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Our goal is to recognize filmmakers whose short films demonstrate their ability to produce well-crafted motion pictures.
Best of Show Winter 2020 Season!
BEST PICTURE: “Monstrous Circus” - Jordan Inconstant
BEST DIRECTOR: Ben Galland - “Parts & Labor”
BEST SCREENPLAY: L.J. Johnson - “The Rug”
BEST ACTOR: Michael Bowen - “Parts & Labor”
BEST ACTRESS: Philena Gilmer - “The Proposal”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER: Michael Plassea - “Monstrous Circus”
BEST EDITOR: Gabriel Britz - “Parts & Labor”
BEST SOUND DESIGN: Ben Zarai - “Parts & Labor”
BEST MUSIC: Sylvain Ott - “Monstrous Circus”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Jordan Inconstant - "Monstrous Circus"
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CATEGORY WINNING FILMS OF THE FALL 2019 SEASON
BEST DRAMA: “The Rug” - Eric Weiher
Award of Excellence: “Buyer's Remorse” - Karen Stefl
Award of Merit: "The Ton" - Carolyn Corkindale
BEST COMEDY: “Two Dum Micks” - D.B. Sweeney
Award of Excellence: "The Proposal" - Will Crouse
BEST DOCUMENTARY: “Helga” - Betsy Eby & Jesse Brass
Award of Excellence: "Belle-Ile in Acadie" -Phil Comeau
Award of Merit: "The Flag That Killed Lincoln" - Michael Raab
BEST MADE IN GEORGIA: "Falling" - Roberta Setzu
Award of Excellence: "Parallel" - Naomi B. Smith
BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY:“Monstrous Circus” - Jordan Inconstant
BEST WESTERN: "Her Name Was No One" - Paige Smith & Danielle Argyros
BEST PUPPETRY: "Croakita" - Tracey Conner
BEST ANIMATION: "Positive Parenting Fables" - Cheryl Briggs
BEST STUDENT FILM: "Alive Day" - Lindsay O'Keefe
Award of Excellence: "Colors Run" - Gwyneth Grillo
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FILM AWARDS
AWARD OF DISTINCTION
“Helga” - Betsy Eby & Jesse Brass
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
“Bell-Ile in Acadie” - Phil Comeau
"Buyer's Remorse" -Karen Stefl
"Dime Short" - Jon Diack, Jennifer Piech, Krista Gano & Jessica Anguiano
“K.R.A.P.” - Brynn Chamblee, Hayley Holmes, Gary Chamblee & Laurel Ripley
“The Proposal” - Will Crouse
"The Ton" - Carolyn Corkindale
“Two Dum Micks” - D.B. Sweeney
AWARDS OF MERIT
| "A Brief Wait" | Jason Shumway |
| "Alive Day" | Lindsay O'Keefe |
| "Badlaav Republic" | Manahar Kuma |
| "Colors Run" | Gwyneth Grillo |
| "Croakita" | Tracey Conner |
| "Elephants Purr Like Cats Do" | Laura M. Johnson |
| "Everything You Asked For" | Cliff Sarde |
| "Falling" | Christian Ortega & Roberta Setzu |
| "Footsteps" | Robert Dominick Jones |
| "GAMP" | Sarah Todes, Laura Ramadei, Amy DePaola & Raj Trivedi |
| "Ghost of a Chance" | Vanessa Elliott |
| "Good Night, Sleep Tight" | Karen Scobie |
| "Her Name Was No One" | Paige Smith & Danielle Argyros |
| "Hobson City: From Peril to Promise" | Theo M. Moore II |
| "Milk Money" | Jimmy Nguyen, Lizz Lyons & Kenneth Dofner |
| "Parallel" | Naomi B. Smith |
| "Nikki Sings Again" | Ralph Odierna, Damian Martorana & Adriana Pandolf |
| "P'tit Tremblay" | Rémi Damecour, Pascal Phaneuf, Émile Rizk |
| "Pioneer Pizza" | Wesley Shrum |
| "Positive Parenting Fables" | Cheryl Briggs |
| "Pregnant Pauses" | Kim Kelln |
| "Prone to the Drone" | Miranda Aguilar |
| "Real American Chicken" | Fredric Lehne |
| "Ruby Baby" | Raphael Klatzko & MH von Loewenstern |
| "Signed, Sealed, Remembered" | Nir Guzinski |
| "Silence" | Silvio Cantoro |
| "The Doll" | Dante J. James |
| "The Flag That Killed Lincoln" | Michael Raab |
| "Through The Blinds" | Constantine Samios |
| "Viaticum" | Bryan Ratushniak, Kelly Gilbert & Maria Sant'Angelo |
