Past Winners & Selections

Spring 2024 WINNERS


Best Narrative Short:                  “  Cerebellum ”  Dir.  Erik Bergamini

Best Documentary Short:            “  The Bessie Stringfield Story ”  Dir.  Diane Fredel-Weis                         

Best Animated Short:                  “  Cod&Chips ”  Dir.  Matt Pidgeon

Best Student Short:                     “  Luck of The Draw ”  Dir.  RJ Zabasky, Harrison Cable

Best Foreign Short:                     “  Do You Remember Dad? ”  Dir.  Jay Sung

Best Experimental Short:            “  Hair & I ”  Dir.  Zhen Long

Best Music Video:                       “  Call In The Night ”  Dir.  Ron Geffen

Best Commercial:                       “  NA ”  Dir.  NA

Best Short Script:                        “  13 Steps ”  by   Loren Davis

Honorable Mention:                    “  Winter Is No More Lonely Than Other Seasons ”  by   Morgan Lu, Hank Lee



Spring 2024 SELECTIONS


“  A Shining Example ”  Dir.  Clarke Wolfe

“  Call In The Night ”  Dir.  Ron Geffen

“  Cerebellum ”  Dir.  Erik Bergamini

“  Cod&Chips ”  Dir.  Matt Pidgeon

“  Do You Remember Dad? ”  Dir.  Jay Sung

“  Hair & I ”  Dir.  Zhen Long

“  INCURSIO ”  Dir.  Jonathan Sackman

“  LAMENT ”  Dir.  Jason Chu

“  Luck of The Draw ”  Dir.  RJ Zabasky, Harrison Cable

“  New Me ”  Dir.  Chico Bennett

“  Noteworthy  ”  Dir.  Michele LaBrucherie

“  Ram's Head ”  Dir.  Casey Lee Ball

“  Red Blooded ”  Dir.  Roman S. Koenig

“  RIOTS VS. TSUNAMIS ”  Dir.  Robyn Killian

“  The Bessie Stringfield Story ”  Dir.  Diane Fredel-Weis

“  The Visitor ”  Dir.  Ursula Rudorfer

“  Up The Junction ”  Dir.  Travis Greer

“  What's Wrong With Her? ”  Dir.  Thomas Petborisooth





Winter 2023 WINNERS


Best Narrative Short:                  “  The No Problem Zone”  Dir.  Nicholas Sennott

Best Documentary Short:            “  A Trusted Space: Meeting the Moment”  Dir.  Tanner Woodley                           

Best Animated Short:                  “  Overthinking Tea”  Dir.  Scarlett Chen

Best Student Short:                     “  The End”  Dir.  Weiqi Meng

Best Foreign Short:                     “  HE.R ”  Dir.  Jarrett Craig

Best Experimental Short:            “  Feetus”  Dir.  Bobby Graham

Best Music Video:                       “  All I want for Christmas is You... GONE!”  Dir.  Karla Guy

Best Commercial:                       “  NA”  Dir.  NA

Best Short Script:                        “ Secret Lives, Restless Hearts ”  by    Esaias Wiseworth Alexander

Honorable Mention:                    “  Anokhi ”  by  Rohini Jadhav




Winter 2023 SELECTIONS


“  A Trusted Space: Meeting the Moment”  Dir.  Tanner Woodley

“  All I want for Christmas is You... GONE!”  Dir.  Karla Guy

“  Anokhi ”  by  Rohini Jadhav

“  Barney & Herb”  Dir.  Tommy O'Rourke

“  Canelo Film”  Dir.  Jordi Ayguasenosa, David Calderón

“  Complexity ”  Dir.  Brandon Leake, Cleve Brown

“  Feetus”  Dir.  Bobby Graham

“  HE.R ”  Dir.  Jarrett Craig

“  Overthinking Tea”  Dir.  Scarlett Chen

“  Sweet Rose”  Dir.  Gustavo Sampaio

“  The End”  Dir.  Weiqi Meng

“  The Fool”  Dir.  Jonathan Primo Ruiz

“  The Last Butterflies  ”  Dir.  Patrick Rea

“  The No Problem Zone”  Dir.  Nicholas Sennott

“  Secret Lives, Restless Hearts ”  by    Esaias Wiseworth Alexander







Fall 2023 WINNERS


Best Narrative Short:                  “  Bonding ”  Dir.  Luke Rex


Best Documentary Short:            “  Art On The Streets ”  Dir.  Harriet Atkinson, Jane Dibblin                              


Best Experimental Short:            “  Unboxing ”  Dir.  Danila Bim, Jimmy Slonina


Best Music Video:                       “  Camp ”  Dir.  Kelvin Kyungkun Park


Best Commercial:                       “  Acura MDX ”  Dir.  Martin Lisius


Best Short Script:                        “ I Drum To A Different Puzzle ”  by    Bryan Huynh


Honorable Mention:                    “  13 Steps ”  by  Loren Davis


Honorable Mention:                    “  I Drum To A Different Puzzle ”  Dir.  Lisa Dunning


Honorable Mention:                    “  In The Shadows ”  Dir.  Nico Isaque Barrett








Fall 2023 SELECTIONS




“  Acura MDX ”  Dir.  Martin Lisius


“  Art On The Streets ”  Dir.  Harriet Atkinson, Jane Dibblin


“  Camp ”  Dir.  Kelvin Kyungkun Park


“  Bonding ”  Dir.  Luke Rex


“  I Drum To A Different Puzzle ”  Dir.  Lisa Dunning


“  In The Shadows ”  Dir.  Nico Isaque Barrett


“  Unboxing ”  Dir.  Danila Bim, Jimmy Slonina


“  13 Steps ”  by  Loren Davis


“  I Drum To A Different Puzzle ”  Dir.  Lisa Dunning










Summer 2023 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “  Bad Vintage: A Randy Tale”  Dir.  Ben Élie


Best Documentary Short:            “  Food Fight”  Dir.  Tess Oljaca                                   


Best Animated Short:                  “  GrownUp”  Dir.  Jee Kim


Best Student Short:                     “  Messengers”  Dir.  Megan Bergeron


Best Foreign Short:                     “  Believe in Wonder”  Dir.  Massimo Carrier Ragazzi


Best Experimental Short:            “  NA”  Dir.  NA


Best Music Video:                       “  Prison Romance”  Dir.  Pavel Gavrilin


Best Commercial:                       “  Life Savers”  Dir.  Lukasz Wdowicz


Best Short Script:                        “  What Would Lombardi Say ”  by   Patrick Cottington


Honorable Mention:                    “  Zap!”  by   Pamela G Browne








Summer 2023 SELECTIONS




“  Bad Vintage: A Randy Tale”  Dir.  Ben Élie


“  Bare Luxuries”  Dir.  Armando Smith


“  Believe in Wonder”  Dir.  Massimo Carrier Ragazzi


“  Connie”  Dir.  Matt Somogyi


“  Food Fight”  Dir.  Tess Oljaca


“  GOV.OS ”  Dir.  David Lawson


“  GrownUp”  Dir.  Jee Kim


“  HoneyPill”  Dir.  Christopher Saucedo-Sandoval


“  Laura Von Mari - F**K You”  Dir.  Nate Shapiro


“  Life Savers”  Dir.  Lukasz Wdowicz


“  Messengers”  Dir.  Megan Bergeron


“  Prison Romance”  Dir.  Pavel Gavrilin


“  They Took Jacob”  Dir.  Lexi Johnson


“  TORI - Symphony of Vengeance”  Dir.  Riccardo Berdini


“  What Would Lombardi Say ”  by   Patrick Cottington


“  YATRA: The Journey ”  Dir.  Gayatri Bajpai


“  Zap!”  by   Pamela G Browne


















Spring 2023 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “  Black Town ”  Dir.  Emiliano Ferrera


Best Documentary Short:            “  Perception Understanding PTSD through Veterans Stories ”


                                                     Dir.  Desireé  Denise Ramos                                                                                                           


Best Animated Short:                  “  Gene's 6th Symphony ”  Dir.  Jordi Garcia


Best Student Short:                     “  Sharing the Floor ”  Dir.  Lily Brooks O'Briant


Best Foreign Short:                     “  Tommies ”  Dir.  Brian Fairbairn & Karl Eccleston


Best Experimental Short:            “  Into The Arms Of Sunshine ”  Dir.  Craig Moore


Best Music Video:                       “  Jeff Hilliard - Consensual ”  Dir.  Jeff Hilliard & Joey Danger


Best Commercial:                       “  Safely Feel The Real World ”  Dir.  Jody Xiong


Best Short Script:                        “  Sugar Cube ”  by  Radoslav Stoyanov


Honorable Mention:                    “  Asapargus Fields ”  by  Ariel Werner








Spring 2023 SELECTIONS




“  Behind That Vacant Look ”  Dir.  Andrew Han


“  Black Town ”  Dir.  Emiliano Ferrera


“  Caroline ”  Dir.  Riccardo Constant


“  Gene's 6th Symphony ”  Dir.  Jordi Garcia


“  Jeff Hilliard - Consensual ”  Dir.  Jeff Hilliard & Joey Danger


“  Jeff Hilliard - Finger Bang Your Day ”  Dir.  Jeff Hilliard & John Orphan


“  Out of Water ”  Dir.  Madi Stine


“  Perception Understanding PTSD through Veterans Stories ”  Dir.  Desireé  Denise Ramos


“  Perspectives ”  Dir.  Veronica Nichols


“  Porsche: For the Select Few ”  Dir.  Nick Zaglmayr


“  Safely Feel The Real World ”  Dir.  Jody Xiong


“  Sharing the Floor ”  Dir.  Lily Brooks O'Briant


“  Stairs ”  Dir.  Jeph Porter


“  The Astronaut ”  Dir.  Peter Hermes


“  Tommies ”  Dir.  Brian Fairbairn, Karl Eccleston


“  War of Colors ”  Dir.  Emir Kumova


“  Wasteland ”  Dir.  Adam G Key














Fall 2022 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “  Ali’s Realm ”  Dir.  Mario Torres Jr.


Best Documentary Short:            “  Inside The Beauty Bubble ”  Dir.  Cheryl Bookout & Cheri Gaulke


Best Animated Short:                  “  Lea’s Secret ”  Dir.  Rico Gutierrez


Best Student Short:                     “  The Interview ”  Dir.  Egor Yatsenko


Best Foreign Short:                     “  House Of The Unholy ”  Dir.  Daniel Merlot


Best Experimental Short:            “  The Beach ”  Dir.  Matthew S. Robinson


Best Music Video:                       “  Born To Die ”  Dir.  Nick Peterson


Best Commercial:                       “  Looking Forward To The Asian Games ”  Dir.  Hu Li Huai


Best Short Script:                        “  Charley from the War ”  by  Terry Lynam


Honorable Mention:                    “  Faded Old Photos ”  by  Richard Bruce Stirling








Fall 2022 SELECTIONS




“  BW ” / Dior ”  Dir.  Neil Payne


“  Ali’s Realm ”  Dir.  Mario Torres Jr.


“  Americans In Japan ”  Dir.  Johnny Vonneumann


“  Augmentation ”  Dir.  Bradley Specht


“  Being Born ”  Dir.  Satoshi Tanaka


“  Block-D ”  Dir.  Jason Farrand


“  Born To Die ”  Dir.  Nick Peterson


“  House Of The Unholy ”  Dir.  Daniel Merlot


“  Inside The Beauty Bubble ”  Dir.  Cheryl Bookout & Cheri Gaulke


“  Inventory ”  Dir.  Trevor Kyle Hansford


“  Lea’s Secret ”  Dir.  Rico Gutierrez


“  Looking Forward To The Asian Games ”  Dir.  Hu Li Huai


“  Precipice ”  Dir.  Anna Sophia Moskowitz


“  Sabina: Prey For The Hunter ”  Dir.  Nicole Ruth Starrett & Marcus T. Thomas


“  The Beach ”  Dir.  Matthew S. Robinson


“  The Interview ”  Dir.  Egor Yatsenko


“  The Jacket ”  Dir.  Gady Meyer


“  The Leap ”  Dir.  Zoe Loftowski


“  Unforgotten Box ”  Dir.  Lydie Denier
















Spring 2022 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “  Eureka ”  Dir.  Miida Chu


Best Documentary Short:            “  Fresh To Frightening - The Sharon Green Story ”  Dir.  Gareth Kelly


Best Animated Short:                  “  Space Bugs ”  Dir.  Rob Sylvestri


Best Student Short:                     “  Deceive ”  Dir.  Severine Reisp


Best Foreign Short:                     “  Las Parcas ”  Dir.  Ivan Mulero


Best Experimental Short:            “  Composition ”  Dir.  Paul Sestakov


Best Music Video:                       “  Joaquín - Blvd Hvnny ”  Dir.  Bradley Devine


