The 35th Aspen Shortsfest has announced its winning films.
The festival, held April 7-11, was touted as one of the few Academy Award-qualifying events. This year’s edition featured 61 short films from more than 25 countries, including eight world premieres, according to organizers.
“It was incredible to see the quality of storytelling that happened in 20 minutes and how hard it is to do that,” Aspen Film Executive Director Kitty Boone said. “It’s quite amazing what comes out of their passion for film and a good story. To me, that was really powerful.”