ISA Annual Awards: The Award Winners of 2018-19 Season

Independent Shorts AwardsThe following projects are the award winners by category of the 2018-19 season (selected from the pool of award winners of 12 monthly rounds, between April 2018 and March 2019).

All films were screened during the 2019 ISA Annual Awards, August 28-29, at the Raleigh Studios, Hollywood, and the award winners announced during the awards ceremony in the evening of August 29.

 

Best Short of the Year: Gun by Edward William Wasser (USA)

Best Director (Female): Kim Fabienne Hertinger for Sea at Night (Germany)

Best Director (Male): Michael Vaynberg for 9,8 m/s2 (USA)

Best Actress: Alisha Seaton for Cue Jane (USA)

Best Actor: John McNulty for Gun (USA)

Best Cinematography: Cevahir Çokbilir for Snowfall Time (Turkey)

Best Narrative Short: Canicule by Leila Lamblin and Charly Destombes (France)

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

Best Drama Short: Sceptre by Rouben Manika (France)

Best Documentary Short: Oymyakon: The Story of the Coldest Inhabited Place by Dominik Bari (Slovakia)

Best Comedy Short: For Muriel by Rebecca Shapiro (USA)

Best Dark Comedy Short: Rat Trap by Andrew Yeremeyev (Australia)

Best Mystery Short: The Moon Smells Like Gunpowder by Mark Solter (USA)

Best Film Noir Short: Faded Love by David Leidy (USA)

Best Crime Short: Niraya by Karl Kai (Canada)

Best Thriller Short: Mamba by Sam Puefua (USA)

Best Horror Short: The Desecrated by John Gray (USA)

Best Sci-Fi Short: Stop / Eject / Rewind by Elliott de Neve (USA)

Best Fantasy Short: When the Train Stops by James Kerwin (USA)

Best Western Short: For It Is Written by Daniel Ståhl (Sweden)

Best Experimental Short: Liquid Soul by Allen Phillips and Trampas Smith (USA)

Best Student Short: Honey by Adam Robinson (UK)

Best Animation Short: Anacronte by Raúl Koler and Emiliano Sette (Argentina/Mexico)

Best Children Short: The Littlest Undertaker by Kevin Molohan (USA)

Best Women Short: What Happened to Evie by Kate Cheeseman (UK)

Best LGBTQ Short: Clarity and Chaos by Vittoria Rizzardi Penalosa (UK)

Best Microfilm: Beloved Stranger by Marco Gasser (Spain)

Best Web Series/TV Pilot: Gold From the Sky by Jason De Ford (USA)

Best Web and New Media: Manny Fantasma by Michael Carnick (USA)

Best Mobile Short: Alex & The Firefly by John Woosley (USA)

Best Music Video: We’re All Mad Here – Marquis Of Vaudeville by Toby Lawhon, Geneva Arena and David Antunes (USA)

Best First Time Director: Karl Kai for Niraya (Canada)

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

Best Young Filmmaker: Gabriel P Braden Due Process (USA)

Best Supporting Actor (Special Jury Award): Danny Gavigan for Rumination (USA)

Best Child/Young Actress: Xochitl Gomez-Deines for Boob Sweat (USA)

Best Child/Young Actor: Felix Jamieson for The Ghost (UK)

Best Acting Duo: Amélie Remacle and Mickaël Pinelli for Far Away (Belgium)

Best Acting Ensemble: Catalin Nicolae, Sergiu Gobjila, Manuela Rentea, Tim Touhy, Reggie Luis Ruivivar, Alexis Green, Di Billick and Metz Jeffries for My Best Friend (Romania)

Best Editing: Michael Vaynberg for 9,8 m/s2 (USA)

Best Visual FX: Allen Phillips and Trampas Smith for Liquid Soul (USA)

Best Sound Design: Denis Veihman for 9,8 m/s2 (USA)

Best Original Score: Joel Humlén for The Ghost (UK)

Best Original Story: Dan Staiculescu, Catalin Iliescu and Catalin Bugean for My Best Friend (Romania)

Best Short Script: My Week With Maisy by Mark Oxtoby (UK)

 

Learn more below about the award winners. The event wrap will be released soon.

