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
Best Indie Short & Best Director
Censure Director: Richard Bazley
Best First Time Filmmaker
Last day on earth
Director: Christian Jacob Eisenbarth
Honorable Mention First Time Filmmaker
The red rose and the white rose
Director: Xuebing Feng
Best Experimental
Magnolia Moon Director: Georgia Usborne
Honorable Mention Experimental
Dead Man Travel Director: Moora Vander Veken
Best Animation
Blue
Director: Robert Petrie
Honorable Mention Animation
Adventures With The Caretaker Director: Peter Gardner
Best Web/TV Pilot-Series
WOMANHOOD: The Series
Director: Jessica McGaugh
Best LGBTQ
Naked men in the woods
Director: Paul Ploberger
Honorable Mention LGBTQ
S1NGULAR Short Film
Director: Ramon J. Goni
Best Thriller
Familiar
Director: David J. Ellison
Best Music video
Adequately Director: Leo Gorenstein
Honorable Mention Music Video
IN MEMORIAM - Nach & Kany García Director Willy Rodríguez
Best Horror
Gas Station Lullaby
Director: David Lapuch
Honorable Mention Horror
The Box
Director: Patrick Devlin
Best Science Fiction
AFTER
Director: Alex Kim
Best Student Film
Charon
Director: Minhan Liang
Best Student Animation
Pizza Knights
Director: Amelia Jane Vaughan
Best Comedy
Monster Mayhem
Director: Paul Constantakis
Best Script
The Last Creation Writer: Brad Cooper
Best Trailer & Best Poster
The Chair – screener
Director: Alain Legend Raymond
Best Producer
Embers
Bogdan Darev
Best Actress
Uncradled
Aimee Paxton
Best Actor
Black Face Brian DeRozan
Best Cinematographer
One Day / Day One
Adam Madrzyk
Honorable Mention Cinematographer
Mad Martha
Carl Allison
Best Short Film Script
Was
Jonathan Mathew & Nav Khabra
Best Editor
Cold Start
Richard Townsley
Best Female Director
Trust
Director: Diane Lansing
Best Composer
When You Leave
Celisse Tan
Best Youth Artist
Uma Palmbo Jeppesen
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