Best Commercial:                       “  NA ”  Dir.  NA


Best Short Script:                        “  Lunch Lady ”  Dir.  Colleen Asbury


Honorable Mention:                    “  Appearances ”  by  Joan Tofteland


Honorable Mention:                    “  Now Hear This ”  by  Megan McLain








Spring 2022 SELECTIONS




“  500 Calories ”  Dir.  Cristina Spina


“  Composition ”  Dir.  Paul Sestakov


“  Deceive ”  Dir.  Severine Reisp


“  Eureka ”  Dir.  Miida Chu


“  Finding Distance ”  Dir.  Courtenay Johnson


“  Forest Giants ”  Dir.  Augusta Mariano


“  Fresh To Frightening - The Sharon Green Story ”  Dir.  Gareth Kelly


“  Joaquín - Blvd Hvnny ”  Dir.  Bradley Devine


“  Land ”  Dir.  Changjuanyong Liu


“  Las Parcas ”  Dir.  Ivan Mulero


“  Song For Silas ”  Dir.  Sie Khalil


“  Space Bugs ”  Dir.  Rob Sylvestri


“  Still ”  Dir.  Marc Martinez


“  The Game ”  Dir.  Brynn Chamblee


“  The Phoenix ”  Dir.  Regina Pigsley


“  Transmission From Inner Space ”  Dir.  Sara Friedman & Jessica Fee


“  We All Die Alone ”  Dir.  Jonathan Hammond
















Winter 2021 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “  Static Space ”  Dir.  John Klein & Kate Black-Spence


Best Documentary Short:            “  Project Four Degrees ”  Dir.  Ari Gootnick


Best Animated Short:                  “  Voznesensky's Mountain ”  Dir.  Denver Jackson,  Jeremy Gans &  Scott Turner


Best Student Short:                     “  The Plight of the Child Soldier ”  Dir.  Chaerin Park


Best Foreign Short:                     “  Everything Will Be Fine ”  Dir.  Joachim Dejonghe


Best Experimental Short:            “  Flora's Spell ”  Dir.  Bianca Siplin


Best Music Video:                       “  Set It Off Tonight ”  Dir.  Mindy Strouse & Lisa Dietrich


Best Commercial:                       “  NA ”  Dir.  NA


Best Short Script:                        “  Legends ”  by   Danny Alex


Honorable Mention:                    “  Chasen Ava ”  by   Joshua Duckworth


Honorable Mention:                    “  Six To Wash ”  by   Joshua Allen








Winter 2021 SELECTIONS




“  Chasen Ava ”  by   Joshua Duckworth


“  Everything Will Be Fine ”  Dir.  Joachim Dejonghe


“  Flora's Spell ”  Dir.  Bianca Siplin


“  Guns and Stuff ”  Dir.  Alexander McDaniel


“  Legends ”  by   Danny Alex


“  Nexa, Talk to Me ”  Dir.  Stella Zwart


“  Perfectionism ”  Dir.  Rustam Turaliyev


“  Porphyria's Confession ”  Dir.  Gabriel Bucsko


“  Project Four Degrees ”  Dir.  Ari Gootnick


“  Set It Off Tonight ”  Dir.  Mindy Strouse & Lisa Dietrich


“  Six To Wash ”  by   Joshua Allen


“  Static Space ”  Dir.  John Klein &  Kate Black-Spence


“  The Plight of the Child Soldier ”  Dir.  Chaerin Park


“  Tuxedo Terrace ”  Dir.  Carmine Bicchetti


“  Voznesensky's Mountain ”  Dir.  Denver Jackson,  Jeremy Gans & Scott Turner












Fall 2021 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “  A Cowboy’s Boys ”  Dir.  Sarah B Downey


Best Documentary Short:            “  Don’t Say Oh Well ”  Dir.  Brad Alexander


Best Animated Short:                  “  Soft Rain ”  Dir.  Sacha Geodegebure


Best Student Short:                     “  There You Are ”  Dir.  Rui Huang


Best Foreign Short:                     “  Wellspring ”  Dir.  Jeffrey Smith Quizon


Best Experimental Short:            “  Phantom Pain ”  Dir.  Henry James


Best Music Video:                       “  Not The One ”  Dir.  Mikko Patrakka


Best Commercial:                       “  Thank You Big Brother ”  Dir.  Erix Mercedes


Best Short Script:                        “  Zeda The Hunter ”  by   Alexandru Ranta Gheorghe


Honorable Mention:                    “  Finding Brave ”  by   Theresa Peterson








Fall 2021 SELECTIONS




“  30 Minutes Till ”  Dir.  RJ Zabasky


“  A Cowboy’s Boys ”  Dir.  Sarah B Downey


“  Capture ”  Dir.  Eric Gibbs


“  Chanel 30 ”  Dir.  Neil Payne


“  Defining Dodo ”  Dir.  Lauren Harris


“  Delivery ”  Dir.  Colton Eschief Mastro & Eric Jackowitz


“  Don’t Say Oh Well ”  Dir.  Brad Alexander


“  Drunk ”  Dir.  Danielle Stritmatter


“  Gentle Clean ”  Dir.  Jasmine Noelle Sorensen


“  Junga the Dancing Yeti Meets Heidi “ Dir. by Stephen Tako


“  Mama’s Boy ”  Dir.  Daniel James Dismuke


“  Neon Waves ”  Dir.  Alex Nye


“  Not The One ”  Dir.  Mikko Patrakka


“  Phantom Pain ”  Dir.  Henry James


“  Sanctum ”  Dir.  Irzam Mubarik & Zaigham Mubarik


“  Soft Rain ”  Dir.  Sacha Geodegebure


“  Thank You Big Brother ”  Dir.  Erix Mercedes


“  The Callback Machine ”  Dir.  Gunnar Weber-Prada


“  The God Can ”  Dir.  Max Tzannes


“  There You Are ”  Dir.  Rui Huang


“  Tide Stick ”  Dir.  Ekaterina


“  Wellspring ”  Dir.  Jeffrey Smith Quizon














Summer 2021 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “  Tell Me About Tomorrow  ”  Dir.  Igor Zuikov


Best Documentary Short:            “  Sounding The Alarm - America’s Climate Crisis  ”  Dir.  Peter Goetz


Best Animated Short:                  “  Mila ”  Dir.  Cinzia Angelini


Best Student Short:                     “  Mountain ”  Dir. Yuwei Du


Best Foreign Short:                     “  Aquatic Bird  ”  Dir.  Nan Zhang


Best Experimental Short:            “  Upwell  ”  Dir.  J’aime Morrison


Best Music Video:                       “  Highland Home  ”  Dir.  Zach Stevens


Best Commercial:                       “  DTE - Lead By Example  ”  Dir.  Marc Ruiz


Best Short Script:                        “  Sizwe”  by  Micharn Pollock


Honorable Mention:                    “  Sans Everything”  by  Yanzi Ding








Summer 2021 SELECTIONS




“  A Blue Dwarf’s Tale  ”  Dir.  Carlo Andrea Conte


“  Aquatic Bird  ”  Dir.  Nan Zhang


“  Chhotu  ”  Dir.  Suveer Bhambhani


“  Critical Component  ”  Dir.  Derek Frederickson


“  Crunch  ”  Dir.  Liukaidi Peng


“  DTE - Lead By Example  ”  Dir.  Marc Ruiz


“  Emperors Of The Deep  ”  Dir.  William Mckeever & Paul Rachman


“  Flying Home  ”  Dir.  Simeon Qsyea


“  Fugitive Zero  ”  Dir.  Joe Lam


“  Highland Home  ”  Dir.  Zach Stevens


“  I Wish For You  ”  Dir.  Stuart Rideout


“  Mila ”  Dir.  Cinzia Angelini


“  Mountain ”  Dir. Yuwei Du


“  Papi Papilloma  ”  Dir.  Juan Escobedo


“  Pianocide  ”  Dir.  Brice Blanloeil


“  Project Spudway  ”  Dir.  Lori Hamilton


“  Remember This  ”  Dir.  Sonia Bajaj


“  Sang Del Drac  ”  Dir.  Vincent McLean


“  Sherpany  ”  Dir.  Marcello Ercole


“  Sounding The Alarm - America’s Climate Crisis  ”  Dir.  Peter Goetz


“  Star Fish  ”  Dir.  Alicia Buckner


“  Tell Me About Tomorrow  ”  Dir.  Igor Zuikov


“  Upwell  ”  Dir.  J’aime Morrison


“  Zara  ”  Dir.  David Nixon Jr.










2021 SELECTIONS




“  Aquatic Bird  ”  Dir.  Nan Zhang


“  Chhotu  ”  Dir.  Suveer Bhambhani


“  Project Spudway  ”  Dir.  Lori Hamilton


“  Sounding The Alarm - America’s Climate Crisis  ”  Dir.  Peter Goetz


“  Zara  ”  Dir.  David Nixon Jr.”


“  Critical Component  ”  Dir.  Derek Frederickson


“  Emperors Of The Deep  ”  Dir.  William Mckeever & Paul Rachman


“  Flying Home  ”  Dir.  Simeon Qsyea


“  I Wish For You  ”  Dir.  Stuart Rideout


“  Remember This  ”  Dir.  Sonia Bajaj


“  Sang Del Drac  ”  Dir.  Vincent McLean


“  Sherpany  ”  Dir.  Marcello Ercole


“  A Blue Dwarf’s Tale  ”  Dir.  Carlo Andrea Conte”


“  Crunch  ”  Dir.  Liukaidi Peng


“  DTE - Lead By Example  ”  Dir.  Marc Ruiz


“  Fugitive Zero  ”  Dir.  Joe Lam


“  Gabriel  ”  Dir.  Pierfrancesco Artini


“  Highland Home  ”  Dir.  Zach Stevens


“  How Long  ”  Dir.  Matt Mahurin


“  Papi Papilloma  ”  Dir.  Juan Escobedo


“  Pianocide  ”  Dir.  Brice Blanloeil


“  Play On  ”  Dir.  Dong Hwan Ko, Ha Yeon Song & Sun Woo Kang


“  Star Fish  ”  Dir.  Alicia Buckner


“  Stay Sane  ”  Dir.  Hana Wagner


“  Tell Me About Tomorrow  ”  Dir.  Igor Zuikov


“  Upwell  ”  Dir.  J’aime Morrison


“  .Umbra (Pen-, ant-)  ”  Dir.  Vaggelis Deligiorgis




Honorable Mention




“  Hunting Party  ”  by  Ian Pozzebon”


“  Dead Drunk  ”  by  Christopher M. Moreman


“  Spiraling  ”  by  Dawn Garcia


“  Sweet Revenge  ”  by  T.J. Barkwill


“  The Ultimate Gift  ”  Dir.  Jo-Ann Bierer Wilhelm


“  Spinach  ”  by  Stuard Schulz”


“  The Last Monster Hunt  ”  by  Conor Dowling


“  Worst Critic  ”  by  Alyxandrya Prynce














Spring 2020 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “  Right Where You Need To Be ”  Dir.  Choice Skinner


Best Documentary Short:            “  Los Angeles City Of Dreams and Fallen Angels ”  Dir.  Ozlem Altingoz


Best Animated Short:                  “  Tiffany Brittany Brooke ”  Dir.  Cevin Soling


Best Student Short:                     “  John Anarchy ”  Dir.  James Abroms


Best Foreign Short:                     “  Milk Tea ”  Dir.  Chien-Ni Yang


Best Experimental Short:            “  Asphyxia ”  Dir.  Daniel Gao


Best Music Video:                       “  We Are The Stars ”  Dir.  Linda Rosenthal Lopez


Best Commercial:                       “  Tesla Spec ”  Dir.  David Nixon Jr.


Best Short Script:                        “  Not A Creature Was Stirring ”  by  Michael Hogan


Honorable Mention:                    “  Time Museum ”  by  Gahee Lee








Spring 2020 SELECTIONS




“  A Girl From A Box  ”  Dir.  Alxis Ratkevich & Chloe Taylor


“  Asphyxia  ”  Dir.  Daniel Gao


“  Fun?  ”  Dir.  Shannon Van Metre


“  Johnny Anarchy  ”  Dir.  James Abroms


“  Just A Phase  ”  Dir.  Kent Faulcon


“  Keep Shining   ”  Dir.  Lisa Sniderman


“  Kleen  ”  Dir.  Shannon Van Metre


“  Los Angeles City OF Dreams and Fallen Angels  ”  Dir.  Ozlem Altingoz


“  Love In The Rain  ”  Dir.  Rajendra Thakurathi


“  Milk Tea  ”  Dir.  Chien-Ni Yang


“  Nikki Sings Again  ”  Dir.  Isaac Medeiros


“  Right Where You Need To Be  ”  Dir.  Choice Skinner


“  Sophism  ”  Dir.  Michael Garcia


“  Tesla Spec  ”  Dir.  David Nixon Jr.


