The 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)
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)
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