Palm Springs International ShortFest 2012

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Published on Monday, 25 June 2012 23:10

Written by Joanne Choi

The 2012 Palm Springs International ShortFest & Film Market runs from June 19 - 25, 2012, at the Camelot Theatres (2300 East Baristo Road) in Palm Springs, CA.

Marking its 18th year, ShortFest showcases 50 World Premieres, 63 North American Premieres and 21 U.S. Premieres. The selection of films entering this year features stars and award-winning films from 52 different countries around the globe including:

• Europe
• USA
• Canada
• South America
• Asia
• Australia

The films are categorized into a total of 53 programs covering a wide range of genres such as:action, comedies, dramas, horror stories, thrillers and mysteries – and themes such as animals, art, communication, crime, dreams, family, taboos, love, memories, siblings, war, travel, work, GLBT  and kids’ shorts.

Various stars and guests are expected to attend this special event, including Shia La Beouf (director of HowardCantour) and Matthew Modine (writer, co-director and stars in Jesus Was a Commie).

This year’s star-studded shorts feature Academy Award winners and nominees, as well as film and television stars:

• Cadaver 
  USA
  Director, Jonah D. Ansell
  Christopher Lloyd and Kathy Bates 
   
• Double or Nothing 
  USA
  Director, Nathaniel Krause
  Adam Brody
   
• Friend Request Pending 
  UK
  Director, Chris Foggin
  Judi Dench, Tom Hiddleston
   
• I’m Coming Over 
  USA
  Director, Sam Handel
  Lauren Ambrose, Hamish Linklater
   
• Lois 
  Australia/Greece
  Director, Alexandra Schepisi
  Jacki Weaver 
   
• Our Need for Consolation 
  Sweden
  Director, Dan Levy Dagerman
  Stellan Skarsgard
   
• Picture Paris 
  USA 
  Director, Brad Hall
  Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Rachael Harris 
   
• Pitch Black Heist 
  UK
  Director, John Maclean
  Michael Fassbender
   
• Queen
  USA
  Director, Adam Rose
  Evan Peters   
   
• The End
  France
  Director, Didier Barcelo
  Charlotte Rampling
   
• The Five Stages of Grief 
  USA
  Director, Jessica Brickman
  Jason Ritter 
   
• The Gruffalo’s Child 
  UK
  Director, Uwe Heidschötter, Johannes Weiland
  Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane and Tom Wilkinson
   
• The Mapmaker
  UK
  Director, Stephen Johnson
  Charles Dance
   
• The Perfect Fit
  USA
  Director, Beth Grant
  Octavia Spencer, Frances Fisher 
   
• The Procession
  USA
  Director, Robert Festinger
  Lily Tomlin, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Lucy Punch
   
• Up the Valley and Beyond 
  USA
  Director, Todd Rosken
  Jim Parrack
   
• No Rest for the Wicked
  USA
  Director, Ryan Schifrin
  Malcolm McDowell
   
• Would You 
  USA
  Director, Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn
  Betsy Franco, Dave Franco and Christopher Mintz-Plasse  

Jane Schoettle (International Programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival), Lael Loewenstein, (President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and a critic for Variety) and Richard Abramowitz (President of Abramorama, distribution and marketing company) serve on the ShortFest jury.

In accordance with the Palm Springs International ShortFest, the ShortFest Online Film Festival will be running its second year. A total of 10 films will be picked to represent the online portion of the festival (www.psfilmfest.org/shortfest).

People also get a chance to vote for their favorite shorts online in unison. The “ShortFest Online Audience Award” will be announced on Closing Night of the Festival Award Ceremony.

Designated by AMPAS as an award-qualifying festival, and accredited by the International Short Film Conference, the Palm Springs InternationalShortFest and its Short Film Market are the largest and most prominent short film showcase in North America. The Festival and its concurrent 3,000-film Market continue to serve as a scouting ground for new filmmaking talent and are well attended by those in the business of buying and selling short films.

For more info on this event visit: www.psfilmfest.org

2012 Palm Springs International ShortFest
June 19th - 25th, 2012

Camelot Theatres
2300 East Baristo Road  
Palm Springs, CA 92262 

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