“  The Callback Machine  ”  Dir.  Gunnar Weber-Prada


“  The Golden State Journey  ”  Dir.  KC Deane


“  Tiffany Brittany Brooke  ”  Dir.  Cevin Soling


“  Tribes  ”  Dir.  Nino Aldi


“  We Are The Stars  ”  Dir.  Linda Rosenthal Lopez














Winter 2019 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “  Somewhere In The Grey  ”  Dir.  Jamal Womble & Jamal Akakpo


Best Documentary Short:            “  Home Restaurant  ”  by Eda Benjakul , Dianne Bartlow , Mary Lou Belli & Robin Gee


Best Animated Short:                  “  Pink & Blue  ”  Dir.  James Parris


Best Student Short:                     “  Focus  ”  Dir.  Ifeanyi Ezieme


Best Foreign Short:                     “  Muzi  ”  Dir.  Yiting Gao


Best Experimental Short:            “  Drinking Water  ”  Dir.  Johann Rashid


Best Music Video:                       “  Toilet  ”  Dir.  Rona Soffer


Best Commercial:                       “  N/A  ”  Dir.  N/A


Best Short Script:                        “  The Scarecrow  ”  by  Gemma Paul


Honorable Mention:                    “  Last Man Standing  ”  by  Jeff Woodard








Winter 2019 SELECTIONS




“  Animal  ”  Dir.  Patrick Hodgson


“  Caroline  ”  Dir.  Sang Ma


“  Drinking Water  ”  Dir.  Johann Rashid


“  Focus  ”  Dir.  Ifeanyi Ezieme


“  Hello, Say  ”  Dir.  Guy Zimmerman


“  Home Restaurant  ”  Dir.  Eda Benjakul


“  Hurricane Forecast  ”  Dir.  Julianna Robinson


“  I Am Evelyn Rose  ”  Dir.  Becca Flinn-White


“  Laundrette Blues  ”  Dir.  Anthony Calderella


“  Muzi  ”  Dir.  Yiting Gao


“  Odd Bird  ”  Dir.  Katy Dore


“  Pink & Blue  ”  Dir.  James Parris


“  Safety First  ”  Dir.  Shane Connor


“  Sidepiece  ”  Dir.  Teddy Tenebaum


“  Somewhere In The Grey  ”  Dir.  Jamal Womble & Jamal Akakpo


“  Sweet Sixteen  ”  Dir.  Yan Yu


“  The Turtle Light  ”  Dir.  Rachel Pollack


“  Toilet  ”  Dir.  Rona Soffer














Fall 2019 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “ Time Can Break Your Heart ”  Dir.  Paul Schwartz


Best Documentary Short:            “  Urban Seeds ”  Dir.  Adam Steel


Best Animated Short:                  “  Luz ”  Dir.  John Banana


Best Student Short:                     “  Schrödinger ”  Dir.  William Crouch


Best Foreign Short:                     “  We Meet On The Roof ”  Dir.  Nicholas Sun


Best Experimental Short:            “  Tick ”  Dir.  Bradley Dunn


Best Music Video:                       “  Tim ”  Dir.  John Grammatico


Best Commercial:                       “  Alexander’s Of Northville ”  Dir.  Lance Kawas


Best Short Script:                        “ The Goblins and The Gravedigger ”  by   Kenny Chumbley


Honorable Mention:                    “ Light Of Hope ”  by   S.T. Collins








Fall 2019 SELECTIONS




“ 15 Minutes ”  Dir.  Rocky Collins


“ A Poem In Bamboo ”  Dir.  Chun-Yao Chang & XuFei Wu


“ Alexander’s Of Northville ”  Dir.  Lance Kawas


“ Artist’s Block ”  Dir.  Diego Lacamara


“ Breath Hold ”  Dir.  Adam Ravetch


“ Exploration ”  Dir.  Ryan Parsons


“ Into Light ”  Dir.  Richard Israel


“ Last Straw ”  Dir.  Lance Catania


“ Luz ”  Dir.  John Banana


“ More Than One ”  Dir.  Shemeka Wright


“ My Declaration ”  Dir.  Jiayi Li


“ Parents Inc. ”  Dir.  Harald Zwart


“ Re.Artists ”  Dir.  Anthony Chan


“ Sales Ready ”  Dir.  Philip Steiger


“ Schrödinger ”  Dir.  William Crouch


“ Second Date ”  Dir.  John Lawson


“ Tick ”  Dir.  Bradley Dunn


“ Tim ”  Dir.  John Grammatico


“ Time Can Break Your Heart ”  Dir.  Paul Schwartz


“ Urban Seeds ”  Dir.  Adam Steel


“ We Meet On The Roof ”  Dir.  Nicholas Sun
























Summer 2019 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “ Our Next Caller ”  Dir.  Troy Whitaker


Best Documentary Short:            “ Amazing Racers ”  Dir.  Susan Colleen Snell


Best Animated Short:                  “ Godspeed ”  Dir.  Sunny Wai Yan Chan


Best Student Short:                     “ Dog Eat Dog ”  Dir.  Jianan Ma


Best Foreign Short:                     “ Escape ”  Dir.  Dana Lenets


Best Experimental Short:            “ Sorrow ”  Dir.  Sam Edwards


Best Music Video:                       “ Girs Like Me ”  Dir.  Darla Rae


Best Commercial:                       “ Route 99 Hawaii ”  Dir.  Charlie Teixeira


Best Short Script:                        “ Best Laid Plans ”  by   Richard Geiwitz


Honorable Mention:                    “ Post Production ”  by   Ray Rocky








Summer 2019 SELECTIONS




“ Amazing Racers ”  Dir.  Susan Colleen


“ Bathroom Humor ”  Dir.  Ken Glaser


“ Bully Proof Vest ”  Dir.  Alexander McDaniel


“ Dog Eat Dog ”  Dir.  Jianan Ma


“ Dream Date ”  Dir.  Phillip Lindsey


“ Escape ”  Dir.  Dana Lenets


“ Girls Like Me ”  Dir.  Darla Rae


“ Godspeed ”  Dir.  Sunny Wai Yan Chan


“ Is This You, Too? ”  Dir.  Anthony Meindl


“ Our Next Caller ”  Dir.  Troy Whitaker


“ Remember This Voice ”  Dir.  Hernan de Beky


“ Route 99 Hawaii ”  Dir.  Charlie Teixeira


“ Sorrow ”  Dir.  Sam Edwards


“ The Woman In The Photo ”  Dir.  Harry Owens


“ Three Kings ”  Dir.  Rob Reilly


“ Virtually ”  Dir.  Patrick Hogan


















Spring 2019 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “ Down (A Terre) ”  Dir.  Arnaud Mizzon


Best Documentary Short:            “ The Last Harvest: You Can’t Grow Without Change ”  Dir.  Alexis Spraic


Best Animated Short:                  “ Treasure Nest ”  Dir.  Joy (Meng-Chwen) Tien, Allison Botkin & Mike Bourbeau


Best Student Short:                     “ Raspberry and Coke ”  Dir.  Francesca Sewell


Best Foreign Short:                     “ Resonance ”  Dir.  Edouard Tardan


Best Experimental Short:            “ Ach ”  Dir.  Friedrich-Julius Weigel


Best Music Video:                       “ Leading Me Straight ”  Dir.  Burke Heffner


Best Commercial:                       “ Autotorino. A History Of Passion ”  Dir.  Carlo De Agostini


Best Short Script:                        “ A Life So Precious”  by   Debby Huvaere


Honorable Mention:                    “ Parallels ”  by   Scott Nelson








Spring 2019 SELECTIONS




“ Ach ”  Dir.  Friedrich-Julius Weigel


“ Autotorino. A History Of Passion ”  Dir.  Carlo De Agostini


“ Before The Thunder ”  Dir.  Yelena Krivosheyeva


“ Blue Ford Ranger ”  Dir.  James Mair Abroms


“ Don’t Yell For Help ”  Dir.  Irena Murphy


“ Down (A Terre) ”  Dir.  Arnaud Mizzon


“ Hotel Lativa ”  Dir.  Monika Ivonne


“ It Followed Me Here ”  Dir.  Matthew Godbey


“ Landings ”  Dir.  Cameron Watson


“ Leading Me Straight ”  Dir.  Burke Heffner


“ Little Cousin ”  Dir.  Robert Everett Williams Jr.


“ Lullaby ”  Dir.  Cabba Jiaxuan Cai


“ Mama Bear ”  Dir.  Matt Cohen


“ Raspberry and Coke ”  Dir.  Francesca Sewell


“ Resonance ”  Dir.  Edouard Tardan


“ Scarlett ”  Dir.  Jorge Parra, Jr.


“ Shifter ”  Dir.  Matthew Marder


“ The Dust Child ”  Dir.  Toby Kearton


“ The Job ”  Dir.  Zach Grossman


“ The Last Harvest: You Can’t Grow Without Change ”  Dir.  Alexis Saraic


“ The Parqueo App ”  Dir.  Nathan Bayless


“ Treasure Nest ”  Dir.  Joy (Meng-Chwen) Tien, Allison Botkin & Mike Bourbeau


“ When The Train Stops ”  Dir.  James Kerwin


















Winter 2018 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “ A Civilized Life ”  Dir.  Victoria Keon-Cohen


Best Documentary Short:             “ Through The Blooming Valleys ”  Dir.  Farida Benlyazid


Best Animated Short:                   “ The Ramen Realm ”  Dir.  Justin Steele


Best Student Short:                     “ Spiral ”  Dir.  Ben Kaya


Best Foreign Short:                      “ By Blood ”  Dir.  Guillaume Enard & Jonathan Delerue


Best Experimental Short:             “ Speak Easy, B ”  Dir.  Becca Park & Jun Shimizu


Best Music Video:                        “ Neve ”  Dir.  Adam Benavides


Best Short Script:                          “ True Believer ”  by   Richard Geiwitz


Honorable Mention:                      “ Saraya Leaves Patrick ”  by   Ryan Thurston








Winter 2018 SELECTIONS




“ A Civilized Life ”  Dir.  Victoria Keon-Cohen




“ By Blood ”  Dir.  Guillaume Enard & Jonathan Delerue


“ Danni & May ”  Dir.  Julianne Dowler


“ DTF ”  Dir.  Victoria Anne Greenwood


“ Herringbone ”  Dir.  Gene Du Plessis


“ Mothers ”  Dir.  Aurora Ferlin


“ Neve ”  Dir.  Adam Benavides


“ Polluted Planet ”  Dir.  Ailan Flowers, Arjun Subramanian, Chloe Mckenna, Jaze Tewid,


   Joeness Gana, Jollia Peter, Robert Gordon & RT Perin


“ Ripple ”  Dir.  Sutton Mckee


“ Speak Easy, B ”  Dir.  Becca Park & Jun Shimizu


“ Spiral ”  Dir.  Ben Kaya


“ Through The Blooming Valleys ”  Dir.  Farida Benlyazid


“ Widow ”  Dir.  Rachel Econ
























Fall 2018 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “ Unspoken Code ”  Dir.  Jennifer Schwerin


Best Documentary Short:             “ The Chorizo King ”  Dir.  Joe Garcia IIII


Best Animated Short:                   “ Sonder ”  Dir.  Neth Nom


Best Student Short:                     “ Memories ”  Dir.  Nicolas Raganato


Best Foreign Short:                      “ Tomislav’s Diary ”  Dir.  Wei Tai Liu


Best Experimental Short:             “ Zero ”  Dir.  Peter Darley Miller


Best Music Video:                        “ Deadpool The Musical 2 ”  Dir.  Julian Higgings


Best Commercial:                         “ The Whale ”  Dir.  Kamil Szymanski


Best Short Script:                          “ Destiny ”  by  Ernesto Ortiz


Honorable Mention:                      “ Danielle’s Brain ”  by Matt Schutt








Fall 2018 SELECTIONS




“ Accidental Diplomats ”  Dir.  Darryl Marshak & Pieter Whittington


“ Americana ”  Dir.  Andrew Meyers & Michael Gangloff


“ Cold City ”  Dir.  Kelechi Jude


“ Deadpool The Musical 2 ”  Dir.  Julian Higgings


“ Doormats ”  Dir.  Susana Benaim & Mary Castellanos


“ Edited ”  Dir.  Schuyler Helord


“ Fighter ”  Dir.  Dhriti Borah


“ I’m Just Here ”  Dir.  Lara Aslanian


“ Memories ”  Dir.  Nicolas Raganato


“ Nagilara ”  Dir.  Lara St John


“ Neighbors ”  Dir.  Jeffery Patterson


“ Nike Spec: Can’t Catch The Dark ”  Dir.  Jorday Hidalgo


“ Object ”  Dir.  Sydney Southam


“ Protecting Tony ”  Dir.  Dat Nguyen


“ Silverlake Afternoon ”  Dir.  Michael Osborne & Rebecca Holopter


“ Sonder ”  Dir.  Neth Nom


“ Sorry About Your Wife ”  Dir.  Luke Davies


“ Stuck ”  Dir.  Ryan Larkin


“ The Audit ”  Dir.  Marcus Slabine


“ The Chorizo King ”  Dir.  Joe Garcia IIII


“ The Whale ”  Dir.  Kamil Szymanski


“ Tomislav’s Diary ”  Dir.  Wei Tai Liu


“ Unspoken Code ”  Dir.  Jennifer Schwerin


“ Zero ”  Dir.  Peter Darley Miller




























Summer 2018 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “ Gaia ”  Dir.  Gustavo Sampaio


Best Documentary Short:             “ The Quest For Kaffee and Kuchen ”  Dir.  Alexis Murray


Best Animated Short:                   “ Watermelon: A Cautionary Tale ”  Dir.  Kefei Li & Connie Quin He


Best Foreign Short:                      “ Keiu ”  Dir.  Juuli Linneo


Best Music Video:                        “ Stand Down ”  Dir.  Dana Tynan & Kario Salem


Best Commercial:                         “ Jeep Commercial ”  Dir.  Ethan Hegel


Best Short Script:                          “ A Boatload Of Love ”  by  Eileen Hong


Honorable Mention:                      “ Runner ”  by John Van Roekel








Summer 2018 SELECTIONS




“ Chaser ”  Dir.  Tyler Kennedy


“ Flower ”  Dir.  Che Walker


“ Gaia ”  Dir.  Gustavo Sampaio


“ Have It All ”  Dir.  Katie Locke OBrien


“ Jeep Commercial ”  Dir.  Ethan Hegel


“ Keiu ”  Dir.  Juuli Linneo


“ Knock Knock Head Lock ”  Dir.  Michael Southerly


“ Love Interrupted ”  Dir.  Cameron Denny


“ Marisol ”  Dir.  Juan Escobedo


“ Memories Of My Father ”  Dir.  Mark Logan


“ Stand Down ”  Dir.  Dana Tynan & Kario Salem


“ The Get Through ”  Dir.  Kylee Lehe


“ The Quest For Kaffee And Kuchen ”  Dir.  Alexis Murray


“ Vinda x DJ Mustard - Run This ”  Dir.  Arden Tse


“ Watermelon: A Cautionary Tale ”  Dir.  Kefei Li & Connie Qin He


“ Where She Goes ”  Dir.  Moon Chandra


“ Where We Grew ”  Dir.  Jake Villadolid






























Spring 2018 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “ Krieg ”  Dir.  Jeff Fry


