Best Local Drama Short Nominees:
Mr. Blue
USA, by Matthew MacCarthy
*Somna
USA, by Jordan Anstatt - WINNER!
The Forever Woods
USA, by John Jamilkowski
Voices
USA, by Richard Tavernaro
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Best Thriller Short Nominees:
A Peculiar Thud
USA, by Ross Morin
*Borderline
USA, by Kieran Shea , David Osorio -WINNER!
Liz Drives
Australia, by Mia'kate Russell
When Demons Die
Germany, by Daniel Ruebesam
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Best Short Film Nominees:
Americana
USA, by Jacob Allinson
*AmeriKa
USA, by Ryan Ward - WINNER!
My Mom and The Girl
USA, by Susie Singer Carter
ROPEd
Canada, by Riel Stone
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Best Western Short Nominees:
Dig Your Grave
USA, by Michelle Caruso
*The Duel
USA, by Amanda Barnes, David Speck - WINNER!
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Best Student Film Nominees:
Blackface
7m, USA, by Malcolm Baity
*Lil Bat
USA, dir. by Justin Gorski - WINNER!
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Best Documentary Short Nominees:
Penny & Dee
USA, dir. by Jamie Dack
*The Opera Singer
USA, by Steve Kahn - WINNER!
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Best Experimental Short Nominees:
*BLACKBIRD a dream resurrected
USA, by Cyrus Salvia - WINNER!
Chasing Stars
Switzerland, by Markus Eichenberger
Hyper-Reality
United Kingdom, by Keiichi Matsuda
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Best Foreign Short Nominees:
After The Reunion
Finland, by Kirsikka Saari
Penalty
Italy, by Aldo Luliano
Son
Luxembourg, by Cyrus Neshvad
*The Boy By The Sea
Netherlands, by Vasily Chuprina - WINNER!
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Best Local Short Nominees
F
USA, by Rob Tiffin, Ben Lamm, Mitchell Hardage
*Good Hair
USA, by Fray Forde, Catherine Dee Holly - WINNER!
Say Cheese
USA, by Philip Rakesh
Somna
USA, by Jordan Anstatt
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Best Animated Short Nominees:
Fox And The Whale
Canada, by Robin Joseph
Hope
Switzerland, by Michael Scherrer
Sea-Tectives
USA, by Christopher Dobbs Jr.
*Treasure Nest
USA, by Meng-Chwen (JOY ) Tien, Allison Botkin, Mike Bourbeau . - WINNER!
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Best Horror Short Nominees:
Blackout
USA, by Timothy Collins
Liz Drives
Australia, by Mia'kate Russell
Say Cheese
USA, by Philip Rakesh
*When Demons Die
Germany, by Daniel Ruebesam - WINNER!
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Best Dark Comedy Nominees:
#WhoWeKill
Russian Federation, by Pavel Ivanov
Eulogilia
USA, by Alex Grossman
F
USA, by Rob Tiffin, Ben Lamm, Mitchell Hardage
*Temporary.
U S A, by Milena Govich - WINNER!
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Best Comedy Short Nominees:
Comin' in Hot
USA, by David Zorn
Emojional Breakdown
U S A, by Tom Chalmers
*The Julie Stories
U S A, by Julio Vincent Gambuto - WINNER!
The New 35
U S A, by Michelle Bossy
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2016 AWARDS
Best Short Film
Land of Exodus
dir. by Skinner Myers
Best Drama Short
Zarr
dir. by Ibrahim Nada
Best Foreign Short
A Selfie
dir. by María Fernanda Suarez
Best Horror Short
Chateau Sauvignon : Terroir
dir. by David E. Munz-Maire
Best Horror-Comedy Short
Nursing and You
dir. by Jack Macilvain
Best Student Film
Pigskin
dir. by Jake Hammond
Best Comedy Short
Being Glen : A Puppeteer's Story
dir. by Xavier Jordan
Best Music Video
Speech of Foxes
dir. by Ben Phillippo
Best Action Short
Outside the Wire
dir. by Shaun Clifford
Best Experimental Short
The Sparrow's Flight
dir. by Tom Schroeder
Best Short Short
Napoleon: The Ticket
dir. by Matthew Berenty
Best Animated Short
Moom
dir. by Robert Kondo, Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi
Best Local Short
Hotel Clermont
dir. by Heather L. Hutson
Best Documentary Short
In This World
dir. by Kelly Creedon
Best Ensemble Cast
The Lipinski
dir. by Nate Townsend
Best Web Series
The Mother Load
dir. by Nicole Kemper, Grant McGowen
Best Director
Wally's Will
dir. by Matteo Mosterts
Audience Choice Award
The Bus Stop
dir. by Justin Malone
Best Fantasy Short Nominees:
*Always with You
USA, by Hugo C. Domenech - WINNER!
