2019 Shortsfest


April 2, 2019

2019 Shortsfest

2019 Shortsfest

Award Winners

Audience Special Recognition Award: MILTON, directed by Tim Wilkime (USA)

Aspen Youth Jury Award: THE TRIAL, directed by Johanna Hamilton (USA)

Vimeo Staff Pick Award: KANARI, directed by Erlendur Sveinsson (Iceland)

The Ellen Award: BROTHERHOOD, directed by Meryam Joobeur (Canada/Tunisia/Qatar/Sweden)

Best Student Film: SHE-PACK, directed by Fanny Ovesen (Norway)

Special Mention for Student Film: THE CLINIC, directed by Elivia Shaw (USA)

Best Short Short: LIFE IN MINIATURE, directed by Ellan Evans (UK)

Special Mention for Short Short: JACK, directed by Nick Paonessa (USA)

Best Animation: SISTER, directed by Siqi Song (China/USA)

Special Mention for Animation: GUAXUMA, directed by Nara Normande (France/Brazil)

Best Documentary: ENFORCEMENT HOURS, directed by Paloma Martinez (USA)

Special Mention for Documentary: CROWLEY – COWBOY UP, directed by André Hörmann (Germany)

Best Comedy: NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB, directed by Yves Piat (France)

Special Mention for Comedy: MILTON, directed by Tim Wilkime (USA)

Best Drama: BROTHERHOOD (Canada/Tunisia/Qatar/Sweden), directed by Meryam Joobeur

Special Mention for Drama: SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING, directed by Stefanie Abel Horowitz (USA)

Films

ALIEN CULTURE directed by Iesh Thapar (UNITED KINGDOM) International Premiere

ALL IN MY FAMILY directed by Hao Wu (US)

ALMA directed by Santiago León Cuéllar (COLOMBIA) North American Premiere

APPRECIATION directed by Tomisin Adepeju (UNITED KINGDOM) North American Premiere

ASHMINA directed by Dekel Berenson (NEPAL/UK)

ATHLETICUS: COURSE DE DEMI FOND directed by Nicolas Deveaux (FRANCE) North American Premiere

BAVURE directed by Donato Sansone (FRANCE)

BROTHERHOOD directed by Meryam Joobeur (CANADA/TUNISIA/QATAR/SWEDEN)

CONNECTED directed by Aleksandra Maciejczyk (POLAND) North American Premiere

CRANNOG directed by Isa Rao (UK)

CROWLEY—COWBOY UP directed by Andre Hörmann (GERMANY) North American Premiere

DIOS NUNCA MUERE (GOD NEVER DIES) directed by Barbara Cigarroa (IRELAND/US)

DULCE directed by Angello Faccini, Guille Isa (COLOMBIA/US)

EDGECOMBE directed by Crystal Kayiza (US)

ENFORCEMENT HOURS directed by Paloma Martinez (US)

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SUDDEN BIRTH* (*BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK) directed by Scott Calonico

(UK/GERMANY)

FACING IT directed by Sam Gainsborough (UNITED KINGDOM)

FALLING directed by Benjamin Vu (FRANCE)

FEATHERS directed by A.V. Rockwell (US)

GHOSTS OF SUGAR LAND directed by Bassam Tariq (US)

GREEN directed by Suzanne Andrews Correa (US)

GUAXUMA directed by Nara Normande (FRANCE/BRAZIL)

HAUNTED directed by Christian Einshøj (DENMARK)

HELSINKI MANSPLAINING MASSACRE directed by Ilja Rautsi (FINLAND)

HORS PISTE directed by Léo Brunel, Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert, Oscar Malet (FRANCE)

HOW TO MAKE A RAINBOW directed by Ryan Maxey (US) World Premiere

HOW TO SWIM directed by Noa Gusakov (ISRAEL)

JACK directed by Nick Paonessa (US)

KANARI directed by Erlendur Sveinsson (ICELAND)

KEVLAR directed by Tuna Özer (SWEDEN)

LAS DEL DIENTE directed by Ana Perez Lopez (US, SPAIN)

LAVENDER directed by Matthew Puccini (US)

LIBERTY directed by Faren Humes (US)

LIFE IN MINIATURE directed by Ellen Evans (UNITED KINGDOM)

LIFE OVERTAKES ME directed by John Haptas, Kristine Samuelson (US)

LITTLE GREY BUBBLES directed by Charles Wahl (CANADA)

LOCKDOWN directed by Celine Held, Logan George (US)

LOU directed by Clara Balzary (US) U.S. Premiere

MACK WRESTLES directed by Erin Sanger, Taylor Hess (US)

MILTON directed by Tim Wilkime (US)

NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB directed by Yves Piat (FRANCE)

NEST EGG directed by Henry Loevner (US) World Premiere

ONE SMALL STEP directed by Andrew Chesworth, Bobby Pontillas (US/CHINA)

PATISION AVENUE directed by Thanasis Neofotistos (GREECE) North American Premiere

SCENES FROM A DRY CITY directed by François Vester, Simon Wood (SOUTH AFRICA)

SELFIES directed by Claudius Gentinetta (SWITZERLAND)

SHE-PACK directed by Fanny Ovesen (NORWAY) North American Premiere

SISTER directed by Siqi Song (CHINA/US)

SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING directed by Stefanie Abel Horowitz (US)

SPLASH directed by Jie Shen (CHINA) North American Premiere

STREET FLAME directed by Katherine Propper (US)

SUPER COMFORT directed by Kirsikka Saari (FINLAND)

SWEETHEART DANCERS directed by Ben-Alex Dupris (US)

THATHA’S SECRET directed by Sharanya Ramesh (INDIA) North American Premiere

THE CLINIC directed by Elivia Shaw (US)

THE FIELD directed by Sandhya Suri ( FRANCE/UK/INDIA)

THE FOX AND THE BIRD directed by Sam Guillaume, Fred Guillaume (SWITZERLAND) International Premiere

THE HUNT directed by Mateusz Jarmulski (POLAND) North American Premiere

THE INFECTION directed by Patrik Eklund (SWEDEN)

THE INNER SIDE directed by Danel Elpeleg (ISRAEL) U.S. Premiere

THE LIKES AND DISLIKES OF MARJ BAGLEY directed by Taylor Stanton (US)

THE MINORS directed by Robert Machoian (US)

THE MUTE directed by An Pham Thien (VIETNAM/USA)

THE SUMMER OF THE ELECTRIC LION directed by Diego Céspedes (CHILE)

THE TRIAL directed by Johanna Hamilton (UNITED KINGDOM)

THE WATER SLIDE directed by Nathan Truesdell (US)

THE WIREMEN directed by Jessica Patterson (IRELAND) International Premiere

THIS MAGNIFICENT CAKE! directed by Emma De Swaef, James Roels (BELGIUM/FRANCE/NETHERLANDS)

TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER directed by Vincent Wilson (CANADA)

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