Best Short of the Year

Gun by Edward William Wasser (USA)

Gun directed by Edward William Wasser

 

Best Director (Female)

Kim Fabienne Hertinger for Sea at Night (Germany)

 

Best Director (Male)

Michael Vaynberg for 9,8 m/s2 (USA)

 

Best Actress

Alisha Seaton for Cue Jane (USA)

 

Best Actor

John McNulty for Gun (USA)

 

Best Cinematography

Cevahir Çokbilir for Snowfall Time (Turkey)

 

Best Narrative Short

Canicule by Leila Lamblin and Charly Destombes (France)

 

Best Indie Short

About Emma by Mathis Sananes (UK)

 

Best Drama Short

Sceptre by Rouben Manika (France)

 

Best Documentary Short

Oymyakon: The Story of the Coldest Inhabited Place by Dominik Bari (Slovakia)

 

Best Comedy Short

For Muriel by Rebecca Shapiro (USA)

 

Best Dark Comedy Short

Rat Trap by Andrew Yeremeyev (Australia)

Rat Trap

 

Best Mystery Short

The Moon Smells Like Gunpowder by Mark Solter (USA)

 

Best Film Noir Short

Faded Love by David Leidy (USA)Faded Love

 

Best Crime Short

Niraya by Karl Kai (Canada)

 

Best Thriller Short

Mamba by Sam Puefua (USA)

 

Best Horror Short

The Desecrated by John Gray (USA)

The Desecrated

 

Best Sci-Fi Short

Stop / Eject / Rewind by Elliott de Neve (USA)

 

Best Fantasy Short

When the Train Stops by James Kerwin (USA)

When the Train Stops

 

Best Western Short

For It Is Written by Daniel Ståhl (Sweden)

For It Is Written

 

Best Experimental Short

Liquid Soul by Allen Phillips and Trampas Smith (USA)Liquid Soul

 

Best Student Short

Honey by Adam Robinson (UK)Honey

 

Best Animation Short

Anacronte by Raúl Koler and Emiliano Sette (Argentina/Mexico)

 

Best Children Short

The Littlest Undertaker by Kevin Molohan (USA)

 

Best Women Short

What Happened to Evie by Kate Cheeseman (UK)

 

Best LGBTQ Short

Clarity and Chaos by Vittoria Rizzardi Penalosa (UK)

Clarity and Chaos

 

Best Microfilm

Beloved Stranger by Marco Gasser (Spain)

 

Best Web Series/TV Pilot

Gold From the Sky by Jason De Ford (USA)

 

Best Web and New Media

Manny Fantasma by Michael Carnick (USA)

 

Best Mobile Short

Alex & The Firefly by John Woosley (USA)

 

Best Music Video

We’re All Mad Here – Marquis Of Vaudeville by Toby Lawhon, Geneva Arena and David Antunes (USA)We're All Mad Here - Marquis Of Vaudeville

 

Best First Time Director

Karl Kai for Niraya (Canada)

Niraya

 

Best Student Director

Mathis Sananes for About Emma (UK)

About Emma

 

Best Young Filmmaker

Gabriel P Braden Due Process (USA)Wards

 

Best Supporting Actor (Special Jury Award)

Danny Gavigan for Rumination (USA)

Danny Gavigan with Chad Eric Smith on the set of Rumination

 

Best Child/Young Actress

Xochitl Gomez-Deines for Boob Sweat (USA)Boob Sweat

 

Best Child/Young Actor

Felix Jamieson for The Ghost (UK)The Ghost

 

Best Acting Duo

Amélie Remacle and Mickaël Pinelli for Far Away (Belgium)Far Away

 

Best Acting Ensemble

Catalin Nicolae, Sergiu Gobjila, Manuela Rentea, Tim Touhy, Reggie Luis Ruivivar, Alexis Green, Di Billick and Metz Jeffries for My Best Friend (Romania)My Best Friend

 

Best Editing

Michael Vaynberg for 9,8 m/s2 (USA)9,8 m/s2

 

Best Visual FX

Allen Phillips and Trampas Smith for Liquid Soul (USA)Liquid Soul

 

Best Sound Design 

Denis Veihman for 9,8 m/s2 (USA)9,8 m/s2

 

Best Original Score

Joel Humlén for The Ghost (UK)The Ghost

 

Best Original Story

Dan Staiculescu, Catalin Iliescu and Catalin Bugean for My Best Friend (Romania)My Best Friend

 

Best Short Script

My Week With Maisy by Mark Oxtoby (UK)My Week With Maisy

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