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Nov 15
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A hand-drawn tiger prowls through the snow in Andreas Deja’s Mushka

From Scar to a Tiger Cub: Disney Legend Andreas Deja’s “Mushka” Wins Best Animation

By Danny Halvorson | Award Winners

The animator behind Scar, Jafar and Gaston won Best Animation at SJSFF 2023 with “Mushka,” his hand-drawn story of a girl and a tiger cub.

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Oct 17
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Meet the 2023 SJSFF Winners: “We Were Meant To” Takes Best of the Fest

By Danny Halvorson | Award Winners

Tari Wariebi’s “We Were Meant To” took Best of the Fest at our 15th festival. Here are all nine of the 2023 jury award winners.

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Sep 20
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The 2023 San Jose International Short Film Festival “It’s a Kind of Magic” poster glowing in a tram stop ad panel at night

Fifteen Years of Short Films: What to Expect at SJSFF 2023

By Danny Halvorson | Previews & Recaps

More than 110 shorts from 18 countries, two Festival Rewind programs and the big-screen experience: a preview of our 15th festival, October 12–15, 2023.

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Jul 19
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A collector in a Butkus jersey stands under a football goalpost in In Search of Boozers and Schmucks

True Stories, Short Runtimes: Five SJSFF Documentaries to Stream Now

By Danny Halvorson | Watch Now

An Olympic pioneer, a swim to freedom, a teen coder, a scientist and a collector of very funny football cards: five documentary shorts from SJSFF to watch now.

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Oct 11
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Dylan Boom’s “Elevate” Takes Best of Show: Meet the 2022 SJSFF Winners

By Danny Halvorson | Award Winners

Dylan Boom’s “Elevate” took Best of Show at our 14th festival. Here are all eight of the 2022 jury award winners.

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Sep 20
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A man in a white hospital gown sits up in a bed in a bright white room in 5150

A First Look at Four Shorts from the SJSFF 2022 Lineup

By Danny Halvorson | Previews & Recaps

A celebrity held in a psychiatric facility, a couple after a violent event, an immigrant’s ice cream run and a chameleon who doesn’t fit in: four shorts from the SJSFF 2022 lineup.

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