ShortFest Awards & Jury
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OSCAR® QUALIFYING
Best of the Festival Award
$5,000 Cash Prize; awarded to an animated, documentary or live-action student or non-student short film
Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Min.
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$1,000 Cash Prize; awarded to a live-action short film with a running time of 15:01 and over (student and non-student films are eligible)
Best Live-Action Short 15 Min. and Under
$1,000 Cash Prize; awarded to a live-action short film with a running time of 15:00 and under (student and non-student films are eligible)
Best Animated Short
$1,000 Cash Prize; awarded to an animated student or non-student short film
Best Documentary Short
$1,000 Cash Prize; awarded to a documentary student or non-student short film
SPECIAL JURY
Best International Short
$1,000 Cash Prize; awarded to a short film from outside of the United States (primary country must not be USA)
Best U.S. Short
$1,000 Cash Prize; awarded to a short film from the United States
Best Comedy Short
$1,000 Cash Prize
Best LGBTQ+ Short
$1,000 Cash Prize
Best Midnight Short
$1,000 Cash Prize
VIMEO Staff Pick
$5,000 Cash Prize presented by Vimeo
STUDENT
Best Student Animated Short
$1,000 Cash Prize
Best Student Documentary Short
$1,000 Cash Prize
Best Student International Short
$1,000 Cash Prize
Best Student U.S. Short
$1,000 Cash Prize
AUDIENCE
Best Animated Short
$600 Cash Prize, awarded to the student or non-student short animated film that scored the highest on ballots submitted by the audience
Best Documentary Short
$600 Cash Prize, awarded to the student or non-student documentary film that scored the highest on ballots submitted by the audience
Best Live-Action Short
$600 Cash Prize, awarded to the student or non-student live-action short that scored the highest on ballots submitted by the audience
Best Student Short
$600 Cash Prize, awarded to the student short that scored the highest on ballots submitted by the audience
LOCAL JURY
Desert Views
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$1,000; awarded by a local jury of adults to a short film that, in the spirit of neighborliness, promotes understanding and acceptance between people
Young Cineastes
$1,000 cash prize; awarded by a local youth jury composed of high school students
Kids' Choice
$1,000 cash prize; awarded by a local youth jury composed of elementary and middle school students
Best Animated Short Jury
Best of the Festival Jury
Best Documentary Short Jury
Best Live-Action Short Over 15 Minutes Jury
Best Live-Action Short 15 minutes & under Jury
Best International Short Jury
Best U.S. Short Jury
Best Student Animated Short & Best Student International Short Jury
Best Student Documentary Short & Best Student U.S. Short Jury
Best Comedy Short Jury
Best LGBTQ+ Short Jury
Best Midnight Short Jury
Bridging the borders Jury
Local Jury
DESERT VIEWS JURY
Anne Grey | Rancho Mirage
Margaret Merciera | Palm Desert
Ed Morznik | Palm Springs
Lucinda Perez | Indio
Peet Smith| Joshua Tree
Kathryn Tomasino | Palm Springs
YOUNG CINEASTES JURY
Sophia Alejandre | indio High School
Pauline Amariah Brack| Indio High School
RyanBlayse C. Bromley | Palm Springs High School
Carolina Cruz-Herrera | Indio High School
Mariana Macias Gonzalez | Cathedral City High School
Vivica Christine Ramirez | Shadow Hills High School
Luiz Valdez | Shadow Hills High School
KIDS' CHOICE JURY
Emmett Jackson
Marion Jackson
K.J. Presswood
Madison Watts