Top Shorts Winners - February 2021
Film of the Month
The Stranger - Katherine Oostman
Best Narrative Film
The Stranger - Katherine Oostman
Best Indie Film
Awakened - Yulian Mateo
Honorable Mention: Indie Film
Etch - Kenneth Perkins
Best Drama
Becoming Everything - Dan Lowënstein
Best Comedy
Matty Boy - Dr Shahid Kamal
Best Experimental Film
The Accident - Paul Brian Osorio, Jayasinhji Jhala
Best Inspirational Film
Pivot - Robert Hunkele, Tom DiDonato
Best Mystery Film
Hal - Josh Flaherty, Caleb Yellin-Flaherty
Best Parody
Panic in Valley City - Antonio Harper, Abby Burton
Best Dark Comedy
Hero - Jayson Martin
Best Romantic Comedy
Girl Night Stand: Chapter Two - Jenna Laurenzo
Best Web/TV Pilot
Atlas - Ayman Chaudhry
Best Web Series
Good Monsters - Johannes Muhr, Julia Zimth
Honorable Mention: Web Series
Another Time, With Paul - Elena Saurel
Best Documentary
Driving La Carrera: Rally Brothers - Fernando Cum Marin
Honorable Mention: Documentary
Veteran Children: When Parents Go To War - Susan Hackley
Best Animation
Hope - Abdulla Al-Janahi
Best Music Video
Woman's Enlightenment - Koutaro Ishida
Honorable Mention: Music Video
Take Me as I Am - Eric Wolford
Best Student Film
The Q - Hannah Gordon
Honorable Mention: Student Film
Followed - Michael Salvino
Best Microfilm
Unspeakable BLM - Emmai Alaquiva
Best Director
The Stranger - Katherine Oostman
Honorable Mention: Director
The Funny Runner - Rob Steger
Best First Time Director
In Isolation - Edmund C. Short
Honorable Mention: First Time Director
Company - Lam Tsz Him
Best Indie Filmmaker
Impermanence - Josh Yellin-Flaherty
Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker
Skiff - Ethan Barsh, Andy Barsh
Best Young Filmmaker
Consent: How Rape Culture Affects Teen Development and Relationships - Georgia Kate Sasso