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PlanetOut.com Short Movie Awards winners announced
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       PlanetOut.com has announced the winners of the third annual PlanetOut.com Short Movie Awards, presented by HBO in association with the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The jury prize winners receive a total of $7,500 in cash prizes based on the selections of a celebrity jury, while the audience award winners are selected by visitors to PlanetOut.com.

Grand Prize (Jury and Audience): Stuck, Jamie Babbit

Animation (Jury and Audience): Ladies Tea, Paula J. Durrette

Comedy (Jury and Audience): Interview With My Next Girlfriend, Cassandra Nicolaou

Drama (Jury): Confession, Carl Pfirman

Drama (Audience): Safe Journey, S. Leo Chiang

Documentary (Jury): Losing Lois, Julie Hill, Kathy Richter, Barbara Rosenthal

Documentary (Audience): Madonnalogue, Mark McCormick

Experimental (Jury and Audience): Historia de amor en bano publico, Pablo Oliverio     

        
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