Venice Shorts objective is to discover and recognize indie shorts film and screenplays of all genres from all over the globe. The online festival has featured some of the most well known names in the film industry together with emerging U.S. and international talents. It is important to realize the power of short filmmaking and it is fantastic to see well known names being involved in the production of meaningful, thought provoking indie short films of all genres.
The festival alumni includes Oscar winners and nominees such as Gus Vant Sant, Jeremy Irons, Eric Roberts, Ross Kauffman and Jessica Chastain. The festival aims to discover indie film projects but also encourages established names in the industry to take part in creation of short films as producers, directors, actors and writers. It is with great pleasure for us to announce the winners of the 16th edition of Venice shorts of California.
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Best Narrative Film First... Director: Adam Hartwiński Best Documentary Korean GENOCIDE Director: Seung-il Chon Best Indie Short Amen Director: Bodi Rajkumar
Honorable Mention Indie Short
Wait for the dog
Directors: Ian Rowe, Dillon Petrillo Best First Time Filmmaker Maron Doll Directors: Soo Chyun, Yoo Seok Jong Best Experimental Temporal Properties of the World – Passage Director: Lynn Lukkas Best Animation Death and the Winemaker Director: Victor Jaquier
Best Web/TV Pilot-Series Cray Director: Sonia Sawkar Best LGBTQ Plainclothes Director: Carmen Emmi Best Thriller Richard Director: Brad Rundblade Best Music video Trash/glue Director: Lucy Makhova
Best Horror Close Your Eyes Director: Andy Chen Best Science Fiction The Combine Director: Micah Chambers-Goldberg Best Student Film A Swedish Defence Director: Simon Elvås
Best Comedy Quarantine Fling Director: Milo Shandel
Honorable Mention Comedy
40ish..
Director: Traci Hays
Best Unproduced Script THE SICKEN Writer: DANNY ALEX Best Trailer THE BEST MAN'S PRIVILEGE Director: Andy Maycock Best Short Film Director UNTHINKable Director: Dave Taylor Best Short Film Producer Tammy Hyler WAY BACK IN THE WOODS Best Short Film Actress Carlie Guevara Spaceship
Best Short Film Actor Raul Tortosa Mendez Shadowed Best Short Film Cinematographer Guardians of Paradise
Ivan Maria Friedman
Best Short Film Script
THE SICKEN
Writer DANNY ALEX
Best Short Film Editor
Henrik pierce
TARANTULA teaser: a Time for Love
Best Female Director
Anna Ramey Borden
A Study In Conservation
Best Composer
Yantra de Vilder
Brave New World
Best Youth Actor/Actress
Léon Bricout
One's Right to Solitude
Best Poster
The Molt
Director: Willy Orr
December 14th, 2021
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