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Animator Don Hertzfeldt — whose accolades range from an Oscar nomination to having created the weirdest couch gag "The Simpsons" ever aired — has another honor to his name: His "World of Tomorrow" won the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

The announcement was made Tuesday night at an awards ceremony at Jupiter Bowl in Park City. The short film jury — K.K. Barrett, Alia Shawkat and Autumn de Wilde — were the presenters.

The event was noted for food, drink, recurring microphone problems, and people bowling after the ceremony.

"World of Tomorrow" is described as a film in which "a little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of the distant future."

Other short-film prize winners are:

The Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction • "SMILF," by writer-director Frankie Shaw: "A young single mother struggles to balance her old life of freedom with her new one as mom. It all comes to a head during one particular nap-time when Bridgette invites an old friend over for a visit."

The Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction • "Oh Lucy!" (Japan/Singapore/U.S.), by writer-director Atsuko Hirayanagi: "Setsuko, a 55-year-old single so-called office lady in Tokyo, is given a blonde wig and a new identity, Lucy, by her young unconventional English-language teacher. "Lucy" awakens desires in Setsuko she never knew existed."

The Short Film Jury Award: Non-fiction • "The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul" (Australia), directed by Kitty Green: "Adorned in pink sequins, little girls from across a divided, war-torn Ukraine audition to play the role of Olympic champion figure skater Oksana Baiul, whose tears of joy once united their troubled country."

The Short Film Jury Award: Animation • "Storm hits jacket" (France), written and directed by Paul Cabon: "A storm reaches the shores of Brittany. Nature goes crazy, two young scientists get caught up in the chaos. Espionage, romantic tension, and mysterious events clash with enthusiasm and randomness."

A Short Film Special Jury Award for Acting • Laure Calamy, for "Back Alley" (France), written and directed by Cécile Ducrocq: "Suzanne, a prostitute for 15 years, has her turf, her regular johns, and her freedom. One day, however, young African prostitutes settle nearby, and she is threatened."

A Short Film Special Jury Award for Visual Poetry • "Object" (Poland), directed by Paulina Skibińska: "A creative image of an underwater search in the dimensions of two worlds — ice desert and under water — told from the point of view of the rescue team, of the diver, and of the ordinary people waiting on the shore."