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Berlin International Film Festival 2010
"We couldn't help laughing when we saw this charming and funny story based on a true story. Non stop fun! For a moment we forgot the world around us." Crystal Bear Judges Comment
Featuring rising Hollywood Star Callan McAuliffe in the lead role, he then went on to star in both a Rob Reiner film and a Spielberg film and he's only 15 yrs old!
AWARDS
Berlin 2010 - Winner Crystal Bear for Best Short Film
Melbourne 2010 - Winner Best Australian Short Film
Flickerfest 2010 - Audience Award, Most Popular Film
Kuki Children's FF 2010 - Audience Award for Most Popular Short Film
Hamburg Queer Film Festival - Best Short Film
Curtas Vila Do Conde 2010 - Honorable Mention
OFFICIAL SELECTION
• Aspen Shortsfest 2010
• Edinburgh International Short Film Festival 2010
• Palm Springs International Short Film Festival 2010
• Rhode Island International Short Film Festival 2010
• Odense International Short Film Festival 2010
• LA Shortsfest 2010
• Heart of Gold 2010
• The Kinemathek Karlsruhe 2010
• 17th Queer Film Festival Bremen 2010
• Perlen - Hannovers lesbisch-schwules Filmfest 2010
• International Filmfestival in Ramallah, Palestine 2010
• 34th Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt 2010
• Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival 2010
• The Discovery Film Festival, Scotland 2010
• St Tropez Film Festival 2010
• Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2010
• Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2010
• Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival 2010
• St Louis International Short Film Festival 2010
• Aguilar De Campoo Short Film Festival. Spain 2010
• Kulturbunker, Cologne 2010
• Prague International Short Film Festival 2011
• Mardi Gras Film Festival, My Queer Career 2011
• WOW Film Festival 2011
• BUFF, Sweden 2011
• Identities Film Festival, Vienna 2011
• Little Big Shots Children’s Film Festival 2011
• Cannes Film Fesival, Cinephiles 2011
PRESS LINKS
Australian films win Berlin plaudits
Hannah Hilliard's Franswa Sharl wins best short film at Berlin Film Festival
Aussie wins as Polanski crowned best director
Franswa Sharl wins at MIFF
Franswa Sharl wins IF Award at Flickerfest
