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Mission Statement

Our goal is to recognize filmmakers whose short films demonstrate their ability to produce well-crafted motion pictures.

 

In Recognition of Quality Filmcraft

BEST PICTURE: “Shy Guys” - Fredric Lehne

BEST DIRECTOR: Fredric Lehne - “Shy Guys”
BEST SCREENPLAY: Fredric Lehne - “Shy Guys”
BEST ACTOR: Reed Birney - “Shy Guys”
BEST ACTRESS: Sarah Blackman - “Peggy”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER: J. Christopher Campbell & Justin Dombrowski - “Peggy”
BEST EDITOR: - Don Riemer - “Shy Guys"
BEST SOUND DESIGN: Dimitri Kouri - “Shy Guys”
BEST MUSIC: Aurelien Lino - “Pip”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Ryan Riffle - "John Doe - A Western Taleh"
BEST VISUAL FX: Nick Johnson - "Peggy"
BEST MAKEUP FX: Lee Hanly - "Twig"
BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Doreen Wagner - "John Doe - A Western Tale"

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AWARD WINNING FILMS OF THE SUMMER 2018 SEASON

BEST DRAMA: “Ladies Most Deject” - Melissa Palmer & Mark Salyer
Award of Excellence: “Lemons” - Amanda Young
Award of Merit: "Tárrega Tanazaky" - Ana Abel Puig

BEST COMEDY: “Shy Guys" - Fredric Lehne
Award of Excellence: "Peggy" - J. Christopher Campbell
Award of Merit: "The Ham Sandwich" - Anthony Zuppardo & Paul Catalanotto

BEST DOCUMENTARY: “Speaking Sicilianu” - Eden Sabolboro
Award of Excellence: "Rebuilding Puerto Rico" - Ryan Scutt
Award of Merit: "Kafka Shrugged" - Anne S. Lewis

BEST MADE IN GEORGIA: "Over the Line" -Trey Leonard, Allison Krausman & Wellie Delmer
Award of Excellence: "Dandelions" - Jeff Ridgway & Ryan Dennett-Smith
Award of Merit: "Never Too Old (For Santa)" - Homero Santos

BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY: “Halcyon Days” - Matthias Zucker, Alexander Ritter & Joris Bölt
Award of Excellence: "Retail" - Jonathan James & Gareth Moore
Award of Merit: "The Bureaucrat" - Dimitrios Karas

BEST ANIMATION: "Pip" - Southeastern Guide Dogs

BEST HORROR: “Future Harvest” - Carolyn Corkindale
Award of Excellence: "Twig" - Meaghan Leonard
Award of Merit: "Rear View" - Austin Faust

BEST WESTERN: "John Doe - A Western Tale" - Mattie Moore
Award of Excellence: "Good Friend From the West" - Shuaiyu Liud

BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER: “Sidewalk Angels” - Rui Perez
Award of Excellence: "The Wall" - Stephen Sawchuk
Award of Merit: "Chromo 46" - Chelese Belmont & Shannan Leigh Reeve

BEST STUDENT FILM: "Screen Age" - SF Art & Film for Teenagers
Award of Excellence: "$2.75" - Betsey Grupph
Award of Merit: "The Rat" - SF Art & Film for Teenagers
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FILM AWARDS

AWARDS OF DISTINCTION
“Shy Guys" - Fredric Lehne

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
"Any Wednesday" - Julia Hilder, Allie Light, David Lundstedt & Patrick Stark
“Ladies Most Deject” - Melissa Palmer & Mark Salyer
"Lemons" - Amanda Young
"Peggy" - J. Christopher Campbell
“Pip” - Southeastern Guide Dogs
“Speaking Sicilianu” - Eden Sabolboro
"Take My Hand" - Alan J. Levi
"Tárrega Tanazaky" - Ana Abel Puig
"The Disguise" - Riya Mukherjee

AWARDS OF MERIT

"$2.75" - Betsey Grupp "A New Voice for Mississippi" - Doug Magee "A Ride Around Roscoe" - David Safin "Advice" - Skye Edwards & Philip Lewis "Bounce" - David MacLean "Chromo 46" - Chelese Belmont & Shannan Leigh Reeve "Claire McKenna" - Natalie Cordray, Bailey Hyneman & William Price, III "Comet" - Stefania Simoni "Dandelions" - Jeff Ridgway & Ryan Dennett-Smith "Esther" - Erica Arvold "Future Harvest" - Carolyn Corkindale "Genesisters" - Jacoline Frank "Global Dance Heroes" - Teresa Taylor "Grillin'" - Alan Manzo, Scott Owen & Paul Hutchens "Halcyon Days" - Matthias Zucker, Alexander Ritter & Joris Bölt "How to Hide a Dead Body" - John Gardiner & Johnny Blakeborough "John Doe - A Western Tale" - Mattie Moore "Kafka Shrugged" - Anne S. Lewis "Karma Coma" - Guillaume Courty "Killing Adam" - Dino Sardella & Micah Brandty "Knock Knock" - Paul Catalanotto, Michael Gilbert & Hamp Overton "Loving Martin" - Stan Atwood & Elmer Howard "Maturing Youth" - Chase Pallante "Mystery Meat" - Valerie Lopez "Never Too Old (For Santa)" - Homero Santos "Ollie" - Andrea Turner & Mack Hoskins "Over the Line" -Trey Leonard, Allison Krausman & Wellie Delmer "Pop" - SF Art & FIlm for Teenagers "Preston's Gone" - Jonathan Bullington "Quiet and Clear" - Andre Jones & Catherine Rierson "Rear View" - Austin Faust "Rebuilding Puerto Rico" - Ryan Scutt "Retail" - Jonathan James & Gareth Moore "Scarlet Begonias" - Peter Ambrosio "Screen Age" - SF Art & Film for Teenagers "Sidewalk Angels" - Rui Pires "Stained" - Jordan Rice & Morgan Shaginaw "Sweetie Pie" - Garrett Kruithof "Tarrant County" - Constance Hasapopolous "The Bureaucrat" - Dimitrios Karas "The Greeting" - Dan Balchen & Daniel Hill “The Grownies” - Artie Brennan, Anthony Giordano & Chris Sciacco "The Ham Sandwich" - Anthony Zuppardo & Paul Catalanotto "The Mediocre Shapeshifter" - Kamala Varma "The Obituarist" - Chelese Belmont "The Rat" - SF Art & Film for Teenagers "The Uniform" - Julia Doménech "The Wall" - Stephen Sawchuk "Triple Threat" - Gina Surles "Twig" - Meaghan Leonard "Young Dream" - Zhang Chi