Award Winners: March 2019

Independent Shorts Awards

The Translator by Pagorn Jungrungruang (Singapore)

 

Independent Shorts Awards

Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain)

For his outstanding experimental works such as Disconnections (2018) and The Uniform (2019)

 

Independent Shorts AwardsBest Narrative Short: The Translator by Pagorn Jungrungruang (Singapore)

Best Drama Short: Seven Seas by Martin-Philippe Tremblay (Canada)

Best Indie Short: About Emma by Mathis Sananes (UK)

Best Documentary Short: Shattered Dreams: Sex Trafficking in America by Bill Wisneski (USA)

Best Comedy Short: Walter Treppiedi by Elena Bouryka (Italy) (Nominated for Best Film of the Month)

Best Dark Comedy Short: The Ledge by Lawrence (USA)

Best Mystery Short: The Moon Smells Like Gunpowder by Mark Solter (USA) (Nominated for Best Film of the Month)

Best Crime Short: Wolves Gone Hunting by Junior Day (UK)

Best Thriller Short: No Deer for Dinner by Yuhang Chen (USA)

Best Horror Short: No Deer for Dinner by Yuhang Chen (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Special* by Michael Stratigakis  (USA)

Best Experimental Short: Disconnections by Alberto Martín-Aragón (Spain)

Best Student Short: Dance Class by Xinying Lao (China)

Best Animation Short: Don’t Feed These Animals by Guilherme Afonso (Portugal) (Nominated for Best Film of the Month)

Best Women Short: Walter Treppiedi by Elena Bouryka (Italy)

Best LGBT Short: Clarity and Chaos by Vittoria Rizzardi Penalosa (UK) (Nominated for Best Film of the Month)

Best Microfilm: Samuel’s Got A Sweet Tooth by Angel Rosa (USA)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: House of Redemption: Hear Me by Tammy Klembith (USA)

Best Music Video: Imagination by Marc Donahue (USA)

Best Director (Female): Vittoria Rizzardi Penalosa for Clarity and Chaos (UK)

Best Director (Male): Martin-Philippe Tremblay for Seven Seas (Canada)

Best Student Director: Mathis Sananes for About Emma (UK)

Best Actress: Yanying Huang for Dance Class (China)

Best Actor: Vittorio Ciorcalo for Walter Treppiedi (Italy)

Best Child/Young Actress: Cassandra Ross for Mildred (USA)

Best Child/Young Actor: Ziyu Huang for Dance Class (China)

Best Acting Duo: Eve Pemberton and Jenna Sian O’Hara for Wolves Gone Hunting (UK)

Best Acting Ensemble: Vittorio Ciorcalo, Beatrice Aversano, Sara Deghdak, Mimmo Epifani, Laura Giannatiempo, Franca Kodi, Francesco Russo, and Stefania Visconti for Walter Treppiedi (USA)

Best Cinematography: Mark Solter for The Moon Smells Like Gunpowder (USA)

Best Editing: Matt Duncan and Gabriel Garton for Rear View (USA)

Best Visual FX: Rear View (USA)

Best Sound Design: Jeffery Alan Jones for Sound (USA)

Best Original Score: Norman Skipp for The Moon Smells Like Gunpowder (USA)

Best Original Story: Elena Bouryka for Walter Treppiedi (Italy)

Best Short Script: The Original Horror Story by Lea Ann Vandygriff (USA)

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BRONZE AWARDS

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