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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following short film won the best short documentary award at Asia South East Short Film Festival recently held at Phnom Penh in Cambodia?
A
Sprout
B
Suddenly Last Summer
C
Finding Beauty in Garbage
D
Night Fishing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Victor Gabriel’s “Hallelujah” won the Grand Prix Best Short, Seemab Gul’s “Sandstorm” (“Mulaqat”) won the Best Live Action and Joseph Pierce’s “Scale” won the Best Animation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Best short film was awarded to The Water Murmurs, directed by Jianying Chen. A special mention was given to Lori, by Abinash Bikram Shah.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Short Film Palme d’Or (French: Palme d’Or du court métrage) is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. Since the creation of the Cinéfondation section in 1998, a common Official Jury awards the Short Film Palme d’Or as well as the prizes for the three best films of the Cinéfondation.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the legal drama, Diop chronicles the trial of a Franco Senegalese mother who committed infanticide. The award for best short film went to Snow in September from Mongolian director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir.

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