Best Documentary Short:             “ 100 And Counting: Secrets To A Long Life ”  Dir.  Geeta Sondhi


Best Animated Short:                   “ Sona ”  Dir.  Adrian Pacini


Best Student Short:                     “ Ashes Of Time ”  Dir.  Bide Yuan


Best Foreign Short:                      “ X ”  Dir.  Raquel Choy


Best Experimental Short:             “ Resynthesis ”  Dir.  Kevin McGloughlin


Best Music Video:                        “ Droplet Of Stars ”  Dir.  Alessandro Orlandi & Camilla Martini


Best Commercial:                         “ Tokenize Anything ”  Dir.  Simone Cassas


Best Short Script:                          “ Husband Of The Cat Lady ”  by Kevin Scott Chess


Honorable Mention:                      “ The Bike ”  by  Timothy Benson








Spring 2018 SELECTIONS




“ 100 And Counting: Secrets To A Long Life ”  Dir.  Geeta Sondhi


“ Ashes Of Time ”  Dir.  Bide Yuan


“ Birds In A Cage ”  Dir.  Victoire Bouquet


“ Conscience ”  Dir.  Gengru Liu


“ Droplet Of Stars ”  Dir.  Alessandro Orlandi & Camilla Martini


“ Echoes Of You ”  Dir.  Henry Quilici


“ First Step ”  Dir.  Rita Duffey


“ Frank And Us ”  Dir.  Isaiah Wesley Taylor


“ Freedom ”  Dir.  Ayaka Furukawa


“ Iniquity ”  Dir.  Joey Lanai


“ Katana ”  Dir.  Adam Moses


“ Krieg ”  Dir.  Jeff Fry


“ Plastic Soup ”  by  Heirs To Our Oceans


“ Princess Sargam Of The Royal House Gupta ”  Dir.  Sonakshi Mittal


“ Real Lemons ”  Dir.  Julian Buchan


“ Resynthesis ”  Dir.  Kevin McGloughlin


“ Sona ”  Dir.  Adrian Pacini


“ The Fox Den ”  Dir.  Ana Lazarevic


“ Tokenize Anything ”  Dir.  Simone Cassas


“ X ”  Dir.  Raquel Choy




















Winter 2017 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “ Respire ”  Dir.  Amy Williams


Best Documentary Short:             “ Street Racers ”  Dir.  Aurelien Heilbronn


Best Animated Short:                   “ Gluttonous Snake ”  Dir.  Bijiao Liu


Best Student Short:                     “ Sixteen ”  Dir.  Yiyun Zhang


Best Foreign Short:                      “ The Eve ”  Dir.  Luca Machnich


Best Experimental Short:             “ Disappeared ”  Dir.  Anton Sokolov


Best Music Video:                        “ Closer ”  Dir.  Jed Luczynski & Gigi Edgley


Best Commercial:                         “ The Walking Dead ”  Dir.  Hugo Guerra & Will O’Connor


Best Short Script:                          “ A Jungle Dark ”  by  Courtney Suttle


Honorable Mention:                      “ Autonomous”  by  Neil Valentine








Winter 2017 SELECTIONS




“ Apart ”  Dir. Taylor Martorana & Nico Aguilar


“ Christmas Tree ”  Dir. Emir Kumova


“ Closer ”  Dir. Jed Luczynski & Gigi Edgley


“ Cowards ”  Dir. Guangda Zhao


“ Dreamweaver ”  Dir. Cheryl Briggs, Katherine Ryschkewitsch & Erich Schulz


“ Gluttonous Snake ”  Dir. Bijiao Liu


“ Heart Of A Woman ”  Dir. Keith Holland


“ I Think My Dad’s A Superhero ”  Dir. Joseph Barton


“ Lexi And Micky ”  Dir. Che Walker


“ Morning After ”  Dir. Patricia Chica


“ North Crescent Drive ”  Dir. Raymond Parker


“ Plunder ”  Dir. Chris Kapcia


“ Respire ”  Dir. Amy Williams


“ Sellout ”  Dir. Shawn Ashley


“ Sixteen ”  Dir. Yiyun Zhang


“ Street Racer ”  Dir. Aurelien Heilbronn


“ Summer Heat ”  by Mis Nataly Bierdes


“ Test 8: Disappeared ”  Dir. Anton Sokolov


“ The Eve ”  Dir. Luca Machnich


“ The King In The Ring ”  Dir. Heather Hillstrom


“ The Liquor Store ”  Dir. Mark Stockwell Jr.


“ The Only People Who Have Ever Seen Rob’s Penis ”  Dir. Christian Cerezo


“ The Walking Dead/March To War ”  Dir. Hugo Guerra & Will O’Connor






















Fall 2017 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “ The Man With The Axe ”  Dir. Joe Raffa


Best Documentary Short:             “ LIttle Rebel ”  Dir. Aimie Vallat & Guido Ronge


Best Animated Short:                   “ Digital Romance ”  Dir. Michael Helmuth Hansen


Best Student Short:                     “ Wooden Anniversary ”  Dir. Maria Mitkovskaya


Best Foreign Short:                      “ La Buena ”  Dir. Chad Riley & Troy Mundle


Best Experimental Short:             “ Locked ”  Dir. Konrad Bak


Best Music Video:                        “ Tailgate Picnic ”  Dir. Junior Correia


Best Commercial:                         “ Homefront The Revolution ”  Dir. Hugo Guerra & Will O’Connor


Best Short Script:                          “ Grapes Of Wrath ”  by  Grant Hughes


Honorable Mention:                      “ Shooter Boyz ”  by  Charles Lo Manto








Fall 2017 SELECTIONS




“ A Series Of Unfortunate Dates ”  Dir. Aleix Massot


“ A Tale Of Endurance: Celebration Of The Imperfect ”  Dir. Stephanie Bollag


“ Antartica ”  Dir. Andrii Andreiev


“ Chasing Titles ”  Dir. Ryan Egypt


“ Digital Romance ”  Dir. Michael Helmuth Hansen


“ Hell With The Chief ”  Dir. Jason Meath


“ Homefront The Revolution ”  Dir. Hugo Gurerra & Will O’Connor


“ La Buena ”  Dir. Chad Riley & Troy Mundle


“ LIttle Rebel ”  Dir. Aimie Vallat & Guido Ronge


“ Locked ”  Dir. Konrad Bak


“ Realties ”  Dir. Zach Drummer


“ Rosalie ”  Dir. Gabe Hohreiter


“ Shero ”  Dir. Matthew Spradlin


“ Tailgate Picnic ”  Dir. Junior Correia


“ The Man With The Axe ”  Dir. Joe Raffa


“ The Moon Thief ”  Dir. Xiaoxiong Guo


“ Tiny Cuts ”  Dir. Corina Marie Howell


“ Ukaliq and Kalla Go Fishing ”  Dir. Nadia Mike


“ Wooden Anniversary ”  Dir. Maria Mitkovskaya


“ Your Call Is Important To Us ”  Dir. Micky Shiloah
























Summer 2017 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “ On The Road”  Dir. Bartosz Nowacki


Best Documentary Short:             “ Kinabuhi”  Dir. Danny Cooke & Will Lauder


Best Animated Short:                   “ Wishing Box”  Dir. Wenli Zhang


Best Student Short:                     “ The Bandaged Heart”  Dir. Kai Liang


Best Foreign Short:                      “ The Killing Game”  Dir. Andrej Iliev


Best Experimental Short:             “ The Wait”  Dir. Sara Friedman


Best Music Video:                        “ Black Bird”  Dir. Haonan Wang


Best Commercial:                         “ I Don’t Think That’s A Leaf Blower”  Dir. Stefano Pennisi


Best Short Script:                          “ Medicine Show Blues”  by  Jeffrey Howe


Honorable Mention:                      “ Edna’s Dearest Possessions”  by  Ozge Gozturk








Summer 2017 SELECTIONS




“ A Broken Egg”  Dir. Tushar Tyagi


“ Black Bird”  Dir. Haonan Wang


“ Bon Appetite”  Dir. Maria Gabriela Cardenas


“ Bulletproof”  Dir. Angie Gwaspika


“ Daisy Perfume”  Dir. Neil Payne


“ I don’t think That’s A Leaf Blower”  Dir. Stefano Pennisi


“ Kinabuhi”  Dir. Danny Cooke & Will Lauder


“ On The Road”  Dir. Bartosz Nowacki


“ The Angry Men”  Dir. Americo Melchionda


“ The Bandaged Heart”  Dir. Kai Liang


“ The Killing Game”  Dir. Andrej Iliev


“ The Wait”  Dir. Sara Friedman


“ Third World Man”  Dir. Brad Sayers


“ Wishing Box”  Dir. Wenli Zhang
















Spring 2017 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                  “ Pasquale’s Magic Veal ”  Dir. D.J. Higgins


Best Documentary Short:             “ Down To Earth ”  Dir. Rebecca Tickell & Josh Tickell


Best Animated Short:                   “ Karma ”  Dir. Peter Zhaoyu Zhou


Best Student Short:                     “ Daughter Of The Lake ”  Dir. Ozlem Altingoz


Best Foreign Short:                      “ The Dark Ward ”  Dir. Madoka Harada


Best Experimental Short:             “ Detour ”  Dir. Anna Radchenko


Best Music Video:                        “ The Arch ”  Dir. Iryna Nikolaenko, Anton Shatohin & Radislav Lukin


Best Commercial:                         “ Nike-Freedom ”  Dir. Neil Payne


Best Short Script:                          “ Seeds Of Change ”  Dir. Frances Wilkerson


Honorable Mention:                      “ Fadeaway ”  Dir. Ron Leach








Spring 2017 SELECTIONS




“ 11:30PM ”  Dir. WenLu


“ CR7 Underwear ”  Dir. Joel Gill


“ Cyclone Rake ”  Dir. Ted Maynard


“ Daughter Of The Lake ”  Dir. Ozlem Altingoz


“ Dear Dad ”  Dir. Carlos Hurtado


“ Detour ”  Dir. Anna Radchenko


“ Down To Earth ”  Dir. Rebecca Tickell & Josh Tickell


“ Girl Of My Dreams ”  Dir. Clyde Wilson


“ Guardian Angel ”  Dir. Ralph Odierna


“ Karma ”  Dir. Peter Zhaoyu Zhou


“ Last Night Was A Mistake ”  Dir. Amanda Holland


“ Like Animals ”  Dir. Leland Montgomery


“ Messages ”  Dir. Mark Logan


“ Monday ”  Dir. Dinh Thai


“ Nike-Freedom ”  Dir. Neil Payne


“ Pasquale’s Magic Veal ”  Dir. D.J. Higgins


“ Please ”  Dir. He Sui


“ Shot ”  Dir. Manaal Khan


“ Soul Shake ”  Dir. Seth Rotkin


“ Striking Zen ”  Dir. Jiaqi Yu


“ The Arch ”  Dir. Iryna Nikolaenko, Anton Shatohin & Radislav Lukin


“ The Boy In The Mirror ”  Dir. Fernanda Schein


“ The Dark Ward ”  Dir. Madoka Harada
















Winter 2016 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                   “The Pinhole Affect”  Dir. Charles Ancelle


Best Documentary Short:             “Bola”  Dir. Ian Cumming


Best Animated Short:                   “The Killer Buzz”  Dir. Barry Jackson


Best Student Short:                      “The Good Memory”  Dir. Na Liu


Best Foreign Short:                      “Might”  Dir. Emil Sallinen


Best Experimental Short:             “Cuckold Picasso”  Dir. Lance Larson


Best Music Video:                        “Delightful”  Dir. Anna Haas


Best Commercial:                         “Rajasthan Tourism”  Dir. Suresh Eriyat


Best Short Script:                          “Enemy Unseen”  by  Humayun Mirza


Honorable Mention:                      “Holly And Molly”  by  HR Mariana


Honorable Mention:                      “Twirling At Ole Miss”  by  John Matthew Tyson








Winter 2016 SELECTIONS




“An Ocean Away”  Dir. Robert Arvin


“Blind Encounter”  Dir. David Gielicz


“Bola”  Dir. Ian Cumming


“Breakdown Confession”  Dir. Nicholas Massa


“Connected”  Dir. Anoushka Ravanshad


“Cuckold Picasso”  Dir. Lance Larson


“Dating Apocalypse”  Dir. Mary Nittolo


“Delightful”  Dir. Anna Haas


“Dr. Elevator”  Dir. Kartikye Gupta


“Farewell Fire”  Dir. Scott Armstrong


“Jar- Journey Of A Horseman”  Dir. Brian Barber


“Knob”  Dir. Hans Tsai, Yi Lee & Yayu Chen


“Last Call”  Dir. Joe Taylor


“Lion Dance”  Dir. Tim Pattinson & Zheng Kang


“Might”  Dir. Emil Sallinen


“Otherhalf”  Dir. Ben West


“Our Nation”  Dir. Derrick Borte


“Present Moment”  Dir. Aimie Vallat & Noah Dassel


“Rajasthan Tourism”  Dir. Suresh Eriyat


“Remnants”  Dir. Al Plancher


“Rose’s Turn”  Dir. Kymberly Harris


“Shit Happens”  Dir. Kankana Chakraborty


“The Broken Places”  Dir. Andrew S. Ritchie


“The Good Memory”  Dir. Na Liu


“The Heist”  Dir. Luke Harris


“The Killer Buzz”  Dir. Barry Jackson


“The Perfumist”  Dir. Yukari Akaba Rockmuller, Shannon Lee, Daniela Lobo Dias & Sandra Rivero Ortiz


“The Pinhole Affect”  Dir. Charles Ancel




















Fall 2016 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                   “Baggage”  Dir. Johnny Healy


Best Documentary Short:             “LA Secret Spots: Newcomb’s Ranch”  Dir. Kseniia Lakubova


Best Animated Short:                   “G.I. Hospital”  Dir. Jonny Lewis


Best Student Short:                      “Farewell My Love”  Dir. Zhang Dage


Best Foreign Short:                      “Farewell My Love”  Dir. Zhang Dage


Best Experimental Short:             “Perspective”  Dir. Jay Worsley


Best Music Video:                        “Come Down”  Dir. Andrew Aidman


Best Commercial:                         “Spare The Air”  Dir. Alexis Rudd


Best Short Script:                          “Mentally Evil”  by  Ronnie Lewis Jr.


