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Top Shorts Winners - April 2024






Film of the Month

Upstream - Yintao Gong


Best Narrative Film

Upstream - Yintao Gong

Best Indie Film

ALT GRL - Niki G. Jividze, Zarah Green


Best Drama

Untitled - Silvia Gutierrez, Brady Jones


Best Comedy

ALT GRL - Niki G. Jividze, Zarah Green


Best Thriller

Envy - John Andrew Crawford


Best Experimental Film

A Brief Introduction to Wrath - Michael Gearheart


Best Fantasy Film

Sheltered from Time - Sadie Duarte


Best Romantic Comedy

Statistical Probabilities - Ryan O'Leary, Stephen Zappalla


Best Film Noir

Killer Remorse - Miguel Lopez de Leon


Best Web/TV Pilot

Cause Celebre - David E Williams, Patrick John Donnelly


Best Animation

Mirage - Hanson Ma, Jeffrey Su, Michael Wang


Best Student Film

ErrorDrop - Wesley James Trisnadi


Best Microfilm

M0D3RN T1M3Z - Richard Thompson


Best Young Filmmaker

Pitches - Paetyn Naidoo


Best Actor

Statistical Probabilities - John Kroner


Best Actress

Upstream - Katie Kay


Best Young Actress

Untitled - Shelby Wright


Best Editing

Upstream - Yintao Gong


Best Score

Pitches - Paetyn Naidoo


Best Visual Effects

Sheltered from Time - Fernando Medel


Best Original Story

Upstream - Yintao Gong


Best Screenplay

Long Way Home - Terry Luke Podnar

Best Drama Screenplay

Tell Me About Me - Benjamin Zemena Hinamanu


Best Action Screenplay

The Bus Driver - Frank P Mancuso


Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

Terrorance - Daniel Bodenmann


Special Jury Award

Single Girl's Guide to Narcissists - Diane Thomassin, Michael Miceli






* Winners may order an official Top Shorts statuette


* Winners may order a review - FilmFreeway Gold members get $50 off




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