Palm Springs International ShortFest 2023: Check out the list of winners of top prizes

'The Old Young Crow’ and ‘Way Better’ won the top prizes at Palm Springs International ShortFest 2023 on Sunday.

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 Jakaitė

Best 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

1. 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.
2. 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.