Award Winners: August 2021

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Best Short of the Season

Dragunov by Robin Kirwan (UK)

Best Foreign-Language Short of the Season

The Last Supper by Michael Risley (USA)

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

BrokenHearts by Michelle Menze (Israel)

Award of Excellence (Special Jury Mention)

Wellspring by Jeffrey Smith Quizon (Philippines)

Runners-up (Best Short of the Season)

Fading Scar by Huang Hanxiang (China)

For-get by Jenny Wan (Macao)

The Queue by Laurie Waplington (UK)

The Valravn by Spencer Hetherington (Canada)

The Vow by Charles Sweeney (USA)Will You Marry Me by Issah Contractor (Canada)

Will You Marry Me by Issah Contractor (Canada)

Best Indie Short: Dragunov by Robin Kirwan (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Indie Short): Fading Scar by Huang Hanxiang (China)

Best Drama Short: Wellspring by Jeffrey Smith Quizon (Philippines)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Drama Short): For-get by Jenny Wan (Macao)

Best Documentary Short: For Love of the Land by Cynthia Matty-Huber (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Documentary Short): American Breakfast by Margaret Seid (USA)

Best Comedy Short: The Balloonmurderer by Sven Knüppel and Mathis Menneking (Germany)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Comedy Short): The Printer by Zachary Krueger (USA)

Best Romantic Comedy Short: Will You Marry Me by Issah Contractor (Canada)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Romantic Comedy Short): Pic(k) Me by Simone Edelmann (Switzerland)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Dark Comedy Short): A Tale of Redemption and Regret with Sunny the Heat by Eric Carosella (USA)

Best Action Short: Sauce Boys by Brian Gilleece (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Action Short): Rain of Freedom by David Camero (USA)

Best Crime Short: Rain of Freedom by David Camero (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Crime Short): Harry Had a Plan by Josh Leftwich (USA)

Best Thriller Short: The Queue by Laurie Waplington (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Thriller Short): There’s No Hell Like Home by Russell Southam (Australia)

Best Horror Short: Captive by Jeff Carolan (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Horror Short): The Witch’s Bargain by Corey J. Trahan (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: The Queue by Laurie Waplington (UK)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Sci-Fi Short): Birthday Boy by Kamran Rathod (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Western Short): Killer Miller by Austin Spicer (USA)

Best Animation Short: Pursuit of Heavens by Pak Hou Chau (Macao)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Animation Short): What’s There by Pak Hou Chau (Macao)

Best Children Short: The Last Supper by Michael Risley (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Children Short): The Balloonmurderer by Sven Knüppel and Mathis Menneking (Germany)

Best Women Short: BrokenHearts by Michelle Menze (Israel)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Women Short): Moondogs by Katharine Broyles (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (LGBTQ Short): Ordinary World by Jessica Henderson (USA)

Best Microfilm: Comeback-21 by David Camero (USA)

Honorable Mention (Microfilm): I Choose the Heart by Alexandra Karadzhova (Bulgaria)

Best Experimental Short: Cats and Dogs by Joost Biesheuvel (Netherlands)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Experimental Short): Violence by Augusto Pedraza (Mexico)

Best Student Short: Beats by Sara Lattis (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Student Short): Night After Night by Danfeng Cai (China)

Best Screendance Short: Beyond the Trees by Fiona Leonard (Germany)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Screendance Short): Kintsugi by Justine Kaneda (USA)

Best Music Video: Pseudonym by Paul Boyd (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Music Video): Eyes Wide Shut by Goldwyn Thandrayen (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: U-Hauling by Dani.ka Vermette (Canada)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Web Series/TV Pilot): Forward – Episode 1.1: Too Late by Christopher Booth (USA)

Best Web and New Media: Sophie in Hollywood by Marya Mazor (USA)

Best Mobile Short: Sauce Boys by Brian Gilleece (USA)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Mobile Short): Welcome Home by Daniela Di Salvo (Canada)

Outstanding Achievement Award (Parody Short): Stalled Trek: The City On the Edge of Foreclosure by Mark R Largent (USA)

Best Short Script: Cold Service by Peter Strupp (USA)

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