Sundance Short Film Winners Announced

After 5600 entrants were screened, only 96 short films were choosen to premiere at Sundance. Of those 96, only 10 were recognized at the Sundance Short Film Festival Awards last night.

The winners are...

Honorable Mentions:
The Attack of the Robots for Nebula 5
Protect You Plus Me
Western Spaghetti
Jerry Can
Love You More
I Live in the Woods
Omelette
Treevenge

International Short Winner:
Lies

And the US Short Winner:
Short Term 12

We were so excited to see Short Term 12 get recognized we almost started crying!

Director Destin Cretton had to be forced onto the stage where he declared his win "completely unexpected."

Cretton, who we have been gushing about ever since seeing his film the first day we got here, stood at the mic, grinning but speechless.
"I seriously don't know what to say," he stuttered. "I want to thank everybody who worked on the film. Everybody worked for free and I'm just really grateful for all my talented friends."

He also congratulated his fellow short filmmakers saying he'd watched all 95 other films at the festival: "I found out you guys are all really, really wierd," he deadpanned, "but also very brilliant. I'm so humbled to stand alongside you. Thanks!"

If this Cretton gets the right people on his bus (and anyone with half a brain would be insane not to), he's going to have a fantastic career.

Hire him! Hire him immediately before his rates skyrocket!

We called this kid as Sundance's big winner from day one!