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INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION JURY AWARDS
*BEST ANIMATION $2,500
SPECKY FOUR-EYES (Jean-Claude Rozec, France)
"For its excellent marriage of craft and story, as well as its whimsical and imaginative storytelling through a child's eyes."
*BEST COMEDY $2,500
dik (Christopher Stollery, Australia)
"For its hysterical, no holds barred story that suggests, even in marriage, honesty is not always the best policy."
BEST DOCUMENTARY $2,500
GOODBYE MANDIMA (Robert-Jan Lacombe, Switzerland)
"For its resourceful telling of a deeply personal tale that challenges the traditional documentary style."
*BEST DRAMA $2,500
WEST OF THE MOON (Brent Bonacorso, USA)
"For its wildly inventive and captivating singularity of voice and vision."
BEST STUDENT FILM $1,000
THE WIND IS BLOWING ON MY STREET (Saba Riazi, Iran)
"For its courage, subtlety and authenticity."
*BEST SHORT SHORT $1,000
DAS TUB (James Cunningham, New Zealand)
"For its creativity, humor, and ability to surprise."
* An Oscar qualifying category
SPECIAL JURY RECOGNITION
ANIMAL BEATBOX (Damon Gameau, Australia)
"For its unpretentious, enormously fun celebration of the animal kingdom."
THE LOST THING (Andrew Ruhemann and Shaun Tan, Australia)
"For its exceptional craft in creating a vibrant world that Salvador Dali would feel comfortable in and for its embrace of all things unusual."
RAJU (Max Zähle, Germany/India)
"For its terrific performances, enormous scope, and perfect depiction of the color and chaos of India."
THE SCREAMERS (Roberto Pérez Toledo, Spain)
"For capturing a universally recognized human emotion in the perfect screen minute."
YURI LENNON'S LANDING ON ALPHA 46 (Anthony Vouardoux, Germany/Switzerland)
"For its gut-wrenching, compelling depiction of an astronaut who becomes the last man in the universe."
AWARDS DETERMINED BY OTHER JURIES
AUDIENCE AWARD $1,000
sponsored by Saab
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT (Michael Davies, United Kingdom)
AUDIENCE RECOGNITION
CATAPLEXY (John Salcido, USA)
dik (Christopher Stollery, Australia)
RAJU (Max Zähle, Germany/India)
THE ELLEN $2,000
"Presented to honor the spirit of Aspen - the spirit of adventure, fun, originality, and understanding of our world."
BRICK NOVAX'S DIARY (Matt Piedmont, USA)
"In addition to being original and heartfelt, this short has a clever script, creative use of location and a wonderful degree of technical proficiency."
THE ELLEN - FILMMAKER TO WATCH $500
LOVE BIRDS (Brian Lye, Czech Republic/Canada)
"This small film, clearly an original, is a sensitive and thought-provoking examination of family values."
YOUTH JURY PRIZE $500
THE UNSPOKEN (Jason van Genderen, Australia)
"For a film that moved us to look closer at the way we express appreciation for those we care for. For the value of family and importance of parenting in our lives."
BAFTA LOS ANGELES SHORT FILM PRIZE
BALDGUY (Maria Bock, Norway)
BAFTA LOS ANGELES CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
EBONY SOCIETY (Tammy Davis, New Zealand)
BAFTA LOS ANGELES CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
GOING NOWHERE (René Frelle Petersen, Denmark)
Celebrate ASPEN SHORTSFEST's 20th anniversary April 10 – 15, 2012
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