Destin Cretton

January 21, 2009 at 5:52am PST

Tags: awards, Destin Cretton, Short Term 12, Sundance

Photos: sundance.org

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

Comments: 3

Sundance One to Watch: Short Term 12

January 17, 2009 at 7:31am PST

Tags: Adam Shapiro, Brad William Henke, Destin Cretton, Phoenix Henke, Short Term 12, Sundance

Photos: shortterm12.com

While some say Sundance has sold out to corporations and "The Man," it is still one of the world"s premiere venues for discovered filmmakers and up-and-coming talent.

Short films are a great place to start when you're looking for the next big thing and we found one today.

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Law Abiding Citizen See It or Skip It

F. Gary Gray's latest effort, Law Abiding Citizen, starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler, is a knockout! Exhilirating, wry and breathcatchingly paced, it's a stellar accomplishment for everyone involved. Hell yeah you should see it!

The Boys Are Back See It or Skip It

Scott Hicks, the director of Shine, and Clive Owen teamed up for this gloriously beautiful if underwhelming project. It's not that it's bad, it's just not that memorable and with such supreme talent attached, I was hoping for and expecting a lot more.

Jennifer's Body See it or Skip it

Oh, Diablo Cody, why'd you have to do it? I love you so long...and then you made this. Megan Fox does what she always does, she looks hot. At least there's that. Sophmoric, unfunny and obsessively idiosyncratic, it's a painful movie going experience.

See It or Skip It: World's Greatest Dad

Chocolate and peanut butter. Spaghetti and meatballs. Bobcat Goldthwait and profanity. Two great tastes that taste great together. Gone is the Bobcat of the Police Academy movies and in his stead is a fantastic writer-director who's able to orchestrate the most brilliantly, hilarious vulgarity imaginable. World's Greatest Dad is a fantastic dark comedy (very dark) that features Robin Williams' best performance since Good Will Hunting. See it!