Season – 7 (Official Selection)
FilmShort Creative Award Winner Films Discover the films and creative talents recognized by the FilmShort Creative Award. 01 Best Art Film system error Director: Ingrid Gans Writer: Ingrid Gans Producer: Ingrid Gans 02 Best Director Die Unterhaltung Director: Marian Bruchholz Writer: Marian Bruchholz BAIL OUT: SHOWTIME Director: Dennis O’Neill Writer: Dennis O’Neill Producer: Dennis O’Neill Cast: Dennis O’Neill 03 Best Documentary Far Horizon: Flat Earth vs NASA Director: paul may Writer: paul may Producer: paul may 04 Best Feature Screenplay Radioactive Clowns Writer: Paul May 05 Best LGBTQ Film A SOUND FROM WITHIN Director: Miguel Miller Writer: Miguel Miller Producer: Miguel Miller, Nathan Mikita Cast: CHRISTIAN DE ANTONIO, GWENNIE TAM, MARCOS FUENTES, KAREN DONOHUE 06 Best Original Screenplay End of the Road Writer: Paul May 07 Best Short Film The rotten apple Director: Anna Rita Del Piano Writer: Laura Fortunato Producer: A.C.ETS Camera con Vista, Abbo Production S.R.L Cast: Desiré Magrini, Martina Rizzi, Lisa Angelillo, Laura Giannatiempo, Nicola Valenzano, Paolo Quaranta Ofelia Director: Fabiola Stevenson Writer: Jorge Duran, Camille Bacos Producer: Silvia Epure Cast: Beatriz Aguirre, Guillermo Romano, Carola Parmejano, Dan Lopecci The Café Director: Lena Báez Writer: Lena Báez Producer: Lena Báez, Rigel Yaluk Mosquera Cast: Andrew Ferguson, Katie Bell, Kate Bolshakova, Natalia Lavratti 08 Best Short Screenplay The Dead Plains Long Way Home Writer: TERRY LUKE PODNAR 09 Best Web Series/TV Pilot CACCIA GROSSA Director: Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti Writer: Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti Producer: Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti Cast: Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti 10 Best Women Director The Café Director: Lena Báez Writer: Lena Báez Producer: Lena Báez, Rigel Yaluk Mosquera Cast: Andrew Ferguson, Katie Bell, Kate Bolshakova, Natalia Lavratti
Season – 6 (Official Selection)
FilmShort Creative Award Season 6 Winners Discover the films and creative talents recognized in Season 6 of the FilmShort Creative Award. 01 Best Action Film Dojo Director: Armin Alic Writer: Jon Paul Producer: Jon Paul Cast: Jon Paul, Christofer Aguero, Alex Jacobson, Juan Vilcacoba, Daniel Gonzalez, Justin Harris, Josue Deprez, Rick Acuna, Joe Fuentes 02 Best Actor boy meets boy Director: Jonathan MacPherson Writer: Simona Atias Producer: Mike Azevedo, Simona Atias Cast: Mike Azevedo, Charles Zukermann, Andy Thompson I Am Cain Director: Colby Sinclair Herbst Writer: Colby Sinclair Herbst Producer: Colby Sinclair Herbst, Kendall Christianson Cast: Colby Sinclair Herbst, Samuel Dunser ONCE UPON A TIME ON BORDER Director: UMUT ULAS ER Writer: UMUT ULAS ER Producer: UMUT ULAS ER Cast: UMUT ULAS ER Party Panda – The Birth of a Serial Killer Director: Uriah Herr Writer: Danny McDermott Producer: Kevin Amaya, Uriah Herr, Danny McDermott Cast: Danny McDermott, Justin Paul, Samantha Gordon, Lizette Santiago, Roz McHenry, Carson Polish, Juan Sanchez-Molina 03 Best Animation Film A Sweet Surprise Director: Kelly Copeland Bippy the Little Robot Director: Glenna C Burmer Writer: Glenna C Burmer Producer: Glenna C Burmer Bob: The Story So Far. Director: Benjamin J Devlin Writer: Benjamin J Devlin Producer: Benjamin J Devlin Cancellation Celebration Director: Ryan Cole Writer: Ryan Cole Producer: Ryan Cole Cast: Ryan Cole Mixi