2012 PS Shortfest announces lineup
The 2012 Palm Springs International ShortFest & Film Market, announced today its roster of 323 films, selected from more than 3,000 worldwide entries.
Now in its 18th year, ShortFest will showcase 50 World Premieres, 63 North American Premieres and 21 U.S. Premieres.
The selection of films for screening and competition features star-studded casts and award-winning films from 52 countries around the world.
There are 53 themed programs that will be screened between June 19th-25, at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs.
Festival Director Darryl Macdonald said, “With a lineup of well over 300 remarkable new short films in the Festival proper, an additional 3,000 titles in the Short Film Market, an online component and an incredibly strong roster of programs and industry participants in the ShortFest Forums, I expect this to be a banner year all around for the Festival, and have no doubt it will provide an equally successful learning experience and launchpad for the 400+ filmmakers from around the world we expect to host at the event this year.”
This year’s star-studded shorts feature Academy Award winners and nominees, as well as film and television stars like Christopher Lloyd, Kathy Bates,Adam Brody and Judi Dench.
In addition to familiar faces in front of the camera, some recognizable names directing shorts this year include: Shia La Beouf directs Howard Cantour (USA) and Matthew Modine wrote, co-directs and stars in Jesus Was a Commie (USA).
Throughout the Festival the selected short films are organized into 53 programs covering a variety of genres – including 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.
More information is available online at www.psfilmfest.org or by calling (800) 898-7256.