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WINNERS
APRIL 2020
Winners may order a statuette for themselves and their team, for $290 including shipping.
After making an order, please send us an email to info.topshorts@gmail.com with the following details:
1. Award (for example: Best Director)
2. Name
3. Film title
4. Full shipping address, including phone number
We'll email the design for your approval prior to engraving it on the statuette.
Film of the Month
The Morning Walk
Louise Hylland, Marc Harpsøe
Best Narrative Film
Sleepwalk
Filipe Melo
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
Distance
Jesse Edwards
Best Indie Film
Summer Rain
Renzo Montoya
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Thereafter
Jared Lombardo
Best Drama
Swann
Antonio Petrone
Honorable Mention: Drama
Timeline
Chris Fudge
Best Comedy
Big Break
Dicle Ozcer
Honorable Mention: Comedy
Anniversary
Yuxue Li
Best Thriller
Disconnected
Traci Hays
Honorable Mention: Thriller
Zero Point
Ryan Graham-Laughlin
Best Horror
Orisha
Drew Anthony
Honorable Mention: Horror
The Invitation
Thorsten Schade
Best Action Film
Battle
Emre Orun
Honorable Mention: Action Film
Five
Will Sidaros
Best Sci-Fi
Infinitus
Cameron Currin
Honorable Mention: Sci-Fi
(Dys)Functional
Adam Nowak
Best Experimental Film
Collapse
Alberto Martín-Aragón
Honorable Mention: Experimental Film
Caravan
Tibor Vona
Best Inspirational Film
To You, Me & The Next Generation.
Sam Akel
Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film
Melanophobia
Manos Stathopoulos
Best Fantasy Film
Hollow
Nicholas Andrews, Rosie Keogh
Honorable Mention: Fantasy Film
Ecclesiastes
Lola Rùi
Best Romance Film
Spending Time With You
Josh Pafchek
Best Dark Comedy
Office Manager
Shamus Maxwell, Lola-Rose Maxwell
Best LGBTQ Film
You Boy
Juliette Labrousse, Sonia Guitz
Honorable Mention: LGBTQ Film
Swindled
Stanton Long
Best Web/TV Pilot
The Hinsdale Archives
Ryan Wefelmeyer
Best Web Series
The Honey Trapper Season 2
Felise Garcia
Best Documentary
Use Your Words
Lauren Layton
Honorable Mention: Documentary
Chiou
Nathan Agin
Best Music Video
Happy Sad Face - Heart Shield
Rawn Erickson II
Best Student Film
Mathilda
Yaqi Tao
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Shutter
Andres Ramirez
Best Microfilm
Uber Thoughts
Meredith Koch, Victor Zachary
Best Director
Sleepwalk
Filipe Melo
Honorable Mention: Director
Justice for Vincent
Andy Palmer
Best First Time Director
Big Break
Dicle Ozcer
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
Mathilda
Yaqi Tao
Best Indie Filmmaker
Waiting For A Ride
Joshua Nazaroff
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
705
Samantha Henry
Best Actor
A Person With Feelings
Trent Culkin
Honorable Mention: Actor
Justice for Vincent
Lawrence Chau
Best Actress
The Honey Trapper Season 2 - "Secrets Surface"
Felise Garcia
Honorable Mention: Actress
Nini's Nanny
Lydia Li
Best Actor in an Indie Film
Thereafter
Johnny Gilligan
Best Actress in an Indie Film
Cradle
Ava Fay
Best Supporting Actor
The Only Competent Person In This Entire Country
Bryan Wynn Sutton
Best Supporting Actress
Sleepwalk
Joy Green
Best Young Actress
Mathilda
Laurel Badenell
Best Duo
The Morning Walk
Louise Hylland & Amalie Gissel
Honorable Mention: Duo
The Honey Trapper Season 2 - "Secrets Surface"
Felise Garcia & Brian Shorkey
Best Ensemble
Sleepwalk
Greg Lucey, Durant McLeod, Joy Green, William Knight
Honorable Mention: Ensemble
Orisha
Juston Graber, Drew Anthony, Danny Brown, Luis Fernandez-Gil, Jack Duarte, Eric Hemeng, Peter Nuoffer
Best Cinematography
Mathilda
Ai Chung
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
Infinitus
Andrew Dryer
Best Editing
The Morning Walk
Martha Fjeldmose
Honorable Mention: Editing
Mathilda
Bowei Yue
Best Score
Dentist Show
Wonji Lee
Honorable Mention: Score
Dear Enemy
Jakob Balogh
Best Sound Design
Ecclesiastes
Álvaro de Iscar
Honorable Mention: Sound Design
Hollow
thesaddestman.studio
Best Commercial
Archetypes
Carlo De Agostini
Best Original Story
The Morning Walk
Louise Hylland
Honorable Mention: Original Story
Sleepwalk
Filipe Melo
Best Screenplay
The Drowned Man
Warren Paul Glover
Honorable Mention: Screenplay
Prospect Bluff
Harvest Bellante
Best Drama Screenplay
Mino
Yi Zhang
Best Fantasy Screenplay
Spinach
Stuart Schulz
Best Thriller Screenplay
Disappearing Ally
Warren Paul Glover
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
Replaceable Parts
Vance Berk
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