Top Shorts Winners - May 2022

Film of the Month

OPIA - Edward Mines

Best Narrative Film

Revenge Day - Ken

Honorable Mention: Narrative Film

Left Behind - Matthew R Ford

Best Indie Film

Dear Sister - Amy Catherine Welch

Honorable Mention: Indie Film

If I'm Up To It - Alessandra Cavanna

Best Drama

Invisible Flags - Meitar Paz

Best Comedy

The Really Rude Stinkbug - Jacquelyn Fiorillo

Best Thriller

More Than Meets The Eye - David Samson

Best Sci-Fi

OPIA - Edward Mines

Best Experimental Film

OMEGA - Alberto Martín-Aragón

Best Inspirational Film

Dear Sister - Amy Catherine Welch

Best Fantasy Film

Any Witch Way - Vesta Millard, Athena Raphael

Best Dark Comedy

Awkward Endeavors - Derek Frey

Best LGBTQ Film

The Really Rude Stinkbug - Jacquelyn Fiorillo

Best Web Series

Outdates - Mariya Ranieli

Best Animation

Shine - Theodore Daley

Best Music Video

The Single Fatherhood Feels of Corey Dean - Jeremy Todd - Kylie Daniel

Honorable Mention: Music Video

Nirvana - Amir Hossein Nouri

Best Microfilm

Shine - Theodore Daley

Best Director

Butterfly Boxing - Joslyn Rose Lyons

Honorable Mention: Director

Darcy's Game - Hunter Fenoglio

Best First Time Director

More Than Meets The Eye - David Samson

Honorable Mention: First Time Director

The Really Rude Stinkbug - Jacquelyn Fiorillo

Best Indie Filmmaker

An Interview with the Times - Marc Cunningham

Honorable Mention: Indie Filmmaker

One Night For Paradise - Jalen Anthony Jones-Haines

Best Young Filmmaker

A Rose from the Ashes - Quinn Friedman

Best Actor

More Than Meets The Eye - David Samson

Honorable Mention: Actor

Butterfly Boxing - J. Alphonse Nicholson

Best Actress

More Than Meets The Eye - Anna Vanston

Honorable Mention: Actress

Left Behind - Savannah Gallo

Best Child Actor

Invisible Flags - Ryan Jason Sittun

Best Child Actress

Invisible Flags - Mia Sandler

Best Duo

Invisible Flags - Michael Welch & Meitar Paz

Best Ensemble

Awkward Endeavors - Gil Damon, Kathleen Kozak, David Amadio, Steve Kuzmick, Desmond Frey

Best Cinematography

Butterfly Boxing - Nick Mahar

Honorable Mention: Cinematography

More Than Meets The Eye - Lawrence Le

Best Editing

More Than Meets The Eye - Carlos Berber

Honorable Mention: Editing

Butterfly Boxing - Brandon Rowe

Best Score

More Than Meets The Eye - Bobby Brader

Honorable Mention: Score

The Really Rude Stinkbug - John DeSentis

Best Trailer

ECRL - James Matthew Storm

Honorable Mention: Trailer

The Leap - Zoe Loftowski

Best Original Story

The Really Rude Stinkbug - Jacquelyn Fiorillo

Best Screenplay

Table - Marelize Roets

Best Drama Screenplay

A Silent Call: Can Anyone Hear Me? - Ana A P. Braunstein

Best Comedy Screenplay

Hubert Driver - Suzanne R. Friedman, Guy-Laurent Winterstein

Best First Time Screenwriter

Aion - Giulio Meliani

Special Jury Award

Mirror Me - Elena Sakuda

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OPIA - Trailer

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