A South African short film, Father Christmas doesn’t come here, has won the award for Best Narrative Short Film at the Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan, New York. The film is directed by Bhekumuzi Sibiya.

The judges in the category for Best Narrative Short Film included actress Brooke Shields from Lipstick Jungle, actor Justin Bartha from the movie Hangover, Peter Facinelli of the Twilight movies and Jack Dorsey, creator and chairman of Twitter.

A statement from the jury read that they were unanimous in their enthusiasm for the winning film.

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