BEST NORTH AMERICAN SHORT

La Laguna (Mexico), Dir. Aaron Schock

FUTURE FILMMAKER AWARD

Limbo (Greece), Dir. Konstantina Kotzamani

NON-STUDENT COMPETITION AWARDS

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

Glove (US), Dirs. Alexa Lim Haas & Bernardo Britto

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT OVER 15 MINUTES

Bon Voyage (Switzerland), Dir. Marc Wilkins

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT 15 MINUTES AND UNDER

Filip (Sweden), Dir. Nathalie Álvarez Mesén

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Clínica de Migrantes: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (US), Dir. Maxim Pozdorovkin

STUDENT COMPETITION AWARDS

BEST STUDENT ANIMATION

Mr. Madila (UK), Dir. Rory Waudby-Tolley

BEST STUDENT LIVE ACTION SHORT OVER 15 MINUTES

Peacock (Czech Republic), Dir. Ondrej Hudecek

BEST STUDENT LIVE ACTION SHORT 15 MINUTES AND UNDER

Gabber Lover (France), Dir. Anna Cazenave-Cambet

BEST STUDENT DOCUMENTARY SHORT

I, Destini (US), Dirs.  Nicholas Pilarski & Destini Riley

JURY SPECIAL MENTIONS

Thunder Road (US), Dir. Jim Cummings

People of the Delta (Ethiopia), Dir. Joseph Lawrence

AUDIENCE AWARDS

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT

The Chop (UK), Dir Lewis Rose

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Phil’s Camino (USA), Dirs. Annie O’Neil and Jessica Lewis

BEST ANIMATION SHORT

Taking Flight (USA), Dirs. Brandon Oldenburg

SHORTFEST ONLINE AUDIENCE AWARD

High Chaparral (USA), Dir. David Freid

ALEXIS AWARD FOR BEST EMERGING STUDENT FILMMAKER –

Peacock (Czech Republic),Dir.  Ondrej Hudecek

HP BRIDGING THE BORDERS AWARD PRESENTED BY CINEMA WITHOUT BORDERS -

French (France), Dir Josza Anjembe

YOUTH JURY AWARD – The winner received a $500 cash prize. 

Taking Flight (US), Dir. Brandon Oldenburg