Honorable Mention:                      “Gary’s Girls”  by  Mckenzie Trent








Fall 2016 SELECTIONS




“4D”  Dir. Laurence Rosier Staines


“60 Eight”  Dir. Raja Pothineni


“Awake”  Dir. Chris Tolley & Laura Mullin


“Baggage”  Dir. Johnny Healy


“Can You See That?”  Dir. Gareth Williams


“Come Down”  Dir. Andrew Aidman


“Dog”  Dir. Tyler Nisbet


“Farewell My Love”  Dir. Zhang Dage


“Feral”  Dir. David Liban


“G.I. Hospital”  Dir. Jonny Lewis


“Gifts Of My Kin”  Dir. Matt Schlef


“He And Rock & Roll”  Dir. Yilei Zhou


“Hellion”  Dir. Timothy Nathan


“LA Secret Spots: Newcomb’s Ranch”  Dir. Kseniia Iakubova


“Perspective”  Dir. Jay Worsley


“Safe & Sound”  Dir. Alejandro Ibarra


“Sara And Mimi”  Dir. Carla Barros


“Spare The Air”  Dir. Alexis Rudd


“The Page”  Dir. Giovanni Lodigiani


“To Build A Fire”  Dir. Fx Goby


“Two Secrets”  Dir. Charles Dye


















Summer 2016 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                   “The Mother”  Dir. Paolo Monico


Best Documentary Short:             “Through The Thick”  Dir. Nino Leitner


Best Animated Short:                   “Alike”  Dir. Daniel Martinez Lara


Best Student Short:                      “Beaten Dog”  Dir. Hanyang Huang


Best Foreign Short:                      “ID”  Dir. Celina Font


Best Experimental Short:             “ElevenEleven”  Dir. Alicia Krawchuk


Best Music Video:                        “Forbidden”  Dir. Alina Phelan Ballou


Best Short Script:                          “Spitting Image” by Jenn Ekeoba


Honorable Mention:                      “Riley” by Tracey Maye








Summer 2016 SELECTIONS




“Alike”  Dir. Daniel Martinez Lara


“Beaten Dog”  Dir. Hanyang Huang


“Dreams My Master”  Dir. Michael Krehan


“Dysgenesis”  Dir. David Flint


“ElevenEleven”  Dir. Alicia Krawchuk


“Forbidden”  Dir. Alina Phelan Ballou


“Harper Finch”  Dir. Jonathan Baker & Matt Toronto


“Homeschool Reunion”  Dir. Matt Ritchey


“ID”  Dir. Celina Font


“Love Net”  Dir. Ajala Bandele


“New Merica”  Dir. Vince Peagler III


“On Schedule”  Dir. Elena Manetta


“Peach Pie”  Dir. Roberto Mighty


“Self Esteem”  Dir. Johathan Browning & Stoney Westmoreland


“Sisters”  Dir. David Chontos


“Taking Care Of Ruth”  Dir. Miguel Berzal De Miguel


“Temporary”  Dir. Aaron Seever & Brad Skoglund


“The Call Of Charlie”  Dir. Nick Spooner


“The Mother”  Dir. Paolo Monico


“Through The Thick”  Dir. Nino Leitner


“Valley Heist”  Dir. Will Wernick




















Spirng 2016 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                   “Uncanny Valley”  Dir. Federico Heller


Best Documentary Short:             “The Last Tear”  Dir. Christopher H.K. Lee


Best Animated Short:                   “Tre Tosser”  Dir. Peter Hausner & Snobar Avani


Best Student Short:                      “The Duke”  Dir. Max Barbakow


Best Foreign Short:                      “Hold Back”  Dir. Steffen Geypens


Best Experimental Short:             “Marian”  Dir. Shom Ghosh


Best Music Video:                        “We’ve Got Wings”  Dir. Roxana Vilk


Best Commercial:                         “Coffee Hodeidah”  Dir. Massimo Zambiasi


Best Short Script:                          “Stay Out Of M Room”  by  Kelly Karam


Honorable Mention:                      “Barney And Barry, The Hitchhikers”  by  Sharon Powers








Spring 2016 SELECTIONS




“Arla "Umbrella Dance”  Dir. Jaswant Dev Shrestha


“Attached At the Soul”  Dir. William Leon


“BIPOLAR & CHEESE”  Dir. Scarlet Perez


“Coffee Hodeidah”  Dir. Massimo zambiasi


“Crossroads”  Dir. Chris Baxter


“Dean's Well”  Dir. Micah Williams


“Doris”  Dir. Oscar Rodríguez Górriz


“Eli Over Darkness”  Dir. James Bachelor


“Flight Fright”  Dir. Jim Politano


“Hold Back”  Dir. Steffen Geypens


“Labyrinth”  Dir. Ping-Wen Wang


“Marian”  Dir. Shom Ghosh


“Melpomene”  Dir. Michael Felanis &  Kostas Dimakis


“Mondays”  Dir. Ray Arthur Wang


“Room 3”  Dir. Blake Hodges


“Soliloquy”  Dir. Dan Levy Dagerman


“Table For Two”  Dir. Harrison Macks


“The Duke”  Dir. Max Barbakow


“The Land of Exodus”  Dir. Skinner Myers


“The Last Tear”  Dir. Christopher H.K. Lee


“The Paper Trail”  Dir. Jonny Lucy


“The Stream”  Dir. Claudia Fucigna


“Tre Tosser”  Dir. Peter  Hausner &  Snobar Avani


“Treintanera”  Dir. Diego Londoño


“UNCANNY VALLEY”  Dir. FEDERICO HELLER


“We've Got Wings”  Dir. Roxana Vilk




















Winter 2015 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                   “Waiting For Dawn”  Dir. Richard Cousins


Best Documentary Short:             “Caste A Wave”  Dir. Fancy Fechser


Best Animated Short:                   “Airjunkie”  Dir. Dylan Coburn


Best Student Short:                      “North Of Ventura”  Dir. Hans Stjernsward


Best Foreign Short:                      “Through The Breaking Glass”  Dir. Ivan Mena-Tinoco


Best Experimental Short:             “It Goes Without Saying”  Dir. John Mann


Best Music Video:                        “Does She?”  Dir. Hawaii & Smith


Best Commercial:                         “Wannabeast”  Dir. Ashton Taylor


Best Short Script:                          “Paint Your Own Pot”  Dir. Janet Richardson


Honorable Mention:                      “Mystery In The Keys”  Dir. Simon King








Winter 2015 SELECTIONS




“A Christmas Wish”  Dir. Eduardo Michel Piza


“Adam’s Bad Christmas”  Dir. Gabriel Sonderegger


“Airjunkie”  Dir. Dylan Coburn


“Anti_Social”  Dir. Brandi Bradburn


“ASD - Legendar/Popular”  Dir. David Aufdembrinke


“Caste A Wave”  Dir. Fancy Fechser


“Daily”  Dir. Florian Genal


“Does She?”  Dir. Hawaii & Smith


“Guiltless”  Dir. Luis Ramon Quintero


“Hunt - Timber Bones”  Dir. Sean Patrick McAuliffe


“In Honor Of”  Dir. Ben Mears


“It Goes Without Saying”  Dir. John Mann


“Last Call”  Dir. Brad Ashten


“Mirror”  Dir. Dustin Biren & Thomas Ouziel


“North Of Ventura”  Dir. Hans Stjernsward


“Summer In The Water”  Dir. Remii Huang


“The Accusation”  Dir. Enrica Brunilde Amici


“The Lake” Dir.  Michael Buie


“The Wonderful”  Dir. Erin Good


“Through The Breaking Glass”  Dir. Ivan Mena-Tinoco


“To Police”  Dir. Corey Deshon


“Turkey”  Dir. Erik Linthorst


“Waiting For Dawn”  Dir. Richard Cousins


“Wannabeast”  Dir. Ashton Taylor




















Fall 2015 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                   “Prelude To Axanar”  Dir. Christian Gossett


Best Documentary Short:             “Autonomous”  Dir. Per Eriksson & Alexander Ryneus


Best Animated Short:                   “Snacktime”  Dir. Lacey Hasson & Matt Sveum


Best Student Short:                      “Somewhere The King”  Dir. Charles Mazery


Best Foreign Short:                      “72 Horas”  Dir. Jose A Teran


Best Experimental Short:             “Timing”  Dir. An Rong Xu


Best Music Video:                        “California Dreamin”  Dir. Sven Dreesbach


Best Commercial:                         “Bad Connections”  Dir. Romina Schwedler


Best Short Script:                          “Richter’s War”  by Daniel P.  Douglas


Honorable Mention:                      “No Cigarettes In Space!!” by Sundae Jahant-Osborn








Fall 2015 SELECTIONS




“3 Men”  Dir. Matthieu Tondeur


“72 Horas”  Dir. Jose A Teran


“Abbies First Egg”  Dir. Timothy Michael Gould


“Autonomous”  Dir. Per Eriksson & Alexander Ryneus


“Bad Connections”  Dir. Romina Schwedler


“Bound”  Dir. Lexi St. John


“California Dreamin”  Dir. Sven Dreesbach


“Confession”  Dir. Joe Fitzpatrick


“Crayons”  Dir. Giovanna Sarquis


“End & Eternity”  Dir. Yoomi Kim


“Finding Santa”  Dir. Dean Ginsburg


“Gratuitous Violence”  Dir. Sean Solan


“I’ll Text You”  Dir. David Lasdon


“Immortality In Blue”  Dir. Luca Brinciotti


“Indigo Grey: The Passage”  Dir. Sean Robinson


“Inner Peace”  Dir. Ryan LaPine


“Inside”  Dir. Lester Speight


“Left On A Blue Moon”  Dir. Colton Walter


“Mansions On The Moon”  Dir. Steve Nguyen & Choz Belen


“Prelude To Axanar”  Dir. Christian Gossett


“Pressure-Man”  Dir. Kai Kuei- Chieh Hsu


“Redefined Acapella - Steal My Girl”  Dir. Alexandra Jensen


“Runaway”  Dir. John Mark Triplett


“Snacktime”  Dir. Lacey Hasson & Matt Sveum


“Somewhere The King”  Dir. Charles Mazery


“Timing”  Dir. An Rong XU


“Wrath Of God”  Dir. David Newton














Summer 2015 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                   “Pony”  Dir. Candice Carella


Best Documentary Short:             “Bret Bocook: Tip Of The Iceberg”  Dir. Susan Downs


Best Animated Short:                   “Coyote And The Rock”  Dir. Aron Gauder


Best Student Short:                      “Coming To Terms”  Dir. David Bertran  


Best Foreign Short:                      “Awakenings”  Dir. Bhargav Saikia


Best Experimental Short:             “Circle”  Dir. Ozgur Can Alkan


Best Music Video:                        “Surface Hercules”  Dir. Ben Montemayor


Best Commercial:                         “7UP: Feels Good To Be You”  Dir. Imran J Khan & Christopher Vennemeyer


Best Short Script:                          “Spy High”  by Jeff Woodard


Honorable Mention:                     “Ripples” by Alberto Corral








Summer 2015 SELECTIONS




“7UP: Feels Good To Be You”  Dir. Imran J Khan & Christopher Vennemeyer


“Appreciation”  Dir. Michael Krehan


“Auto-Cowrecked”  Dir. Hannah Leder


“Awakenings”  Dir. Bhargav Saikia


“Being Dennis”  Dir. Trish Sie


Bret Bocook: Tip Of The Iceberg”  Dir. Susan Downs


“Cara”  Dir. Huanglizi Sun


“Circle”  Dir. Ozgur Can Alkan


“Coming To Terms”  Dir. David Bertran


“Coyote And The Rock”  Dir. Aron Gauder


“Hollywood Miles”  Dir. Marc Cleary


“Inside Outside”  Dir. Shira Meishar


“Itanglish”  Dir. Luca Brinciotti


“Match.com-Know They’re Out There”  Dir. Gina Lee Ronhovde


“Medium Rare”  Dir. Xuanyi Solax


“Penny For Your Thoughts”  Dir. Nicole Baer


“Pony”  Dir. Candice Carella


“Raise The ToyGantic”  Dir. Gail Lerner


“Routes”  Dir. Vanya Lopatkin


“Sea Change”  Dir. Nickolas Duarte


“Surface Hercules”  Dir. Ben Montemayor


“The Colonies”  Dir. Julia Max


“The Dangle”  Dir. Michael E. Ravich


“The Scream”  Dir. Qing Yin


“Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Workforce”  Dir. Chris Warner