BLACKBIRD a dream resurrected
USA, by Cyrus Salvia
The Secret of Joy
USA, by Max Bartoli
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Audience Choice Award Nominees
My Mom and The Girl
USA, by Susie Singer Carter
Say Cheese
USA, by Philip Rakesh
*The After War
USA, by Giorgio Litt - WINNER!
The New 35
USA, by Michelle Bossy
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2015 AWARDS
Best Short Film
A Tree in The Sea
dir. by Shahir Zag
Best Drama Short
Wedding Dress
dir. by Haroula Rose
Best Foreign Short
Antoine
dir. by Cyrus Neshvad
Best Horror Short
Meridians
dir. by Blake Rice
Best Sci-Fi Short
One Billion Dates
dir. by Alec Robbins
Best Student Film
The Wonderful
dir. by Erin Good
Best Comedy Short
The Script Re-Right
dir. by Maddie Mindling
Best Music Video
Brooklynn - Friends
dir. by Jordan St. Martin-Reyes, Benjamin Roberds
Best Action Short
Awesome Runaway!!
dir. by Benjamin De Los Santos
Best Erotic Short
Courtesan
dir. by Jeremy Osbern, Misti Boland
Best Experimental Short
Von Strantz "1793"
by Joe Leavell
Best Short Short
stay.
dir. by Brey Browne
Best Animated Short
Dji. Death Sails
dir. by Dmitri Voloshin
Best Local Short
20 BAHT
dir. by Rachel Kessler
Best Documentary Short
Our People
dir. by Payne Lindsey
Best Ensemble Cast
Raise The ToyGantic
dir. by Gail Lerner
Best Director
Come Away With Me
dir. by Ellen Gerstein
Audience Choice
Send in the Clowns
dir. by Carmelle Danneman
Best Ensemble Cast Nominees:
Americana
USA, by Jacob Allinson
Comin' in Hot
USA, by David Zorn
Lemon Made
U S A, dir. by Don Stallings
*My Mom and The Girl
U S A, by Susie Singer Carter - WINNER!
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Best Historical Drama Nominees:
Blackface
USA, by Malcolm Baity
Counter Act
Canada, by Heath Affolter, Thomas Affolter, Nathan Affolter, Jon Affolter
In the Beginning was Water and Sky
USA, by Ryan Ward
*ROPEd
Canada, by Riel Stone - WINNER!
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Best Musical Short
*REPAIRations! - The Musical
USA, by Courtney Miller - WINNER!
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Best Erotic Short
*Cake
USA, by Anne Hu - WINNER!
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Best Music Video Nominees:
*Empty Promise
USA, by Kevin Eikenberg - WINNER!
Isonade
USA, by Christopher Richardson
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Best Action Short Nominees:
Express Delivery
United Kingdom, by Beau Fowler
*Fist of People
South Korea by Dong-ki An - WINNER!
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Best Romantic Comedy Nominees:
Emojional Breakdown
USA, by Tom Chalmers
Good Hair
USA, by Fray Forde, Catherine Dee Holly
Paige Pounces
USA, by Jackie Geary
*The New 35
USA, by Michelle Bossy - WINNER!
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Best Actor Nominees:
John Amedro in BLACKBIRD a dream resurrected by Cyrus Salvia
Jade Eshete in Ache by Sharkey Weinberg
*Valerie Harper in My Mom and The Girl by Susie Singer Carter - WINNER!
John Mullins in Americana by Jacob Allinson
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Best Drama Short Nominees:
Ache
USA, by Sharkey Weinberg
*Americana
USA, by Jacob Allinson - WINNER!
In the Beginning was Water and Sky
USA, by Ryan Ward
The After War
USA, by Giorgio Litt
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Best Cinematography Nominees:
AmeriKa
USA, by Ryan Ward
In the Beginning was Water and Sky
USA, by Ryan Ward
*Penalty
Italy, by Aldo Luliano - WINNER!
REPAIRations! - The Musical
USA, by Courtney Miller
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The 8th Annual Atlanta Shortsfest is held July 7 - 8, 2017 at Synchronicity Theatre
Best Director Nominees:
Americana
USA, by Jacob Allinson
*AmeriKa & In the Beginning was Water and Sky
USA, by Ryan Ward - WINNER!
My Mom and The Girl
USA, by Susie Singer Carter
ROPEd
Canada, by Riel Stone
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Best Local Comedy Short Nominees:
80s Dating Video Remix
USA, by Nicole Kemper, Hillary R. Heath
*F
USA, by Rob Tiffin, Ben Lamm, Mitchell Hardage - WINNER!
Joanna
USA, by Fernando Mattos
Vestige
U S A, by Andrew Richardson
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Best Short Short Nominees:
*Lenses
USA, by Becca Roth, Laura Goehrke - WINNER!
The Opera Singer
USA, by Steve Kahn
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Best Sci-Fi Short Nominees:
Anamnesis
USA, by Sebastien Tobler
Hyper-Reality
United Kingdom, dir. by Keiichi Matsuda
*Iteration 1
Canada, by Jesse Lupini - WINNER!
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