Director: JYOTSNA PUTHRAN Writer: JYOTSNA PUTHRAN Producer: JYOTSNA PUTHRAN 04 Best Art Film A Poet’s Childhood – Awakening to Consciousness Director: Vibhas P A Kendzia, Elizabeth Martina Bishop Writer: Elizabeth Martina Bishop Producer: Vibhas P A Kendzia Cast: Elizabeth Martina Bishop ABYSS Director: Alessandro Porzio Writer: Michele Giangrande Producer: MAC Matta Arte Contemporanea 05 Best Comedy Film Bullet Proof Director: SARA NEWTON Writer: SARA NEWTON, Will Craig Producer: Devon Michael Sedrick No Porn Avocado Director: Gabriel Fornes Writer: Gabriel Fornés Producer: Gabriel Fornés Cast: Jose Torresma, Sandra Pérez 06 Best Director Party Panda – The Birth of a Serial Killer Director: Uriah Herr Writer: Danny McDermott Producer: Kevin Amaya, Uriah Herr, Danny McDermott Cast: Danny McDermott, Justin Paul, Samantha Gordon, Lizette Santiago, Roz McHenry, Carson Polish, Juan Sanchez-Molina 07 Best Documentary Akwaaba the Awakening Director: Sybil D. Jatta Writer: Sybil D. Jatta Alaska Long Hunters Director: Mark Rose, Mark Rose Writer: Mark D. Rose Producer: Mark D. Rose, Isaac Rush Cast: Luke Harger, Chandler Oja Sooner is Better Director: Benjamin Suchman Writer: Benjamin Suchman 08 Best Drama Film Sun Comes Shining Director: Silvano Plank Writer: Daniele Malfatti and Silvano Plank Producer: Silvano Plank Cast: Stefanie Spiess, Michalea Moser, Mauro Manzo, Pertoll Patrick Heiner, Thomas Harasser The Infinity Before the Void Director: Lucas Marques Writer: Lucas Marques Producer: Lucas Marques, Samara Bonfim, Ivann Willig Cast: Ivann Willig, Marina Bianco, Davi Marques Tootsie Rolls on the Grill Director: Sal Mallimo Writer: Sal Mallimo Producer: Sal Mallimo 09 Best Experiment Film Cassandra Venice Director: Hugo Justin Teugels Writer: Hugo Teugels Producer: Hugo Teugels Cast: Polli Cannabis Fears Director: Anton Dolganov Producer: Anton Dolganov Cast: Djamilya Bilyalova, Olga Zhukova, Anastasia Ermilina The Mind’s Evolution, with Urmensch and SIr Percival Director: John V. Wylie Writer: John V. Wylie 10 Best Feature Screenplay MOONLIGHT OF YOUR LOVE Writer: Thomas Louis Castiglione The Scytheman Cometh Writer: Paul May 11 Best Horror Film First Voice Director: Mike J. Marin Writer: Mike J. Marin Producer: Isaac David Trimble Cast: Mike J. Marin, Lisa McKay, Gia Fisher, Isaac David Trimble, Lea Ferguson McCormick, Oogie Push, Raquel Perez Party Panda – The Birth of a Serial Killer Director: Uriah Herr Writer: Danny McDermott Producer: Kevin Amaya, Uriah Herr, Danny McDermott Cast: Danny McDermott, Justin Paul, Samantha Gordon, Lizette Santiago, Roz McHenry, Carson Polish, Juan Sanchez-Molina The Night Screams at the Cabin Director: Joshua Ortiz Writer: Joshua Ortiz Producer: Joshua Ortiz, Tom Babb, Austin Bitikofer Cast: Ashleigh Amberlynn, Joel, Robert Angelo, Josh Ortiz, Chris Correa, Murry Haithcock, Danielle Hill, Bernard Sharpe Jr., Melissa Bailey, Carten Benton, Ashley Hinkle, Evie McLaughlin, Jack Svendsgaard, Rachel Rodriguez, Lisa Marie, Jonathan Reed, Taylar Wilkins, Christian Landis, Dymitri St. Hilaire, Gretchen Bass, Karriem King, Austin Bitikofer 12 Best Music Video Buy My Stuff! Producer: Neil MacDonald, Amanda MacDonald, Lindsey Devers, Brad MacPherson, Justice Sanford, Zach Comden, Jacob Giffen en blanco y negro Director: Lauren Carr Tales of NATASHA Director: Harry Hyun Writer: Harry Hyun Two Times Bad Director: David Bemis Writer: David Bemis Producer: David Bemis 13 Best Musical Film Behind