“Unrelated”  Dir. Amanda McCann
















Spring 2015 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:                   “Dust”  Dir. Michael Grier


Best Documentary Short:             “Seeding A Dream”  Dir. Bridget Besaw


Best Animated Short:                   “The Present”  Dir. Jacob Frey


Best Student Short:                      “Methe”  Dir. Ron Trejo  


Best Foreign Short:                      “Decay”  Dir. Mike Stern Sterzynski


Best Experimental Short:             “Medley”  Dir. Diego Londono


Best Music Video:                        “Kentish Fire - In Our Band”  Dir. Warren Gebhardt


Best Commercial:                                “PSA: It Can Wait”  Dir. Jamon Holmes


Best Short Script:                         “Corner Piece”  by  Sakina Fakhri


Honorable Mention:                     “Suicide Falls”  by  Peter Lipera








Spring 2015 SELECTIONS




“#Instacouple”  Dir. Dale Stelly


“A Night After The War”  Dir. Sishu Peng, Bruce Sze Han Chen & Angela Liu


“Artificio Conceal”  Dir. Ayoub Qanir


“Bad Service”  Dir. Hannah Macpherson


“Decay”  Dir. Mike Stern Sterzynski


“Ding Dong”  Dir. Darren Coyle


“Dust”  Dir. Michael Grier


“Gallery A”  Dir. Ruggero Loria


“Helio”  Dir. Teddy Cecil


“Immobile Home”  Dir. Kira Hesser & Tyler Cook


“Jump”  Dir. Sishu Peng & Bruce Sze Han Chen


“Kentish Fire - In Our Band”  Dir. Warren Gebhardt


“Leave Us Alone”  Dir. Nicholas Treeshin


“Medley”  Dir. Diego Londono


“Methe”  Dir. Ron Trejo


“Moon People”  Dir. Alexandra Grace


“PSA: It Can Wait”  Dir. Jamon Holmes


“See Me”  Dir. Diane Cornell


“Seeding A Dream”  Dir. Bridget Besaw


“Teetering”  Dir. Matthew Boda


“The Amautalik”  Dir. Neil Christopher


“The Arrangement”  Dir. Leilani Downer


“The Present”  Dir. Jacob Frey
















Winter 2014 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:               “Knock Knock”  Dir. Jeff Betancourt


Best Documentary Short:             “Life Under The Bridge”  Dir. Andrew McGivern


Best Animated Short:                “Dinner Time”  Dir. Megan Spatz


Best Student Short:                 “Awaken”  Dir. Bruce Sze Han Chen


Best Foreign Short:                 “The Last Waltz”  Dir. Maciej Kawalski


Best Experimental Short:            “Without You”  Dir. Sherif Mokbel


Best Music Video:                   “Gimme Little Sign”  Dir. PM Romero and Scott Montgomery


Best Commercial:                             “How A Man Gets Ready”  Dir. Romina Schwedler


Best Short Script:                  “ Echo ”  by  Nance Ackerman


Honorable Mention:                  “The Docks”  by  John McGuire








Winter 2014 SELECTIONS




“ Awaken”  Dir. Bruce Sze Han Chen


“ Cephalopod”  Dir. Lewis Peake


“ Colored Rock”  Dir. Haesung Chae and Karmen Fuartado


“ Dinner Time”  Dir. Megan Spatz


“ Earlids”  Dir. Robbie Stern


“ Gimme Little Sign”  Dir. PM Romero and Scott Montgomery


“ Hardy”  Dir. Nello DiGiandomenico


“ How A Man Gets Ready”  Dir. Romina Schwedler


“ Icebox”  Dir. Momo Lee Aoi


“ Inheritance”  Dir. Adam Marino


“ It Can Only Be Used Once”  Dir. Michael Delorenzo


“ Knock Knock”  Dir. Jeff Betancourt


“ Le Noire Fire”  Dir. Brian Harrison


“ Life Under The Bridge”  Dir. Andrew McGivern


“ Losing It”  Dir. Wim Bien


“ Mia”  Dir. Joseph McCarthy


“ On The Bridge”  Dir. Emily Abt


“ Stepping Out”  Dir. Nataliya Padilla


“ The Florist”  Dir. Andrew Ryan


“ The Last Waltz”  Dir. Maciej Kawalski


“ The Stomach”  Dir. Ben Steiner


“ The Wanderer”  Dir. Dylan Walsh


“ Waking Up Alive”  Dir. Miroslav Nincic


“ Winter Rose”  Dir. Anita George


“ Without You”  Dir. Sherif Mokbel




















Fall 2014 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:               “Grape”  Dir. Daniel Stine


Best Documentary Short:             “Hyena Boys”  Dir. Tarryn Crossman


Best Animated Short:                “Captian Fish”  Dir. John Banana


Best Student Short:                 “Five Minutes to Judgement”  Dir. Mitchell Scott


Best Foreign Short:                 “A Place Called Hope”  Dir. Philip Taylor


Best Experimental Short:            “The Case of Conrad Cooper”  Dir. Valerie Dalena and Tamiko Washington


Best Music Video:                   “The Ramona Flowers Tokyo”  Dir. Bouha Kazmi


Best Commercial:                             “Techfilm”  Dir. Alexander Komarov


Best Short Script:                  “Straight into the Eyes ”  by  Sarven Tar


Honorable Mention:                  “Grace”  by  Matthew Lawson








Fall 2014 SELECTIONS




“A Little TLC”  Dir. Karen Nielsen


“A Place Called Hope”  Dir. Philip Taylor


“Brown Wood Owl - Juvenile's Journey”  Dir. Thivanka Perera


“CAPTAIN FISH”  Dir. John Banana


“Closing Up”  Dir. Achva Herstik


“Five Minutes to Judgement”  Dir. Mitchell Scott


“Free Refill”  Dir. Luca Brinciotti


“Good Behavior”  Dir. Clark  Kohanek


“Grape”  Dir. Daniel Stine


“Gym Rat”  Dir. Steven Michael Swadling


“Hyena Boys”  Dir. Tarryn Crossman


“Intimate Temp Agency”  Dir. Luciana Lagana


“Jaysin Voxx - Hands on Me”  Dir. Carlos Hurtado


“Love Sick”  Dir. Kristopher Wile


“LURE”  Dir. Kyle Robinson


“Molly's Method”  Dir. Gabriela Revilla Lugo


“Mr Maple Leaf”  Dir. Daniella Eisman


“Rules of Reduction”  Dir. Anderson Cowan


“Techfilm”  Dir. Alexander Komarov


“The Backup Plan”  Dir. Christina Kim


“The Case of Conrad Cooper”  Dir. Valerie Dalena and Tamiko Washington


“The Ramona Flowers Tokyo”  Dir. Bouha Kazmi


“Where We Start From”  Dir. Ben Mears


“WHOA!”  Dir. Tom Blomquist


“Witches”  Dir. Michelle Steffes


“Zero Zero - You Know What To Do”  Dir. Christopher Leon Price
















Summer 2014 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:               “On/Off”  Dir. Thierry Lorenzi


Best Documentary Short:             “The Invisible Peak”  Dir. Gary Yost


Best Animated Short:                “Steve's Quest: The Musical”  Dir. Chris Edgar


Best Student Short:                 “Carry On”  Dir. Yatao Li


Best Foreign Short:                 “Time Trap”  Dir. Michael Shanks


Best Experimental Short:            “Echoes”  Dir. Moises Perez


Best Music Video:                   “Seduction”  Dir. Parker Ellerman


Best Commercial:                             “Quicken Loans - Chase”  Dir. Marc Ruiz


Best Short Script:                  “Rougarou”  by  Giles Clarke


Honorable Mention:                  “Head Trip”  by  Shade Streeter








Summer 2014 SELECTIONS




“#Love”  Dir. Kyle Valle


“A Kind Of Love”  Dir. Louis Sallerson


“Can Frankie Come Out?”  Dir. Bobby Costanzo and Diana Valentine


“Carry On”  Dir. Yatao Li


“Echoes”  Dir. Moises Perez


“Heard It at Sunset”  Dir. Jim Meegan


“On/Off”  Dir. Thierry Lorenzi


“One Roll”  Dir. Barry Shurchin


“Perception”  Dir. Drew Gatto


“Quicken Loans-Chase”  Dir. Marc Ruiz


“Seduction”  Dir. Parker Ellerman


“Sleeping Dogs Lie”  Dir. Tom Metz IIII


“Steve's Quest: The Musical”  Dir. Chris Edgar


“The Arborlight”  Dir. Phillip Harvey and Kevin Harvey


“The Invisible Peak”  Dir. Gary Yost


“Time Trap”  Dir. Michael Shanks


“To Be Delivered”  Dir. Pierre Amstutz


“WSU CFPCA”  Dir. Marc Ruiz




















Spring 2014 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:               “Scaremonger”  Dir. Sasa Numic


Best Documentary Short:             “Tracing Echoes”  Dir. Natalie Wallrapp


Best Animated Short:                “ Nine”  Dir. Wanichaya Paraejunya and Chawalit Kaewmanee


Best Student Short:                 “ A Little Part Of You”  Dir. Ioanna Meli and Jay Parupalli


Best Foreign Short:                 “ Red Alice”  Dir. Colette Campbell


Best Experimental Short:            “ y20 Distilled”  Dir. Dominique T Skoltz


Best Music Video:                   “ Moving Out”  Dir. Sean McCarthy


Best Commercial:                             "John Varvatos Spot"  Dir. Neil Payne


Best Short Script:                  “ The Tinwife”  by Travis Neufeld


Honorable Mention:                  “ Brute Measure”  by Gilda Henry








Spring 2014 SELECTIONS




“93 in November”  Dir. Shane Houston


“A Fairy Tale of La La Land”  Dir. Frankie Hogan


“A Little Part Of You”  Dir. Ioanna Meli and Jay Parupalli


“Californ i a”  Dir. Maryam Amini, Siros Kerdouni and Teruhisa Yushida


“Complacent”  Dir. Cale Wilbanks


“Doris”  Dir. Jingxi Wang


“Everything In Its Place”  Dir. Bradley W. Ragland


“Garden Party”  Dir. Tamar Kummel


“Grace”  Dir. Emma Leslie


“Guinea Pigs”  Dir. Scott Sullivan


“John Varvatos Spot”  Dir. Neil Payne


“Life Grows On”  Dir. Alyson Andrews


“Monarch”  Dir. Steven Lundgren


“Moving Out”  Dir. Sean McCarthy


“Nine”  Dir. Wanichaya Phraejunya and Chawalit Kaewmanee


“Number 2”  Dir. Jarrod Shusterman


“Red Alice”  Dir. Colette Campbell


“Red Rider”  Dir. Gala Goliani


“Scaremonger”  Dir. Sasa Numic


“The Hunter's Head”  Dir. Colin Havey


“The Only Thing”  Dir. Marc Ruiz


“This Is Me”  Dir. Yang Yang


“Tracing Echoes”  Dir. Natalie Wallrapp


“Unplugged”  Dir. James Zachary


“Use Me Up”  Dir. Dawn Alden


“Where The Snails Live”  Dir. Matthew Caponi


“y20 distilled”  Dir. Dominique T. Skoltz


“You and Me”  Dir. Paula Hunziker


















Winter 2013 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:               “Itsy Bitsy Spider”  Dir. Bertrand Pare


Best Documentary Short:             “Bryce's Story”  Dir. Jeremy Ryan Carr


Best Animated Short:                “ Entrance Exam”  Dir. Boqing Tang and Xiaolan Zeng


Best Student Short:                 “ Forerunner”  Dir. Christopher He


Best Foreign Short:                 “ The Only Man”  Dir. Jos Man


Best Experimental Short:            “ Haircut”  Dir. Ry Wardell


Best Music Video:                   “ Katja Glieson's Metropolis”  Dir. Bryan Rooney


Commercial:                             "Trees"  Dir. Gal Ziv


Best Short Script:                  “ The Girl In The Blizzard”  by Antoine Tardif


Honorable Mention:                  “ Don't Be Afraid Of The Light”  by Jason Rostovsky








Winter 2013 SELECTIONS




“Avenge My Eyes”  Dir. Alex Jason Kaplan


“Berny”  Dir. Mark Wilson


“Bryce's Story”  Dir. Jeremy Ryan Carr


“Detour”  Dir. Rick Pendleton


“Entrance Exam”  Dir. Boqing Tank and Xiaolan Zeng


“First Date”  Dir. Russell Mills


“Forerunner”  Dir. Christopher He


“Gesture Man”  Dir. Avihai Yaffe


“Ghost Of A Smile”  Dir. Peder Thomas Pedersen and Simon Bonde


“Haircut”  Dir. Ry Wardwell


“Hollow”  Dir. Jason Salzman


“Homecoming”  Dir. Jan Tussing


“Interior”  Dir. Sabrina Schmid


“Itsy Bitsy Spider”  Dir. Bertrand Pare


“Katja Glieson's Metropolis”  Dir. Bryan Rooney


“Lately”  Dir. Giovanna Sarquis


“Mirage”  Dir. Kyle Valle


“Out Smart”  Dir. Dawn Cobalt


“Pacific Coast Haze”  Dir. Chris Sibley


“Serial Dater”  Dir. Rene Ashton


“The Adventures Of Sheriff Kid McLain”  Dir. Gui Pereira


“The Ghosts Of Bread And Puppet”  Dir. Harry Hall


“The Only Man”  Dir. Jos Man


“Trees”  Dir. Gal Ziv


“Watching, Waiting”  Dir. Wesley Strick
















Fall 2013 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:               “Lil Tokyo Reporter”  Dir. Jeffrey Chin


