Palm Springs Short Fest Announces 2011 Lineup
Organizers for the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films announced their lineup for this summer’s showcase on Wednesday.
In all, 331 films, selected from more than 3,000 worldwide entries, will be shown during its 17th year in Palm Springs.
“The selection of films for screening and competition features star-studded casts and award-winning films from 50 countries around the world,” organizers said. “All selections are structured into 52 themed programs, which will screen June 21-27 at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs.”
New this year is an online feature that will allow some films to be seen online instead of in the theatre.
“Ten films have been chosen to represent the festival online, and will play on a special section of the festival web site, www/psfilmfest.org/shortfest” organizers said.
Online voting for these films will continue through the festival, with the “ShortFest Online Audience Award” announced at the Festival Award Ceremony on closing night.
A selection of the online films will also play during the festival proper, so that attending audiences may see them live. The ShortFest Online Film Festival will continue to play online for two months after the end of the festival.
“It’s a watershed year for ShortFest,” said Festival Director Darryl Macdonald, “encompassing our first foray into the world of online short film streaming, an expanded lineup of international participants and new sponsors like Persol and The Pipeline in the mix. I’m particularly excited about the inclusion in our lineup of a wealth of striking new filmmaking talent emerging from the Middle East, South America and a number of Asian countries. Beyond that, the extensive number of high-visibility talents showcased in this year’s ShortFest films provide vivid testament to the increasing vitality and viability of the short film art form.”
This year’s star-studded shorts feature Academy Award winners and nominees, film and television stars and studio executives.
SARAH PAULSON and WES BENTLEY star in “After-School Special” (USA);
SELMA BLAIR and JEREMY DAVIES in “Animal Love” (USA);
MICHAEL CERA stars in “Bad Dads” (USA);
BILLY BURKE in “David and Goliath” (USA);
ANTHONY LAPAGLIA in “In Loco Parentis” (Australia);
CAMPBELL SCOTT in “Love, Lots of It ” (USA);
JASON ALEXANDER, JAMES AVERY, SID GANIS, AMY HECKERLING, SALLY KIRKLAND, KATHY NAJIMY, AMY PASCAL, and JOE ROTH in “Not Your Time” (USA);
SEYMOUR CASSEL and FIONNULA FLANAGAN in the North American premiere of “Pass the Salt, Please” (USA);
MELISSA LEO in the World Premiere of “The Sea Is All I Know” (USA);
KIRSTEN DUNST and BRIAN GERAGHTY in the U.S. premiere of “The Second Bakery Attack” (Mexico/USA);
TOM HARDY in “Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother” (UK);
JULIA STILES stars in “Sexting” (USA) directed by NEIL LABUTE;
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY and COLIN FIRTH star in “Steve” (UK) directed by RUPERT FRIEND; ADAM ARKIN,
CLIFTON COLLINS, JR., CARLA GUGINO and JESSE SPENCER star in “Tell-Tale” (UK);
and JESSICA CHASTAIN stars in and serves as a producer for “The Westerner” (USA).
Winners will be announced on Sunday, June 26 at a Closing Night screening and reception.
For a complete list of films, ticket information and more about the Camelot Theatres, click here.
