The winners of the 19th edition of Venice Shorts of California were announced by the committee of the festival. Venice Shorts is devoted to the short cinema and arthouse indie film and script projects from international and American projects. Venice Shorts aims to discover and recognize indie short films and screenplays of all genres from all over the globe. The festival has also 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 Venice Shorts has dedicated itself to short filmmaking and independent artists.
Best Narrative Film
Geo
Director: Darren Miller
Best Documentary
Saging the world
Directors: Rose Ramirez, Deborah Small, David Bryant
Honorable Mention Documentary
THE FIRST ATTACK ADS: Hollywood vs. Upton Sinclair Director: Greg Mitchell
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Best Indie Short & Best Director
Censure Director: Richard Bazley
Best First Time Filmmaker
Last day on earth
Director: Christian Jacob Eisenbarth
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Honorable Mention First Time Filmmaker
The red rose and the white rose
Director: Xuebing Feng
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Best Experimental
Magnolia Moon Director: Georgia Usborne
Honorable Mention Experimental
Dead Man Travel Director: Moora Vander Veken
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Best Animation
Blue
Director: Robert Petrie
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Honorable Mention Animation
Adventures With The Caretaker Director: Peter Gardner
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Best Web/TV Pilot-Series
WOMANHOOD: The Series
Director: Jessica McGaugh
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Best LGBTQ
Naked men in the woods
Director: Paul Ploberger
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Honorable Mention LGBTQ
S1NGULAR Short Film
Director: Ramon J. Goni
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Best Thriller
Familiar
Director: David J. Ellison
Best Music video
Adequately Director: Leo Gorenstein
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Honorable Mention Music Video
IN MEMORIAM - Nach & Kany GarcÃa Director Willy RodrÃguez
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Best Horror
Gas Station Lullaby
Director: David Lapuch
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Honorable Mention Horror
The Box
Director: Patrick Devlin
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Best Science Fiction
AFTER
Director: Alex Kim
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Best Student Film
Charon
Director: Minhan Liang
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Best Student Animation
Pizza Knights
Director: Amelia Jane Vaughan
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Best Comedy
Monster Mayhem
Director: Paul Constantakis
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Best Script
The Last Creation Writer: Brad Cooper
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Best Trailer & Best Poster
The Chair – screener
Director: Alain Legend Raymond
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Best Producer
Embers
Bogdan Darev
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Best Actress
Uncradled
Aimee Paxton
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Best Actor
Black Face Brian DeRozan
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Best Cinematographer
One Day / Day One
Adam Madrzyk
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Honorable Mention Cinematographer
Mad Martha
Carl Allison
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Best Short Film Script
Was
Jonathan Mathew & Nav Khabra
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Best Editor
Cold Start
Richard Townsley
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Best Female Director
Trust
Director: Diane Lansing
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Best Composer
When You Leave
Celisse Tan
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Best Youth Artist
Uma Palmbo Jeppesen
Stay With Me
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