Short Film News (SFN)- The winners of LA Shorts Fest ‘09 were announced.

LA Shorts Fest with SIX awards recognized by the Academy. In the past, 33 films have received Oscar nominations with 11 winning the coveted Oscar statue.

The following winners will be eligible for Academy Award consideration:

Best Experimental: Sky People by Shanti Thakur

Best Animation: Alma by Rodrigo Blaas

Best Comedy: Boutonniere by Coley Sohn

Best Drama: Hotel by Tim Conrad

Best Foreign Film: Sidney Turtlebaum by Tristram Shapeero

Best of the Fest: The 8th Samurai by Justin Ambrosino

Other winners are:

Best Documentary: We Love You by Jonathan Kalafer

Best Creative Commercial: Free Doritos! by Joe and Dave Herbert

Best Music Video: Man-Sized Wreath (REM) by Crush Toronto and Gary Thomas

The best independent filmmaker award went to I’m Not Matt Damon by Jim Rothman.
Special recognition awards went to Dan Cadan’s The Devil’s Wedding and Bert & Bertie’s The Taxidermist.

The 13th annual LA Shorts Fest ran July 23-31 at Laemmle’s Sunset 5 in West Hollywood.