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Palm Springs International ShortFest

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    Best of the Festival

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      The Queen

      5.2 (90)
      Christina Choe
      Notorious Films
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      Vacsora

      7.8 (31)
      Karchi Perlmann

    Jury Award

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    Best Animated Film

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      Jaulas

      7.7 (83)
      Juan J. Medina

    Best Documentary

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      Irene

      7.0 (12)
      Lindsay Goodall(director)

    Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes

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      The Taxidermist

      6.2 (23)
      Amber Templemore

    Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes

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      The Stars Don't Twinkle in Outer Space

      6.8 (15)
      Peter Thwaites
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      The Man Inside

      8.2 (17)
      Rory Bresnihan

    Student Award

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    Best Animation

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      The Incident at Tower 37

      7.4 (88)
      Chris Perry

    Best Documentary

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      Waiting for Women

      8.2 (11)
      Estephan Wagner

    Best Live Action Over 15 Minutes

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      The Lunch Box

      7.7 (47)
      Lubomír Kocka

    • Gloria & Eric

      8.6 (12)
      Nicolas Calzada
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      Blackwater

      8.1 (27)
      Konstantinos Frangopoulos

    Best Live Action Under 15 Minutes

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      Cigarette Candy

      6.5 (109)
      Lauren Wolkstein

    • My Four Inch Precious

      6.2 (12)
      Sou Yun Sim

    Most Promising Student

    • Brotherhood

      7.6 (15)
      Brooke Sebold

    Best Student Cinematography

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      Rare Fish

      6.8 (5)
      Alexa Caravia

    • My Four Inch Precious

      6.2 (12)
      Nathan Levine-Heaney

    Best Emerging Student Filmmaker

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      A Son's War

      7.8 (14)
      Steven Edell

    Best Emerging Student Filmmaker - Special Mention

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      Cigarette Candy

      6.5 (109)
      Lauren Wolkstein

    Audience Award

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    Best Documentary

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      Claiming the Title: Gay Olympics on Trial

      7.6 (22)
      Jonathan Joiner
      Robert H. Martin

    Best Short

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      Tools 4 Fools

      7.5 (19)
      Kate A. Brandt

    Panavision Grand Jury Award

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      Jonathan's Home

      Nathanael Carton

    Cinema Without Borders Award

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      Kingsland #1: The Dreamer

      6.0 (84)
      Tony Grisoni

    Best International Short

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      Bringebær

      8.0 (11)
      Morgan Davidsen
      Fin Film

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    • Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films

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    Event date

    June 23, 2009 - June 29, 2009

    Event location

    Palm Springs, California, USA

    Event links

    • http://www.psfilmfest.org/

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