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WINNERS
OCTOBER 2018
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
MOGU AND PEROL
Tsuneo Goda
Best Narrative Film
UPSIDE DOWN
Jessi Williams, Kacie Stetson, Georgia Agnew
Honorable Mention: Narrative Film
LET ME SOAR HIGH!
Suujoy J. Mukerji
Best Indie Film
THE RETURN
Sander Nap, Nils Vermeire
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
DRAWN
Fareed Kairon
Best Drama
SYDNEY
Peter Spann
Honorable Mention: Drama
ACCEPTABLES
Michele Lyman
Best Comedy
BRAIN ENGAGEMENT
Patrick Neff
Honorable Mention: Comedy
I WILL NOT WRITE UNLESS I AM SWADDLED IN FURS
Wade Shotter
Best Thriller
KATY
Ilkan Atalar
Honorable Mention: Thriller
APPREHENSION
Chris Fudge
Best Horror
BEAUTIFUL CAKE
Brian McWha
Best Action Film
THE GETAWAY KID
Jordan Lavery
Best Sci-Fi
EDEN
Kristian Bakstad
Best Experimental Film
VOUS
Pari Antoniou
Honorable Mention: Experimental Film
GETAWAY
Pedro Zamalloa
Best Inspirational Film
UNDER REVIEW: GOLD BUTTE
Kelly Todd
Honorable Mention: Inspirational Film
CONQUER
Dominic Koponen, Tommy Koponen
Best Fantasy Film
AND THEY LIVED..
Meitar Paz, Javier Espinoza
Best Dark Comedy
THE MASTER OF CUCHILLO
Rodrigo Sebastian Gonzalez
Best Romantic Comedy
I SPEAK FOR THE TREES
Nathan Ginter
Honorable Mention: Romantic Comedy
A NOTE TO SELF
Clay Fisher
Best LGBTQ
ALL TOO WELL
Safi Jafri
Best Western
FOR IT IS WRITTEN
Daniel Ståhl
Best Film Noir
INERTIA
Ingrid Hoyos
Best Web Series
TEAM MARS
Steve O'Reilly, Andy Ferguson, Damien Drake
Honorable Mention: Web Series
DOLLHOUSE
Mariya Ranieli
Best Documentary
SYRIA'S TENT CITIES
Mira Hamour
Honorable Mention: Documentary
GENDER EQUALITY: STARTING THE CONVERSATION
Jamie Song
Best Animation
MOGU AND PEROL
Tsuneo Goda
Honorable Mention: Animation
GEOMETRY
Simo Liu
Best Music Video
LUBIANA - FEELING LOW
Semoulin Mehdi
Honorable Mention: Music Video
HARRY NATHAN - ROOFTOPS
Odeya Rush
Best Student Film
LION
Shae Poulin
Honorable Mention: Student Film
FOURTH POSITION
Matthieu Estrem
Best Microfilm
GEOMETRY
Simo Liu
Honorable Mention: Microfilm
HAM JAM
Sage Christian Drake
Best Director
SBPCH - 1999 / 17:05 / FRIEND
Andrey Valdberg
Honorable Mention: Director
9,8 M/S2
Michael Vaynberg
Best First Time Director
NORA EPHRON GOES TO PRISON
Hannah Elless
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
LIFE, IN A DAY!
Aniket Rumde
Best Indie Filmmaker
SMALL PIECES
Glenn McGarry
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
HOUSING ON FIRE
Michelle Cho
Best Young Filmmaker
ALL TOO WELL
Safi Jafri
Honorable Mention: Young Filmmaker
YELLOWKNIFE GROUND ZERO
Andrea Geraghty
Best Actor
LION
Graham Miles
Honorable Mention: Actor
A NOTE TO SELF
Alastair Osment
Best Actress
UPSIDE DOWN
Jessi Williams
Honorable Mention: Actress
SALVADOR
Debora Habsburg
Best Actor in an Indie Film
THE GETAWAY KID
Nico De Castris
Honorable Mention: Actor in an Indie Film
BLUE LIES
Teo Ciltia
Best Actress in an Indie Film
INERTIA
Ingrid Hoyos
Honorable Mention: Actress in an Indie Film
IT'S NOT MY FAULT
Julie Stackhouse
Best Supporting Actor
CLOSURE
Kevin Austra
Honorable Mention: Supporting Actor
LION
Ken Godmere
Best Supporting Actress
BEAUTIFUL CAKE
Morgan Galavan
Honorable Mention: Supporting Actress
GRAFFITI
Caroline Deery
Best Young Actress
FAIRE LE PAS
Isobel Hyland
Best Child Actress
KID SEE, KID DO
Ava Connolly
Best Duo
WRITTEN BY?
Kankana Chakraborty, Sabyasachi Chakraborty
Honorable Mention: Duo
CLOSURE
Eric Francis Melaragni, Kevin Austra
Best Ensemble
GRAFFITI
Divyansh Sharma, Caroline Deery, Shane Skelton, Kelly Hancock, Alejandra Cejudo, Elvinet Piard, Anthony Villanueva
Honorable Mention: Ensemble
I BELONG HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Andreas O'Rourke, April Yanko, David Ogrodowski, Jene' Rossini, Anne Rematt, Jackson Frew
Best Cinematography
EDEN
Peter Wilke
Honorable Mention: Cinematography
SYDNEY
David Thomas Ross
Best Editing
SYDNEY
Grace Vaughan
Honorable Mention: Editing
HOUSING ON FIRE
Michelle Cho
Best Score
EDEN
Kenneth Ansbjerg
Honorable Mention: Score
THE FOUR LOVES
Stefan Meylaers
Best Song
IT HAD TO BE YOU ("NORA EPHRON GOES TO PRISON")
Hannah Elless, Charlie Rosen
Best Sound Design
I WILL NOT WRITE UNLESS I AM SWADDLED IN FURS
Nick Buckton
Best Visual Effects
EDEN
Kristian Bakstad
Best Commercial
WALKING TOGETHER
George Turnbull
Best Original Story
GOLD
An Phan
Honorable Mention: Original Story
NEVER DISAPPEAR
Leading Lee
Best Screenplay
BZZZ
Susanna Cassa
Honorable Mention: Screenplay
THE DOUBLE
Ablay Nurmanbetov
Best Drama Screenplay
SURFMEN OF THE PACIFIC
Derek Quick
Honorable Mention: Drama Screenplay
SEATED MOON
Alex Petrache
Best Comedy Screenplay
WELCOME TO THE TREATMENT PLANT!
Dilpreet Kaur Walia
Honorable Mention: Comedy Screenplay
HERCULEAN TASK
Mark Allard-Will
Best Thriller Screenplay
THE BOX
Ludo Vici
Best Fantasy Screenplay
THE YEARBOOK
Jim Norman
Best Sci-Fi Screenplay
EDEN
Kristian Bakstad
Best First Time Screenwriter
BREATHE
Christian Pavlik
Honorable Mention: First Time Screenwriter
THE ROAD TO HOPE
Teri Horsley
Sydney - Trailer
The Getaway Kid - Trailer
Gold - Trailer
Vous - Teaser
Written By? - Trailer
Lubiana - Feeling Low (Music Video)
Harry Nathan - Rooftops (Music Video)
Beautiful Cake - Trailer
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