the Words Director: Jairo Guerrero Writer: Jairo Guerrero Producer: Jairo Guerrero 14 Best Noir Film I Am Cain Director: Colby Sinclair Herbst Writer: Colby Sinclair Herbst Producer: Colby Sinclair Herbst, Kendall Christianson Cast: Colby Sinclair Herbst, Samuel Dunser 15 Best Original Screenplay Eye See You Writers: Nicolas May, Paul May The Good Priest Writer: Sonny Kruger Where Do The Children Play? script Writer: CORTEZ L MACK 16 Best Production Designer ABYSS Director: Alessandro Porzio Writer: Michele Giangrande Producer: MAC Matta Arte Contemporanea 17 Best Romance Film A Smile That Never Ends Director: Cortez Mack Writer: Cortez Mack Cast: Pearl Reid, Keith King 18 Best Sci-Fi Film Managed Agenda Director: Reginald W Gibson Writer: Reginald W Gibson Producer: Reginald W Gibson Cast: Sylvester Echols, Trinity Dobbs, Louisa Reyes, Elizabeth Semana, Brooke Powers, Brandon Mainer SHADOWS OF THE PAST Director: Locky Boaretto Writer: Locky Boaretto Producer: Phillip Boaretto, Locky Boaretto Cast: Locky Boaretto, Phillip Boaretto, Loki Acciarito 19 Best Short Film Dojo Director: Armin Alic Writer: Jon Paul Producer: Jon Paul Cast: Jon Paul, Christofer Aguero, Alex Jacobson, Juan Vilcacoba, Daniel Gonzalez, Justin Harris, Josue Deprez, Rick Acuna, Joe Fuentes Get To Know Us Director: Arturs Gabrans Writer: Arturs Gabrans Cast: Adrian Muravsky, Viktoriia Muravskaia, Valery Petko, Rihards Vankovs, Evgeny Germanovich HOMECOOKED. Director: Austin Carter-Pope Writer: Austin Carter-Pope Producer: Austin Carter-Pope Cast: Brittany Onwudinjo, Drew Pope Julius Caesar Project Director: Vittorio Adinolfi Writer: Vittorio Adinolfi Cast: Amedeo Ambrosino, Lucio Celaia, Paolo Gentile Mashuga Wedding Director: DEAN MORGAN Writer: DEAN MORGAN Producer: DEAN MORGAN Cast: DEAN MORGAN, JAMES SMITH Party Panda – The Birth of a Serial Killer Director: Uriah Herr Writer: Danny McDermott Producer: Kevin Amaya, Uriah Herr, Danny
Season – 5 (Official Selection)
FilmShort Creative Award Season 5 Discover the films and creative talents recognized across Season 5 of the FilmShort Creative Award. 01 Best Animation Film Caller Number Nine Director: Mike Salva Writer: Mike Salva Producer: Mike Salva Cast: Dicky Barrett, Michael Hampton 02 Best Art Film the blackness of the blind spot Director: Ingrid Gans Writer: Not available Producer: Ingrid Gans Cast: Not available 03 Best Cinematographer Ash Director: Yiran Chen Writer: Yiran Chen Producer: Wuliang Zhang Cast: Juliette Cecile 04 Best Director, Best Actress Revenge (Vingança) Director: Daniel Castilhos Writer: Daniel Castilhos Producer: Daniel Castilhos, Herbert Souza, Luiza Homrich Cast: Malu Hana, Beto Carso, Carlos Antunes, Herbert Souza, Thaís Queiroz, Mari Fiorant, Celso Brito, Sophie Salles, Luiza Homrich, Gabriella Medeiros 05 Best Documentary Struggle In America – Unarmed and Black Director: Brother-Michael Katlow Cox Writer: Brother-Michael Katlow Cox Producer: Brother-Michael Katlow Cox, Tonni Young, Jill Foster, Jeannette Boyd II, Tanja Hayes, Dawnyelle Butler Cast: Not available 06 Best Drama Film Public Transportation (Feature) Director: Ernest Johnson Writer: Ernest Johnson Producer: Ernest Johnson, Cornelius Williams Cast: Arlando Bryant, Tyrone Burton 07 Best Experiment Film HOME Director: Kazumi Shimizu Writer: Kazumi Shimizu Producer: Izumi Nishikawa Cast: Kohei Kurihara, Mayuna Imazato, Yuka Sakura Seiuncta Director: Dave McGrath Writer: Dave McGrath Producer: Dave McGrath