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Southern Shorts Awards

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
    • 2019201820172016

    Award of Merit

    Edit

    Acting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      That '80s Guy

      8.5 (35)
      Craig Fones(actor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Maturing Youth

      8.2 (6)
      Sean A Kaufman
      Rhythm&Flow Entertainment Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Riding with the Rabbi

      Jeff McKinney
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nimbus

      Shaw Jones
      Kelly Tighe
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Within and Without

      6.2 (5)
      Merdix Antwinette(actress)
      Clio Contogenis(actress)
      Belair Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just in Time

      8.8 (8)
      Norma Maldonado
      Triple Martini Productions
      JKO Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just in Time

      8.8 (8)
      Clara Frias
      Triple Martini Productions
      JKO Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sorry I Broke Your Heart

      10 (9)
      Jaime M. Callica(actor)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hunter

      Mark Laursen
      Hunter Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hunter

      Kiara Beltran
      Hunter
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ghost Light

      Aubrey Carey
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ghost Light

      Owen Engesser
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Josh Kelly
      Cyclamen Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Michael Villar
      Cyclamen Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stop

      Michael Edwin
      Grandchild Productions
    • Winner

      Magnolia (II)

      Tristan McAlister

    Best Actor

    • Sidney Kean
      Winner
      • Sidney Kean(Actor)
      • Tergiversation
      Gray Eminence Productions
    • Havon Baraka
      Winner
      • Havon Baraka(actor)
      • Killing Adam
    • Shaw Jones
      Winner
      • Shaw Jones
      • Nimbus
    • Kelly Tighe
      Winner
      • Kelly Tighe
      • Nimbus
    • Winner
      • Julio Hidalgo(actor)
      • Puertas
      Hewes Pictures
    • Jackson George
      Winner
      • Jackson George
      • Just in Time
      Triple Martini Productions
      JKO Productions

    Best Actress

    • Brigitte Millar 2011
      Winner
      • Brigitte Millar
      • Nox
      Amitice
    • Winner
      • Muireann Bird
      • Deep Shock

    Best Made in Georgia

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Baggage

      7.3 (9)
      Andi Behring(director)

    Best Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nox

      9.1 (30)
      Gréco Casadesus
      Gregory Cotti
      Amitice
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deep Shock

      7.7 (22)
      Giulio De Gaetano

    Best Science Fiction/Fantasy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Rueful Warrior

      8.0 (11)
      Mark Owen
      Belloq Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      O grafeiokratis

      Dimitrios Karas(director)

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hazel

      8.9 (11)
      Sara Eustáquio(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Within and Without

      6.2 (5)
      Frank S Petrilli(producer)
      Belair Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just in Time

      8.8 (8)
      Christopher Martini
      Triple Martini Productions
      JKO Productions

    Best Western Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Good Friend from the West

      Shuaiyu Liu

    Best actor in a leading role

    • Winner
      • Sahil Arora
      • Good Night. Sleep Tight.
      Golden Medias
    • Sonam Arora
      Winner
      • Sonam Arora
      • Good Night. Sleep Tight.
      Golden Medias

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Behind the 8 Ball

      Collin Enstad
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Maturing Youth

      8.2 (6)
      Zach Mayor
      Rhythm&Flow Entertainment Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hazel

      8.9 (11)
      Max R. Zabell(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nox

      9.1 (30)
      Jean-Claude Aumont
      Amitice
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hunter

      Adrian Sierkowski
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just in Time

      8.8 (8)
      Tarek Hefny
      Triple Martini Productions
      JKO Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stop

      Michael Intile
      Grandchild Productions

    Directing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Maturing Youth

      8.2 (6)
      Divoni Simon
      Rhythm&Flow Entertainment Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hazel

      8.9 (11)
      Sara Eustáquio(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nimbus

      Gaurang Bhat
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nox

      9.1 (30)
      Keyvan Sheikhalishahi
      Amitice
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Puertas

      5.6 (57)
      Paco Arasanz(director)
      Hewes Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stop

      James Brown Orleans
      Grandchild Productions

    Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Behind the 8 Ball

      Alejo Perera
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wall

      Leigh O'Neill
      Baker Squared Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Maturing Youth

      8.2 (6)
      Chase Michael Pallante
      Rhythm&Flow Entertainment Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hazel

      8.9 (11)
      Sara Eustáquio(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Within and Without

      6.2 (5)
      Bruce Colgate(editor)
      Alliance Video and Post
      Belair Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just in Time

      8.8 (8)
      Danny Meadows
      Triple Martini Productions
      JKO Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hunter

      Carla Roda
      Hunter Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ghost Light

      Jacob Piller
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stop

      C.J. Kirkland
      Grandchild Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Good Night. Sleep Tight.

      9.4 (31)
      Mahesh Khaire
      Golden Medias

    Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Maturing Youth

      8.2 (6)
      Chase Michael Pallante
      Rhythm&Flow Entertainment Studios

    Film Awards

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      $2.75

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Scarlet Begonias

      Peter Ambrosio

    Individual Achievement in Producing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stop

      Andre Jackson
      Grandchild Productions

    Makeup FX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deep Shock

      7.7 (22)
      Sarah O'Brien

    Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Behind the 8 Ball

      Daniel Murillo
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Maturing Youth

      8.2 (6)
      Alex Ellsworth
      Rhythm&Flow Entertainment Studios
      (Score)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Within and Without

      6.2 (5)
      Evan Evans(composer)
      E3 Studios
      Belair Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just in Time

      8.8 (8)
      Jon Licht
      Triple Martini Productions
      JKO Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hunter

      Carla Roda
      Film Hunter
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ghost Light

      Haley Morrissey

    Producing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wall

      Stephen Sawchuk
      Baker Squared Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nimbus

