“Home” wins at Palm Springs

Daniel Mulloly's “Home”, a film from Kosovo about a young family seemingly going on holiday who become caught up in a refugee migration, won the Best of the Festival Award at the 2016 Palm Springs International ShortFest, which concluded Sunday.

Audience awards were voted to the live-action short “The Chop”, a comedy about a Jewish butcher, directed by Lewis Rose; the documentary short “Phil's Camino”, directed by Annie O'Neil and Jessica Lewis, about a Stage 4 cancer patient; and the animated short “Taking Flight”, directed by Brandon Oldenburg.

The festival screened 327 short films, culled from more than 4,100 filmmaker submissions, and more than $115,000 in prizes was awarded in 21 categories.

“A common thread of immigration and compassion dominates our award-winning films this year — echoing current issues around the world,” festival director Helen du Toit said.

Source: THR