The Ballston Spa Film Festival will showcase the short films of professionals, students and amateurs from across the globe alongside the films of local filmmakers. The third annual Ballston Spa Film Festival features films from around the world. In 2008 28 short films were screened, including 11 world premieres. The 2009 festival presented 47 films from 11 countries including Rwanda, Japan, Spain, Italy, Ireland, the United Kingdom and India as well as from across the US. Held inAugust in upstate NY, narrative, documentary and animated films are welcome. Awards are given in a dozen categories, including student filmmaker categories for both college and high school age students, best new film and local interest. In the 2009 festival, Chris Jones of England took home three of the top awards for his film Gone Fishing and Fabrice Joubert's "French Roast" took Best Animated Film.