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Best Shorts Competition Deadline: July 2014
Best of Show - Mr Hublot, animation, ZEILT Productions (Luxembourg)
ZEILT Productions (Luxembourg), Mr Hublot, animation, involves the absurd world of a reclusive, idiosyncratic bachelor with obsessive-compulsive disorder who is scared of change. When a robot-dog arrives his habits are upset and he is forced to live together with his very invasive new pet. This is exceptional animation with originality, complexity and quality. The film received the Grand Prix S3D Seine-Saint-Denis award at the Dimension 3 Festival in Paris. Laurent Witz, producer and director, used CGI with puppets and props made by the amazing sculptor Stéphane Halleux. 2014 Oscar winner animated short. LINK
Awards of Excellence
Anu Productions, Where Do We Go from Here, short film
Blue Socks Media LLC, Raggs, webisodes; Little Bit of Love, original song; and Appreciating the Library, Water Makes the Whole Thing Flow, Numbers are Easy 1-2-3, music video
Dareen Hasan (Syrian Arab Republic), Bread and Iron: The Struggle of Syrian Workers, liberation/social justice/protest
Dark Nightingale Productions, Being Selfish, filmmaker 17 years and younger
DW Deutsche Welle (Germany), Protecting Biodiversity in Indonesia, documentary series
Fernando Raigoza Jr., Forget Me Not, short film
Five Towns College - Nicholas Levanti, The Safe Room, short film
Hanna Moritz (Sweden), Grandpa and Me and a Helicopter to Heaven, short film
Hélène Bélanger-Martin (Canada), Nathalie Trepanier: Sculptor of Forgotten Objects, women filmmakers
Kate Elston, Sex: M, gay/lesbian/transsexual
Mauritius Film Development Corporation (Republic of Mauritius), Flashed, short film
National Chengchi University - Chieh Yang (Republic of China), Starry Eyes, women filmmakers
Oppenheim Films / The Opp-Guide, Quicksand, filmmaker 17 years and younger
Queen Liliuokalani Trust - Cynthia Jordan, Keahuolū, special purpose films
Rita Leistner (Canada), Shelter, short documentary
The Documentary Group, Search and Seizure: Mapp v. Ohio, educational/instructional
The Moxie Institute LLC, Brain Power: From Neurons to Networks, short documentary
Tisch School of the Arts – Jean Pesce, Mr. Lamb, short film
Toad in the Hole Productions, Crazy Town, short film
Virginia Commonwealth University - Ying-Fang Shen, Humanexus, animation
Awards of Merit
3 Generations, Native Silence, Native American/aboriginal peoples
8:30 Films, The Time Addict, short film
Adam Dallas (Australia), Count Yoga, short film
Alex Bloom, Michele, short film
Alexander Haney, Bookstore, filmmaker 17 years and younger
Ali Wajeeh (Syrian Arab Republic), Circling, short film
Anu Productions, Where Do We Go From Here, direction
Appleseed Films, X, short film
Beautiful Movements (United Kingdom), Tea for Two, entertainment/drama/dance/variety and direction
Ben Caird, Inner Demons, commercial/infomercial
Ben Fraternale, Socks & Robbers, short film
BerkAppGroup and Spiderweb Studio, BerkAppGroup Promotional Sizzler, commercial/infomercial
Bianca Alarcon, Bedside Manor, short film
Big O Productions, MorningWood, pilot program/series
Big Soul Productions Inc. (Canada), The Smoke Shack, experimental
Blue Socks Media LLC, Appreciating the Library, Water Makes the Whole Thing Flow, Numbers are Easy 1-2-3, educational/instructional and Jungle Zoo, original song
Brett Wagner, Care., disability issues
Bryce Hirschberg, Counterfeiters, experimental
BSG Productions, Water Balloon, short film
Cadavre Films, The Ridicule, short documentary
Cameron Granadino, Comrade Sunshine, liberation/social justice/protest
Camic Productions, Wind Shadows, short documentary
Cat&Bear Pictures (United Kingdom), Dave's Wild Life, short film
Chih-Yang Cheng, The Last Tournament, short documentary