Best Documentary Short:             “ The No Name Painting Association”  Dir. Joe Griffin


Best Animated Short:                “ Mr. Hublot”  Dir. Laren Witz and Alexandre Espigares


Best Student Short:                 “ Human After All”  Dir. Brian Cardona


Best Foreign Short:                 “ Sarah”  Dir. Arno Diem


Best Experimental Short:            “ The Book Of The Dead”  Dir. Alain Escalle


Best Music Video:                   “ I Feel Strange Love”  Dir. Vincent McLean


Best Commercial:                             "Busted"  Dir. Montana Mann


Best Short Script:                  “ Eudaimonia”  by PeterzygRoarkzyg


Honorable Mention:                  “ Three Men and A Dragon”  by Suzy Stein and Fernando Perez








Fall 2013 SELECTIONS




“The World Of Michelle Weinstein”  Dir. Francoise Saint Pierre


“Grace”  Dir. Haley Sims


“TDay”  Dir. Jo D. Jonez


“Izzy Chait ”  Dir. Denice Duff


“Way Of Seeing”  Dir. Donaco Smyth


“Alice”  Dir. Candi Li


“Platypus The Musical”  Dir. Colin Duffy


“Batman Hangover”  Dir. Paul Sadowski


“Let's Face The Music and Dance”  Dir. Michael Pescasio and Tracy Silver


“Choices”  Dir. Michael J Kirkland


“When Kings Battle”  Dir. John Buncher


“Absolution”  Dir. Gabriel Hordos


“Off-Season”  Dir. David Charbonier


“Wini + George”  Dir. Benjamin Monie


“Relax, I'm From The Future”  Dir. Luke Higginson


“Lil Tokyo Reporter”  Dir. Jeffrey Chin


“ The No Name Painting Association”  Dir. Joe Griffin


“ Mr. Hublot”  Dir. Laren Witz and Alexandre Espigares


“ Human After All”  Dir. Brian Cardona


“ Sarah”  Dir. Jeffrey Chin


“ The Book Of The Dead”  Dir. Alain Escalle


“ I Feel Strange Love”  Dir. Vincent McLean


" Busted"  Dir. Montana Mann


“The Ninety Nines”  Dir. Howard Cook, Stephen Baker, Sean Blair, Jessica May, Rex Privratsky


















Summer 2013 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:               “Schizophrenia”  Dir. Pedro Del Santo


Best Documentary Short:             “The Story Of And Egg”  Dir. Douglas Gayeton


Best Animated Short:                “Daddy ABC”  Dir. Hamad Alawar


Best Student Short:                 “Until The Dust Settles”  Dir. Alexander Gangi


Best Foreign Short:                 “The Breadfruit Tree”  Dir. Priyamvada Narayanan


Best Experimental Short:            “TOB”  Dir. Andres Galeano


Best Music Video:                   “Snake Eyes-Wilson”  Dir. Nora Urbanski


Best Short Script:                  “Give My Love To Rose”  by Michael Sieve


Honorable Mention:                  “One Shut Night”  by Daniel Allen Cox








Summer 2013 SELECTIONS




“After Glow”  Dir. Yagiz Acar


“Almost A Mountain”  Dir. Duane Trammell


“ASSN”  Dir. Michael Moeh


“Becoming Henry”  Dir. Anna Goodman-Herrick


“Bite Me”  Dir. Joey Allen


“Casual”  Dir. Stephanie Muyco


“Clown Nose Theory”  Dir. Ned Farr


“Cornered”  Dir. Justin Hughes


“Daddy ABC”  Dir. Hamad Alawar


“Estefan”  Dir. Lauren Taylor and Jeff Call


“Goddamn Rain”  Dir. Ty Greene


“It's Your Habit To Leave Me”  Dir. Jennifer Nicole Stang


“Love Stuffed”  Dir. Rupet Van Den Broek


“Schizophrenia”  Dir. Pedro Del Santo


“Snake Eyes”  Dir. Nora Urbanski


“TOB”  Dir. Andres Galeano


“The Adventures of Uncle Colt and Cletus”  Dir. Nathan Cox


“The Breadfruit Tree”  Dir. Priyamvada Narayanan


“The Favorite”  Dir. Lyvia A Martinez


“The Ridicule”  Dir. Mete Sozer


“The Story Of An Egg”  Dir. Douglas Gayeton


“To The Last Drop”  Dir. Bill McGuire


“Until The Dust Settles”  Dir. Alexander Gangi












Spring 2013 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:“The Novel”  Dir. Paolo Licata


Best Documentary Short:“Heart Over Body”  Dir. Jared Corey


Best Animated Short:“Bibo”  Dir. Anton Chistiakov and Mikhail Dmitriev


Best Student Short:  “Goldenstate”  Dir. Moshe Sayada


Best Foreign Short:       “Reset”  Dir. Fredrik Akerstrom and Marcus Kryler


Best Experimental Short:  “Studies In Space”  Dir. Tate Bunkder


Best Music Video:         “Daddy's Eyes”  Dir. Carlos Hurtado


Best Commercial:         “Dare To Live”  Dir. Carlos Hurtado


Best Short Script:         “Searching For Eva”  by Ashleigh Hanley


Honorable Mention:               “The Legend Of Budgie Farnell”  by Michael Ljubic


Honorable Mention:               "The Renovation" by Brian Oneill








Spring 2013 SELECTIONS




“A Baby Named Pong”  Dir. Kate Rhamey


“Ann Romney's 'I Love You WOMEN!' Face Cream”  Dir. Mackenzie Horras


“Bibo”  Dir. Anton Chistiakov and Mikhail Dmitriev


“Couchers: The Mall Walker Lady”  Dir. Sean Mier


“Daddy's Eyes”  Dir. Carlos Hurtado


“Dare To Live”  Dir. Carlos Hurtado


“First Date”  Dir. Kristen Carter


“GIVE ME SHELTER”  Dir. Kristin  Rizzo


“Goldenstate”  Dir. Moshe Sayada


“Heart Over Body”  Dir. Jared Corey


“Johnny”  Dir. Amos McKay


“Magnum Mission”  Dir. Kate Rhamey


“Mission: New Year”  Dir. Jonah Oskow-Schoenbrod


“Moonbeam feat. Aelyn-You Win Me”  Dir. Pavel Khvaleev


“My Dream Girl”  Dir. Carlos Hurtado


“Paint Fight”  Dir. Ak Hottman


“Paradise Cafe”  Dir. Benjamin Goalabre


“Rainy Day Ducks”  Dir. Daniell Heitmuller


“Reset”  Dir. Fredrik Akerstrom and Marcus Kryler


“RGB-Red Green Blue”  Dir. Caitlyn Hall


“Runaway”  Dir. Marc Kharrat


“Sneeze”  Dir. Ak Hottman


“Studies In Space”  Dir. Tate Bunker


“Superfuzz”  Dir. David Towles-Moore


“Supervised”  Dir. Rick Glenn and Niles Heckman


“The Disappointment of Jonathan Bender”  Dir. Joey Lanai


“The Novel”  Dir. Paolo Licata


“The Strange and Eerie Memoirs of Billy Wuthergloom”  Dir. David Antoniuk


“Wait For It”  Dir. Marc Ruiz


“Walk The Light”  Dir. Anthony Sabet














Winter 2012 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:“Liberator”  Dir. Aaron Pope


Best Documentary Short:          “Death By Chinese Junk”  Dir. Peter Navarro


Best Animated Short:“Boss Man”  Dir. Ian Hamilton


Best Student Short:         “Pipelines”  Dir. Maciej Pasynkiewicz


Best Foreign Short:         “Tempo”  Dir. Benoit Fontenelle and Tony Marioni


Best Experimental Short:         “Vallum”  Dir. Chase Wright


Best Music Video:         “Kyasma//Radioactivity”  Dir. Jean-Paul Frenay


Best Commercial:         “Big Shake”  Dir. Bruno Mourral


Best Short Script:         “Duality”  by Nicholas Anthony


Honorable Mention:                  “Flesh and Blood”  by Mayank Kushwah


Honorable Mention:                  "Moonglow" by Esther de Rothschild


Honorable Mention:                  "Small Signs" by John Moon


Honorable Mention:                  "The Mouse andThe Clock" by Zachary Vojdani






Winter 2012 SELECTIONS




“Atheists Anonymous”  Dir. Kip Calendine


“Bad Dream”  Dir. Ellen Ragnarsdottir


“Balkanica LTD”  Dir. Daniele Scarpi


“Big Shake”  Dir. Bruno Mourral


“Boss Man”  Dir. Ian Hamilton


“Call To Action”  Dir. Hunter G. Williams


“Compulsion”  Dir. Constantinos Yiallourides


“Death by Chines Junk”  Dir. Peter Navarro


“Doritos: Super Cheesy”  Dir. Jen McGowan


“Dot Got Shot”  Dir. Carlos Ramos Jr. and Honey Lauren


“Fresh Start”  Dir. Joseph R. Martinez


“HyePower”  Dir. James Jay Ellis


“Hysteria 2012”  Dir. Gianfranco Terrin


“Kyasma Radioactivity”  Dir. Jean-Paul Frenay


“Liberator”  Dir. Aaron Pope


“Lover's Lookout”  Dir. Adam Huber


“Masquerade”  Dir. Sangeun Song


“Orange County Hill Killers”  Dir. Katie Downer


“Pipelines”  Dir. Maciej Pasynkiewicz


“Prick”  Dir. Ryan Nelson


“SideKick”  Dir. Amrinder Jassar


“SuperFans”  Dir. Douglas Stark


“Tempo”  Dir. Benoit Fontenelle and Tony Marioni


“The Carbon Collective”  Dir. S.J. Main


“The Final Rehearsal”  Dir. Alex Azmian


“The House With Nobody In It”  Dir. David Carnegie


“The Out Of Towner”  Dir. Alexander Allrich


“The Real Human Being”  Dir. Chris Lang


“The Sinister Cellar”  Dir. Philip Vallentin


“Thumb”  Dir. Sarah Gurfield


“To LIve And Try In LA”  Dir. Christianna Carmine


“Treasure”  Dir. Oliver Murray


“Vallum”  Dir. Chase Wright
















FALL 2012 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:“Flutter”  Dir. Lauren Mackenzie


Best Documentary Short:“Archie The Cockfighter”  Dir. Jeremy Pion-Berlin and  Archie Brooksbank


Best Animated Short:“Through The Storm”  Dir. Fred Burdy


Best Student Short:  “Medicine Men”  Dir. Guy Malim


Best Foreign Short:  “Paper Planes”  Dir. Storm Ashwood


Best Experimental Short:  “Perceptio”  Dir. Brendan Gabriel Murphy


Best Music Video:         “Midnight Lights”  Dir. Jimmy Diebold


Best Commercial:         “Chevy”  Dir. Andrey Kochkin


Best Short Script:         “Fermi's Blackboard”  by Donald Lorincz


Honorable Mention:               “6 Years, 4 Months and 23 Days”  Dir. Gerard Roxburgh


Honorable Mention:               "A Mother's Love" by Camille Mitchell


Honorable Mention:               "When The Leaves Start To Fall" by Kathleen Stevens






FALL 2012 SELECTIONS




“Chevy Commercial”  Dir. Andrey Kochkin


“Midnight Lights”  Dir. Jimmy Diebold


“Perceptio”  Dir. Brendan Gabriel Murphy


“6 Years, 4 Months and 23 Days”  Dir. Gerard Roxburgh


“Paper Planes”  Dir. Storm Ashwood


“Medicine Men”  Dir. Guy Malim


“Flutter”  Dir. Lauren Mackenzie


“Brotherly Love”  Dir. Michael Boylan


“The Shopgirl”  Dir. Diana Ling


“Love Is No News”  Dir. David Oleary


“The Diner’s Club”  Dir. Ricky Lloyd George


“Catch Me Now”  Dir. Jason Gulifer


“Photo Finish”  Dir. Michael Brewer


“Love and Death In Los Angeles”  Dir. Noel Poyner


“Virtual Inc.”  Dir. Devin Wilson


“Nature Of Things”  Dir. Aradhana Modi


“Glass Boy”  Dir. Jarrod Shusterman


“The Axe Gang”  Dir. Ellis M. Meng


“Through The Storm”  Dir. Fred Burdy


“Treading Water”  Dir. Katie White


“Gone”  Dir. Will Wallace


“How They Smiled”  Dir. Nicolas Wendl


“Archie The Cockfighter”  Dir. Jeremy Pion-Berlin and Archie Brooksbank








Summer 2012 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:“When You Find Me”  Dir. Bryce Dallas Howard


