SHORTSFEST AWARD WINNERS
2020 SHORTSFEST
Audience Award: FLOWER PUNK, directed by Alison Klayman (Japan)
Best Comedy: POSTCARDS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD, directed by Konstantinos Antonopoulos (Greece)
Special Mention for Comedy: MARCY LEARNS SOMETHING NEW, directed by Julia Kennelly (USA)
Best Drama: BABLINGA, directed by Fabien Dao (France) Not part of Virtual Version
Special Mention for Drama: I’LL END UP IN JAIL, directed by Alexandre Dostie (Canada)
Best Animation: AND THEN THE BEAR, directed by Agnes Patron (France) Not part of Virtual Version
Special Mention for Animation: BAG, directed by Robin Frohardt (USA)
Best Documentary: A YOUTH, directed by Giorgio Bosisio (UK, Italy, Greece)
Special Mention for Documentary: THE STARR SISTERS, directed by Bridey Elliott, Beth Einhorn (USA)
Best Short Short: SOMETHING TO REMEMBER, directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr (Sweden)
Special Mention for Short Short: ASMAHAN THE DIVA, directed by Chloé Mazlo (France)
Best Student Short: HEADING SOUTH, directed by Yuan Yuan (China, USA) Not part of Virtual Version
Special Mention Student Short: NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE, directed by Carol Nguyen (Canada)
The Ellen Award: BAG, directed by Robin Frohardt (USA)
Youth Jury Award: THE MANCHADOR, directed by Kaveh Therani (Norway, Germany)
2019 SHORTSFEST
Audience Award: NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB, directed by Yves Piat (France)
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)
2018 SHORTSFEST
Audience Award: THE DRIVER IS RED, directed by Randall Christopher (USA)
Audience Special Recognition Award: ZION, directed by Floyd Russ (USA)
Aspen Youth Jury Award: AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE, directed by Chelsea Hernandez, Ilana Sosa (USA)
Vimeo Staff Pick Award: ATELIER, directed by Elsa Maria Jakobsdottir (Iceland)
The Ellen Award: MAGIC ALPS, directed by Andrea Brusa and Marco Scotuzzi (Italy)
Best Student Film: STILL WATER RUNS DEEP, directed by Abbesi Akhamie (Nigeria/USA)
Special Mention for Student Film: ATELIER, directed by Elsa Maria Jakobsdottir (Iceland)
Best Short Short: WILD WILD WEST: A BEAUTIFUL RANT BY MARK BRADFORD, directed by Dime Davis (USA)
Best Animation: COYOTE, directed by Lorenz Wunderle (Switzerland)
Special Mention for Animation: MANIVALD, directed by Chintis Lungren (Canada, Croatia, Estonia)
Best Documentary: THE DRIVER IS RED (USA), directed by Randall Christopher
Special Mention for Documentary: JUCK [THURST] (Sweden), directed by Olivia Kastebring, Julia Gumpert, Ulrika Bandeira
Best Comedy: THE PASSAGE (USA), directed by Kitao Sakurai
Best Drama: FAUVE, directed by Jeremy Comte (Canada)
Narrative special mention: HAIR WOLF, directed by Mariama Diallo (USA)
Narrative special mention: INTERCOURSE, directed by Jonatan Etzen (Sweden)
Narrative special mention: EMERGENCY, directed by Carey Williams (USA)
2017 SHORTSFEST
Audience Award: EYES OF EXODUS, directed by Alexandra Liveris (Greece/USA)
Aspen Youth Jury Award: SCHOOLYARD BLUES, directed by Maria Eriksson (Sweden)
The Ellen Award: THE END OF TIME, directed by Micho Manchevski (Cuba)
Best Student Film: SCHOOLYARD BLUES, directed by Maria Erickson (Sweden)
Best Short Short: CALL OF CUTENESS, directed by Brenda Lien (Germany)
Best Animation: IN A NUTSHELL, directed by Fabio Friedli (Switzerland)
Best Documentary: THREE RED SWEATERS, directed by Martha Gregory (USA)
Best Comedy: FATIMA MARIA TORRES AND THE INVASION OF SPACE SHUTTLE PINAS 25, directed by Carlo Francisco Manatad (Philippines)
Best Drama: AABA, directed by Amar Kaushik (India)
2016 SHORTSFEST
Best Animated Film: DEER FLOWER, directed by Kangmin Kim (USA/South Korea),
Best Comedy:HOUNDS, directed by Omer Tobi (Israel)
Best Drama: THANKS FOR DANCING, directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken (Norway)
Best Documentary: IRREGULARS, directed by Fabio Palmieri (Italy)
Best Short Short: MINING POEMS OR ODES, directed by Callum Rice (Scotland/UK)
Best Student Short: SEA BREEZE, directed by Chun-Yi Li (Taiwan/UK)
Special Recognitions:
I, DESTINI, directed by Nicholas Pilarski and Destini Riley (USA)
LA LAGUNA, directed by Aaron Schock (USA)
EVERYTHING WILL OKAY, directed by Patrick Vollrathfor (Germany/Austria)
WORLD-WIDE WOVEN BODIES, directed by Truls Krane Meby (Norway)
Audience Award: THANKS FOR DANCING, directed by Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken Norway),
Audience Special Recognition: PICKLE, directed by Amy Nicholson (USA)
The Ellen Award: IRREGULARS, directed by Fabio Palmieri (Italy)
Best Crowdfunded Film Award: SEA BREEZE, directed by Chun-Yi Li (Taiwan/UK)
The Youth Jury Award: LA LAGUNA, directed by Aaron Schock (USA)