Clayton Long (Canada), Letter to a Priest, Christian
CMML/USC - Jeremy Kagan, Well Played, educational/instructional/training
Daniel Rübesam (Germany), Brothers, short film
Didi Wang (Canada), The Other Hand, animation
DW Deutsche Welle (Germany), Startup Berlin - City of Ideas, miniseries
Ella Nuortila, SIX, movie trailer
Emile Gauthier (Canada), Imperfect, short film
Emma Catalfamo (Canada), Serenity, cinematography
Epic In Motion, Harmony, short film
Felix van Cleeff (Netherlands), My Bethesda Angel, short film
Fenway Fan, Handi & V, women filmmakers
Fernwork Productions, Hatboxes, women filmmakers
FLTfilms (United Kingdom), Beyond Forgiving, short documentary
Fordham University - Dale Lindquist, Our Daily Bread, liberation/social justice/protest
Freda Hobbs, Life Coach Chronicles, African American
Gillian McKercher (Canada), Alice & Evee, women filmmakers
Gold Films - Mother Films (United Kingdom), 47 Cleveland, short film and direction
Golden Age Media & Entertainment, The Successor of Katunga, children/family programming
Gonzalo Digenio, Stalemate, short film
Heart Stone Productions, It's Not About Me, short film
Iron Dog Films (Australia), Faith, experimental
Jacintha Charles, The Dance, women filmmakers
Jackknifefilms, Grace Under Water, health/medicine/science
Jakob Maqe - Wil Film (Denmark), Tupilak, animation and viewer impact: content/message delivery
Jessica Hayes (Australia), The Duck and the Elephant, filmmaker 17 years and younger
Jibo Works, Interlude, short film
Jinger Films, More Sink, experimental
Joy Yao, Miguel Garzon Martinez & Mingjie Cao, Knot, Asian American
JW Productions, Infidel, Christian
Karl Kenzler, Darwin: The Series, pilot program/series
Katerina Strazding (Spain), Sakhalin Death Roe, women filmmakers
Katie Leimkuehler, Ski Pioneer, movie trailer
Kranky Heads Production, 30 Days, short film
LateNite Films (Australia), Joshua, Jewish
Laura Kay Rudat, Moriah, Christian
Lauren Carr Gaudite, XY, short film
Lee Witz, Polar Bear: The Hunt, filmmaker 17 years and younger
LightLyre Films, Kurtwood, short film
LUMINOUStudios, The Word Trader, short film
Matt Stanasolovich, Lost Tales of a Señor, filmmaker 17 years and younger
Matthew VanDyke, Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution, liberation/social justice/protest
Mauritius Film Development Corporation (Republic of Mauritius), Keeper, short film
Michael Chan, Endless, experimental
Misfit Media (Germany), Wake Up!, short film
New Democracy Productions, Sawdust, movie trailer
Nicholas Barker (United Kingdom), Tokyo Dreams, experimental
Open Media Foundation, Denver Kids, Inc., special purpose productions
Polaris Castillo, BalloonHead, experimental
Regent University – Justin Garcia, Shoot, animation
Rolando Vega, Palace, short film
Sam Kay (Canada), Torontopia, experimental
Sam Meikle (Australia), Scratch, children/family programming
Santiago Echeverry, Life in Pink, gay/lesbian/transsexual
Sea Weaver Productions Inc. (Barbados), A Day in A Bajan Life: Episode 5 – Izebo, documentary series
Sharon Holzman (Israel), The Principal, Jewish
Surround Idea Inc., Alice Agonistes, short film
Tanya Schiller, Auntie Sue, women filmmakers
Tatiana Zakharchenko (Russian Federation), Drop Me a Line, women filmmakers
Tim Burton Productions, Sky Blue Collar, short film
Tony DiMaso, The Harbor Story, short film
Tyler Walker, Midnight Visitor, short film
Ugly and Delicious, Spirits, webisode/internet programming
University of Miami – Lu Liu, A Tibetan Marriage, Asian American
Visionary Cinema, Trane and Miles, short film
Who! Productions, Nosferajew 2, pilot program/series
Wild Plum, Practice Makes Perfect, short film and cinematography
Zurich Global Life, Climbing To the Top, corporate/employee communication