Best Documentary Short:“Angel's Reach”  Dir. Al Germani


Best Animated Short:“Worlds Apart”  Dir. Michael Zachary Huber


Best Student Short:  “Croquembouche”  Dir. Matthew Chevlen


Best Foreign Short:  “The Cart”  Dir. Natasha Novik


Best Experimental Short:  “Fortune Faded”  Dir. Alexander Heringer


Best Music Video:         “Divinity Roxx: Get Here”  Dir. Eric Anderson


Best Commercial:         “Hold That Bus”  Dir. Neil Payne


Best Short Script:         “Storytime”  by Angel Nunez


Honorable Mention:               “Mother's Milk”  Dir. Andy DeJohn and Phanxine Linh


Honorable Mention:               "A Reason To Live" by Thomas Pace


Honorable Mention:               "Arklay" by Shawn Lebert






Summer 2012 SELECTIONS




“Apocrifo”  Dir. Ernesto Fundora


“Gentlemen In Squalor”  Dir. Alex Sufit


“Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”  Dir. Charles Shyer


“Be The Boss-Quicken Loans” :  Dir. Marc Ruiz


“Anti-Muse”  Dir. John Goodner


“Four Minutes”  Dir. Blake Gearheard


“Rebel”  Dir. Tarek Tohme


“Brother”  Dir. Sari Rodrig


“Godless”  Dir. Dwayne Tarver


“Catalyst”  Dir. Matthew Losasso


“How To Get To Candybar”  Dir. Matt August


“The Life Of Eric Richards”  Dir. Robert Zimmerman


“The Ends”  Dir. Jonathan Reyes


“Ladders”  Dir. Mark Breedlove


“Mother's Milk”  Dir. Andy DeJohn and Phanxine Linh


“Abigail"  Dir. Renata Green-Gaber


“When You Find Me”  Dir. Bryce Dallas Howard


“Angel's Reach”  Dir. Al Germani


“Worlds Apart”  Dir. Michael Zachary Huber


“Croquembouche”  Dir. Matthew Chevlen


“The Cart”  Dir. Natasha Novik


“Fortune Faded”  Dir. Alexander Heringer


“Divinity Roxx: Get Here”  Dir. Eric Anderson


“Hold That Bus”  Dir. Neil Payne












Spring 2012 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:“Masque”  Dir. Robert Hatch


Best Documentary Short:    “Olga's Promise”  Dir. Roy Anthony Cox


Best Animated Short:“Animalrio”  Dir. Sergio Mejia Forero


Best Student Short:  “Moonlit Night”  Dir. Eva Merz


Best Foreign Short:  “The Speed Of The Past”  Dir. Dominique Rocher


Best Experimental Short:  “Strong Is Beautiful”  Dir. Dewey Nicks


Best Music Video:         “Give It All Away”  Dir. Amariah Olson and Obin Olson


Best Commercial:         “Clay Matthews Fathead”  Dir. Marc Ruiz


Best Short Script:         “The Chocolate Kandinsky”  by Suzanne Griffin


Honorable Mention:               “Quiet”  Dir. Lauren Fash


Honorable Mention:               "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Accident by David Schroeder


Honorable Mention:               "The Superstar" by Kristina Sarkyte






Spring 2012 SELECTIONS




“True Power”  Dir. Karel Van Bellingen


“Muppets Like Folger’s Coffee”  Dir. Ryan Schwartzman and Jennica Schwartzman


“Disco Dawgz”  Dir. Steve Taylor


“One Two Three Cheers and A Tiger” : The Dream Dir. Thomas Christian Eichtinger and Daniel Prochaska


“Furnace Keep”  Dir. Gary Grant


“A.B.S”  Dir. Brighid fleming


“Animalario”  Dir. Sergio Mejia Forero


“Frankie”  Dir. Francesca Zappitelli


“Olga’s Promise”  Dir. Roy Anthony Cox


“Clay Matthews-Fathead”  Dir. Marc Ruiz


“Give It All Away”  Dir. Amariah Olson and Obin Olson


“The Scroll”  Dir. Chris Engle


“Brad and Gary”  Dir. Pierre Coffin


“Four Of A Qind”  Dir. Angelo Campanile


“Where Are They Now”  Dir. Bill Retherford


“Give Or Take”  Dir. Trevor Funk, Nathan Funk and Morgan Funk


“The Speed Of The Past  Dir. Dominique Rocher


“Quiet” Dir. Lauren Fash


“Levi’s-The Rescue”  Dir. Sheldon Schwartz


“Ali-Fathead”  Dir. Marc Ruiz


“Give Up”  Dir. Stephen Unger


"Kingwood-Lapsed" Dir. Charles Quinn Frutos


“Strong Is Beautiful”  Dir. Dewey Nicks


“Odium”  Dir. Neale Hemrajani


“Road Rage”  Dir. Heather Donnell


“Moonlit Night”  Dir. Eva Merz


“Other”  Dir. Daniel Delpurgatorio


“Masque”  Dir. Robert Hatch












Winter 2011 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:“Quirk Of Fate”  Dir. Marco J. Riedl


Best Documentary Short:“Carbon For Water”  Dir. Evan Abramson and Carmen Elsa Lopez Abramson


Best Animated Short:“Luna”  Dir. Donna Brockopp


Best Student Short:  “Stuck”  Dir. Martin W. Andersen


Best Foreign Short:  “10 Minutes”  Dir. Charlie Bray


Best Experimental Short:  “Ever After”  Dir. Marlee MacLeod


Best Music Video:         “Ima Robot-Greenback Boogie”  Dir. Frank Jerky


Best Commercial:         “Magic Arnold Giveaway”  Dir. Marc Ruiz


Best Short Script:         “All In”  by Eamon Wyse


Honorable Mention:               "Red" by Jennifer Green


Honorable Mention:               “Simplicity”  Dir. Chet Thomas and Darrin Fletcher






Winter 2011 SELECTIONS




“Spoiler”  Dir. Daniel Thron


“Fight Night Legacy”  Dir. Hisonni Johnson and Michael Sarnoski


“Rob Jones-Racecar”  Dir. Marc Ruiz


“One Minute”  Dir. Dutch Merrick


“Live Outside The Box”  Dir. Shu-Hsuan Lin


“Casper and Kitty”  Dir. Franco Parente


“Two Weeks Notice”  Dir. Theron James


“Crisis Management”  Dir. David Michael Williamson


“Carbon For Water”  Dir. Evan Abramson and Carmen Elsa Lopez Abramson


“Simplicity”  Dir. Chet Thomas and Darrin Fletcher


“Stuck”  Dir. Martin W. Andersen


“The Duel”  Dir. Neil Payne


“Newlyweds”  Dir. Jordan Sharon and Keith Hamm


“Cassandra’s Run”  Dir. Thomas Kanschat


“The Particles-Taken Away”  Dir. Fred Khoshtinat


“Will and Fiona”  Dir. Kate VanDevender


“Deception”  Dir. Pamela J. Dresser


“Quirk Of Fate”  Dir. Marco J. Riedl


“Foodbanks Hunger Count 2011”  Dir. Bryce Hallett


“Magic Arnold Giveaway”  Dir. Marc Ruiz


“Ever After”  Dir. Marlee MacLeod


“Ima Robot-Greenback Boogie”  Dir. Frank Jerky


“Luna”  Dir. Donna Brockopp


“Key Change”  Dir. David Codeglla


“10 Minutes”  Dir. Charlie Bray


“Church Road”  Dir. Nicole Yuhas


“Mayhem”  Dir. Richard Blake and A.I. Moore










Fall 2011 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:“Ambush” Dir. Joseph Bauer


Best Documentary Short:        “No Autographs” Dir. Bryan Buckley


Best Animated Short:“The Jockstrap Raiders"  Dir. Mark Nelson


Best Student Short:        “Nice Guys Finish Last” Dir. Kimberly McCullough


Best Foreign Short:        “The Noise Of Snow”  Dir. Andrea Marini


Best Experimental Short:        “Venus Vs. Mars”  Dir. Talin Malekian


Best Music Video:         “Simoom-Cutting Seams”  Dir. Sean McCarthy


Best Commercial:         “Face Off”  Dir. Neil Payne


Best Short Script:         “Yin and Yang”  by Dianne Dempsey


Honorable Mention:               "Bullies For Rent" by Roberto Marrero






Fall 2011 SELECTIONS




“The Puddles Dependency”  Dir. Jarron Vosburg


“Sad Robot”  Dir. David Wendl


“Homebody”  Dir. Kate Marks


“Wall”  Dir. Meng Qiao Li


“Splitscreen: A Love Story”  Dir. JW Griffiths


“Portland Cello Project-Denmark”  Dir. Daniel Fickle


“The Fritzl Effect”  Dir. Stefanos Sitaras


“Flaming Foot Of Death”  Dir. Victor Masters


“An American Heart”  Dir. Ikko Suzuki


“Crossing”  Dir. Jacob Potkin


“Before My Eyes”  Dir. Andrew Baron-Vartian


“Blank Canvas”  Dir. Hannah Sullivan


“Down The Wrong Path”  Dir. LeAndre Thomas


“Missed Call”  Dir. Justin Wells


“Kindergarten”  Dir. Scott F. Evans


“First Date”  Dir. Tom Murphy


“Vengeance”  Dir. Drew Stewart


“Strife Heist”  Dir. Omid Shabkhiz


“A Love Story...In Milk”  Dir. Danann Breathnach


“Exit”  Dir. Andrew Frischerz


“Wake Up”  Dir. Don Askew


“A Finger, Two Dots Then Me”  Dir. David Holechek and Daniel Holechek


“Woolite Dark”  Dir. Michael Greene


“Reflection”  Dir. Sharon Lock


“Kyle”  Dir. Ryan Mattos


“Ambush” Dir. Joseph Bauer


“No Autographs” Dir. Bryan Buckley


“The Jockstrap Raiders"  Dir. Mark Nelson


“Nice Guys Finish Last” Dir. Kimberly McCullough


“The Noise Of Snow”  Dir. Andrea Marini


“Venus Vs. Mars”  Dir. Talin Malekian


“Simoom-Cutting Seams”  Dir. Sean McCarthy


“Face Off”  Dir. Neil Payne








Summer 2011 WINNERS




Best Narrative Short:“All American Tooles” Dir. M. David Melvin


Best Documentary Short:        “Like Toy Dolls” Dir. Yihwen Chen


Best Animated Short:“Escape Of The Gingerbread Man"  Dir. Tod Polson


Best Student Short:        “Morya” Dir. Vihang Walve


Best Foreign Short:        “Drift”  Dir. Angel Tirado


Best Experimental Short:        “Bridge Of Egypt”  Dir. Mahmoud Awad


Best Music Video:         “The Gentle People: H20”  Dir. Jean-Marie Marbach


Best Commercial:         “Quicken Loans-Thanks A Million”  Dir. Marc Ruiz


Best Short Script:         “Little Red Script”  by Neil Valentine






Summer 2011 SELECTIONS




“Rabbit”  Dir. Jamie Lawrence


“Hinnon Valley” Dir. Richard Greenwood Jr.


“Paper Thin Reality” Dir. Polaris Castillo


“Best Western Independent Film”  Dir. Josh Winkler


“Orange O Despair”  Dir. John Banana


“Pop” Dir. Tobias Anderson


“Das Tub”  Dir. James Cunningham


“Agent 6”  Dir. Jason Kent Carpenter


“The Recipient”  Dir. Javier Bermudez


“Summer Of The Zombies”  Dir. Ashleigh Nichols and Eddie Beasley


“Zombies And Assholes” Dir. Sean LoGrasso


“El Oso”  Dir. Sam Sero and Jarryd Meyer


“8 Minutes”  Dir. Kristen Nelson


“Oliver's Treasure”  Dir. Chuck Grieb


“Tanzania-The Land Of Killimanjaro, Zanzibar and The Serengeti”  Dir. Tiffany Steves


“Noble Cause”  Dir. Karl Kimmel










Spring 2011 Winners




Best Narrative Short: “Missile Crisis” Dir. Jaye Davidson


Best Documentary Short:“Animation: A Palette Of Possibilities” Dir. Angela Hinton


Best Animated Short:   “Daisy Cutter” Dir. Enrique Garcia and Ruben Salazar


Best Student Short:“Earthship” Dir. David Wilson


Best Foreign Short:   “Sleeping Awake”  Dir. Manav Yadav


Best Experimental Short:“Worship”  Dir. Calum Macdiarmid


Best Music Video:    “You Told A Lie”  Dir. Brent Green


Best Commercial:    “Kweezzz”  Dir. Mihir Desai


Best Short Script:      “Blood Trigger”  by Ron Podell


Honorable Mention:   “The Red Rope” Dir. Vincent Ma








Spring 2011 Selections




“Pesticide”  Dir. Eric Gerber


“Eric” Dir. Paul Winter


“The Story of Us” Dir. Paul Krizan


“The Red Centre”  Dir. Adrian Brown


“Viola Concerto”  Dir. Jason Rose


“Bixby Gests A Ticket” Dir. Richard Kuhlman and Deb Hiett


“The Count’s Dance Lesson” Dir. L. Stephanie Tait


“Three Ring”  Dir. James Jandak Wood


“Friday Night Tights”  Dir. Joonki Park


“To Make For Tomorrow”  Dir. Jeremiah Lujan


“The Lighthouse”  Dir. Po Chou Chi


“Tequilla” by Rene Rene


“Mad Dog And The Flyboy”  Dir. Christopher Rausch


“Anonymous (Street Meat)”  Dir. Migdia Chinea


“Pine Cone”  Dir. Sakari Makela


“Tell Me A Secret”  Dir. David McLeod


“December 15th”  Dir. Ryan Russell Smith


“The Lost Samurai”  Dir. Yuta Okamura


“What’s Up”  Dir. Kim Sheridan

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