LA Shorts Fest honors those individuals who have achieved excellence in short films. As the largest short film festival in the world with more than 1,000 entries, 250 film screenings and 9 days of guest speakers, interactive and entertaining events, the festival has become the industry standard for showcasing and awarding undiscovered.

Officially recognized by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences, some of these films may go on to receive Oscar nominations.  Here is the list of award winning films from 14th LA Shorts Fest held in LA, July 22 – 30, 2010.

Best Creative Commercial
Way of Money / Germany / Director Tilman Braun

Best Documentary
Killing in the Name / USA / Director Jed Rothstein

Best Experimental
Stanley Pickle / UK / Director Vicky Mather

Best Animation 
Zero / Australia / Director Christopher Kezelos Best Comedy
The Man Who Married Himself / UK / Director Garrick Hamm

Best Drama
Paraphernalia / UK / Director John Williams

Best Foreign Film
Between Heaven and Earth / Germany / Director York-Fabian Raabe

BEST of FEST
The Activist / USA / Director Phillip Montgomery

Special Recognition
The Gift / UK /  – Director Carl Erik Rinsch