Cast: Jeff Caplan 08 Best Historical Film 72 hours Director: Viachaslau Sikora Writer: Viachaslau Sikora Producer: Viachaslau Sikora, Marcin Wojdalowicz Cast: Viachaslau Sikora, Marcin Wojdalowicz 09 Best Historical Film, Best Narrative Film The Colonizer Director: Malik J. Ali, Lindsay Frame Buss, Chozy Aiyub Writer: Chozy Aiyub Producer: Chozy Aiyub Cast: Shekeb Sekander, Chozy Aiyub, Malik J. Ali, Tate Mcpherson Coston, Lindsay Frame Buss, Kunal B. Patel, Yussie Jupiter 10 Best Horror Film Revenge (Vingança) Director: Daniel Castilhos Writer: Daniel Castilhos Producer: Daniel Castilhos, Herbert Souza, Luiza Homrich Cast: Malu Hana, Beto Carso, Carlos Antunes, Herbert Souza, Thaís Queiroz, Mari Fiorant, Celso Brito, Sophie Salles, Luiza Homrich, Gabriella Medeiros 11 Best Music Video Neo Jazz Funk – Trains Director: Kostiantyn Mishchenko Writer: Kostiantyn Mishchenko Producer: Kostiantyn Mishchenko Cast: Not available Too Much Director: Bobby Ross Writer: Branjae Jackson Producer: Charla Fonseca Cast: Branjae Jackson, Adonia Hunter, Alexander Tamahn, Jerica Wortham, Christina Richmond, Chiku Williams 12 Best Narrative Film, Best Young Director Writing You Down Director: Hudson Flynn Writer: Hudson Flynn Producer: Beccah Dunklin Cast: Kelsey Collins, Justin Parrish, Leah Evelyn Bloom, Steven Rutledge, Peter Dager 13 Best Short Film Cry Havoc Director: Dmitry Kazantsev Writer: Jeremy Storey Producer: Dmitry Kazantsev Cast: Eric Colley, Nicole Olson, Somnia Mari Feral, Brandon Hell Death to Platitudes Director: Øyvind Olav Sydow Kleiveland Writer: Øyvind Olav Sydow Kleiveland Producer: Øyvind Olav Sydow Kleiveland Cast: Helge Jordal, Oddrun Valestrand, Magnus Aasheim DRESS CODE Director: Ernest Johnson Writer: Ernest Johnson Producer: Ernest Johnson Cast: James Cleaver, Arlando Bryant Fading shadows Director: garry guerrier Writer: Garry Guerrier Producer: Jane Semel, Leslie Pam Cast: Sylvestre Maldonado, Jay Montalvo, Eliana Alexander HONOR CRIMES Director: Haris Georgiadis Writer: Haris Georgiadis Producer: Haris Georgiadis, Georgia Tsikouri Cast: Katerina Kastani 14 Best Short Screenplay A Very Good Man Director: Not available Writer: Michael Gavino Producer: Not available Cast: Not available Doll’s Torturation (Como Matar Uma Boneca) Director: Alek Lean Writer: Alek Lean Producer: Alek Lean, Fellipe Cussa Cast: Renata Coimbra, Gleyser Ferreira, Ana Beatriz Souza, Jorge Silva F*ck Your Film Director: Not available Writer: Chelsea London Lloyd Producer: Not available Cast: Not available Head Wound Director: Not available Writer: Paul Corricelli Producer: Not available Cast: Not available Lunar Eclipse Director: Not available Writer: Borys Shusterman Producer: Not available Cast: Not available Urban Decay: The Johnny ‘Guitar’ Slinger Story Director: Not available Writer: Armand Arekian Producer: Not available Cast: Not available 15 Best War Film One Night in Flanders: Short Film Director: Paul Darroch Writer: Paul Darroch Producer: Christina Littleson, Paul Darroch Cast: Vincent Polo, Simon Weir, John Gaffney, Lyell Walker, Scott Collins 16 Best Web Series/Tv Pilot Legends of the LORD – The 18 Missing Years Director: JEAN GALLIANO Writer: JEAN GALLIANO Producer: JEAN GALLIANO Cast: Not available Only Meat Director: Missy Jubilee Writer: Missy Jubilee Producer: Missy Jubilee Cast: Missy Jubilee 17 Best Women’s Film Backyard Pets Director: Not available Writer: Alice Keyes Producer: Not available Cast: Not available