Student short films from Tisch School of the Arts Asia will be screened at the 2009 Palm Springs International ShortFest on 23-29 June.  News of the school's appearance at the film festival has sprung up in hollywoodreporter.com, indiewire.com, and The Desert Sun of Palm Springs.

Tisch Asia student films in the festival are The Smallest Cinema in the Universe by Uta Arning; Jonathan's Home by Nathanael Carton; Alexandria and Master of His Domain by Eric Elofson; Teleglobal Dreamin' by Eric Flanagan; Joyce Agape by Hsieh Chun-Yi; Intersection by Shivani Khattar; Rare Fish (Ikan Langka) by Basil Mironer; Godverdomme! by Rene Pannevis; Double Happiness by Jordan Schiele; Delilah, Before by Melanie Schiele; and Connections International by Putnam Trumbull.

The festival includes 315 short films selected from more than 2,500 entries worldwide, and boasts a star-studded lineup with directorial debuts from Demi Moore, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Courtney Cox-Arquette.  The student films from Tisch Asia will be one of 52 featured themes curated by festival organizers and contribute to the event's global presence with its 41 countries represented.

Screenings will take place at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs, California.  For complete information about the festival, visit their website.