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WINNERS
JULY 2019
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
CHOCOLATE MAN
Meg
Best Narrative Film
FRACKED
Antony Stone
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
1717 PRIMROSE
Jacob Ryan Snovel
Best Indie Film
LONG DISTANCE
David Thompson
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
TALK TO TEXT
Rhett Thompson
Best Drama
CHOCOLATE MAN
Meg
Best Comedy
NO DAYZ OFF
Peter Calvin, Brent Crable
Best Thriller
1717 PRIMROSE
Jacob Ryan Snovel, Brooks Hall, Van Quattro, Evan Myles Horsley
Best Horror
THE SHADOW DEVIL
Yunqi Guo
Best Experimental Film
FIFTEEN GOING ON FOREVER
Thomas Perry
Best Inspirational Film
DANCER BY THE SEA
Barbara Mones
Best Fantasy Film
WHEN DARKNESS COMES
Nick Azzaro
Best Dark Comedy
THE COCKNEY AND THE TOFF
Nina Crane
Best Romantic Comedy
ALMOST CHARMING
Taylor Carnes
Best LGBTQ Film
THE GIFT OF WINTER
Robin Wang
Best Film Noir
AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Fon Davis
Best Web/TV Pilot
K.R.A.P.
Katherine Tokarz, Brynn Chamblee
Honorable Mention: Web/TV Pilot
BORN 'N' RAISED
Peter Kurtz
Best Web Series
LOCATION SCOUTS
Christiaan Van Vuuren, Connor Van Vuuren, Glen Condie, Liam Heyen, Julia Corcoran
Honorable Mention: Web Series
GHOST TOWN
Savannah DesOrmeaux
Best Documentary
CRAZY WORLD AIN’T IT
Dave Tourjé, Christopher Sibley
Honorable Mention: Documentary
LEAPS AND BOUNDS
Jessie Garcia
Best Animation
TAYLOR THE LATTE BOY
Hannah Garcia
Honorable Mention: Animation
#PLIM
Luke Kemp
Best Music Video
AVICII - HEAVEN
Levan Tsikurishvili
Honorable Mention: Music Video
PE 'MME - EBBANESIS
Pasquale Luigi Carillo
Best Student Film
PLAYER
Joya Li
Honorable Mention: Student Film
GO! GO!
Patradol Kitcharoen
Best Director
BLUE PIG
Yaxiong Shao
Honorable Mention: Director
CITY OF SHELLS
Sean Hamilton
Best First Time Director
FRACKED
Antony Stone
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Fon Davis
Best Indie Filmmaker
BIG TONY
Austen Watts
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
OLD FRIENDS
Matt Schmidt
Best Young Filmmaker
FROM THE LAND OF IN-BETWEEN
Joe Matthews
Best Actor
FRACKED
Daniel Fox
Honorable Mention: Actor
ONE NIGHT STAND
Matthew Sauvé
Best Actress
THE FIRST BOY I LOVED
Mingyu Du
Honorable Mention: Actress
THE TURTLE LIGHT
Rachel Pollack
Best Young Actor
1717 PRIMROSE
Evan Myles Horsley
Best Young Actress
FRACKED
Jade Collard
Best Duo
AT THE END OF THE WORLD
A Leslie Kies & Victor Manso
Honorable Mention: Duo
NO DAYZ OFF
Brent Crable & Jeff Garlish
Best Ensemble
K.R.A.P.
Katherine Tokarz, Hayley Holmes, Brynn Chamblee, Daniel Marin, Byron Wigfall, Anna Sophia Moad, Brandon Valley Jones, Suanne Spoke, Daja Sienna, Daniel Annone
Honorable Mention: Ensemble
BLUE PIG
Brent A. McCoy, Ana Corbi, Mark Nelson, Rosanna Jean Foss, Miles Hayden
Best Cinematography
CHOCOLATE MAN
Julian C. Steiner
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
THIEF
Mufeng Han
Best Editing
NO IRON PAN TODAY
Wanrong Zheng, Kan Zhou, Feike
Honorable Mention: Editing
A SMALL MISTAKE
William Weinig
Best Score
FRACKED
Jean-Pierre Steyn
Honorable Mention: Score
AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Edwin Wendler
Best Sound Design
CITY OF SHELLS
Sean Hamilton
Honorable Mention: Sound Design
PLAYER
Joya Li
Best Visual Effects
WHEN DARKNESS COMES
Nick Azzaro
Best Commercial
ALEXANDER'S OF NORTHVILLE
Lance Kawas
Best Trailer
GENERAL MESS HOSPITAL
Boas Gonen
Honorable Mention: Trailer
RIDING WITH THE RABBI
Yvette M. Hochberg
Best Original Story
1717 PRIMROSE
Brooks Hall
Honorable Mention: Original Story
MAA
Nidheya Suresh
Best Screenplay
HELPING YOU TO FORGET
Scott Nelson
Honorable Mention: Screenplay
ALWAYS HOPE
Janice Walker
Best First Time Screenwriter
DON'T BE HASTY
David Smith, Robert Lewis
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