      Gaurang Bhat
      Radhika Womack
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nox

      9.1 (30)
      Keyvan Sheikhalishahi
      Nahid Sheikhalishahi
      Amitice
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Puertas

      5.6 (57)
      Paco Arasanz(producer)
      Hewes Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hunter

      Kiara Beltran
      Alice Rehemutula
      Film Hunter

    Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Behind the 8 Ball

      Alejo Perera(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hazel

      8.9 (11)
      Sara Eustáquio(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nimbus

      Lynda Lopez
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just in Time

      8.8 (8)
      Erin LaSorsa
      Triple Martini Productions
      JKO Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Within and Without

      6.2 (5)
      Frank S Petrilli(producer, director)
      Nancy Louth(costume designer)
      Belair Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hunter

      Shashank Varma
      Hunter Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ghost Light

      Tegan Zoephel
      Bailey Hunt

    Screenwriting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      That '80s Guy

      8.5 (35)
      Craig Fones(writer)
      Larry Coulter(writer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Maturing Youth

      8.2 (6)
      Divoni Simon
      Rhythm&Flow Entertainment Studios
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Puertas

      5.6 (57)
      Paco Arasanz(writer)
      Hewes Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stop

      Andre Jackson
      Grandchild Productions

    Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wall

      Jeff Grout
      Baker Squared Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Killing Adam

      Santiago Velarde
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hazel

      8.9 (11)
      Sara Eustáquio(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nimbus

      Benjamin Zuiderweg
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nox

      9.1 (30)
      Corinne Rozenberg
      Amitice
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deep Shock

      7.7 (22)
      Christian Valente
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Just in Time

      8.8 (8)
      Christopher Koch
      Triple Martini Productions
      JKO Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hunter

      Carla Roda
      Hunter Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ghost Light

      Zachary Jones
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stop

      Tarcisio Longobardi
      Grandchild Productions

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]

      Ham Sandwich

      Paul Catalanotto
      Anthony Zuppardo
      joint winners
    • [object Object]

      Ham Sandwich

      Paul Catalanotto
      Anthony Zuppardo
      joint winners

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]

      Knock Knock

      8.8 (8)
      Paul Catalanotto
    • [object Object]

      Knock Knock

      8.8 (8)
      Paul Catalanotto

    Award of Excellence

    Edit

    Acting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wall

      Steve Bradley
      Josh Blacker
      Baker Squared Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Disguise

      4.8 (49)
      Adriana Grigoriev
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Disguise

      4.8 (49)
      Zed Josef
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Disguise

      4.8 (49)
      Jennifer Scott Malden
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Disguise

      4.8 (49)
      Naomi Willow
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Rakefet Abergel
      Cyclamen Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stop

      Andre Jackson
      Grandchild Productions

    Best Actor

    • Matt Passmore
      Winner
      • Matt Passmore
      • Nox
      Amitice

    Best Animation Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Legend of the ChickenFish

      Giles Sander(director)
      Excalibur Animation

    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deep Shock

      7.7 (22)
      Juanma Postigo
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kleen

      Andrew Mitchell

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Man in the Woods

      Kevin J. O'Neill
      Olive Ranch Road Productions

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Disguise

      4.8 (49)
      Riya Mukherjee
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Rakefet Abergel(producer)
      Marshall Langohr(producer)
      Cyclamen Films

    Best Mystery/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nox

      9.1 (30)
      Keyvan Sheikhalishahi
      Nahid Sheikhalishahi
      Amitice

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      $2.75

    Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wall

      Julian Chapdelaine
      Baker Squared Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nimbus

      John David Morrissey
      Evan Avtal
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Disguise

      4.8 (49)
      Ezequiel Romero
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Puertas

      5.6 (57)
      Victor Arroyo(director of photography)
      Hewes Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Alex U. Griffin
      Cyclamen Films

    Directing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Disguise

      4.8 (49)
      Sandeep A. Varma
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Rakefet Abergel(director)
      Cyclamen Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tipped

      4.1 (81)
      Alysse Leite-Rogers

    Directinga

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wall

      Daniel Baker
      Baker Squared Pictures

    Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nox

      9.1 (30)
      Walter Mauriot
      Amitice
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nimbus

      Anatole Lardeyret
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deep Shock

      7.7 (22)
      Daniel Salinas
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Ned Thorne
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Puertas

      5.6 (57)
      Paco Arasanz(editor)
      Victor Arroyo(editor)
      Hewes Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Ned Thorne(Editor)
      Cyclamen Films

    Makeup FX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Renae Goodhew
      Cyclamen Films

    Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Hazel

      8.9 (11)
      Sara Eustáquio(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nimbus

      Harry Arlo Hutchins
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nimbus

      Harry Arlo Hutchins
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Puertas

      5.6 (57)
      Coro de Nuestra Señora de Aliende(music)
      Hewes Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Samuel Joseph Smythe
      Cyclamen Films

    Original Score

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fierce

      4.9 (7)
      Daniel Markovich

    Producing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bleeding, Kansas

      Daniel Lafrentz(Director)
      Geoffroy Faugérolas(Producer)
      Griff Jones(Executive Producer)
      Jeremy Hill(Co-Producer)

    Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wall

      Tane Stange
      Baker Squared Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nox

      9.1 (30)
      Keyvan Sheikhalishahi
      Amitice
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Deep Shock

      7.7 (22)
      Carlos Javier López
      Carlos Borja Luise
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Puertas

      5.6 (57)
      Paco Arasanz(producer)
      Hewes Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Rakefet Abergel
      Cyclamen Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Stop

      James Brown Orleans
      Grandchild Productions

    Screenwriting

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Wall

      Daniel Baker
      Baker Squared Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Disguise

      4.8 (49)
      Riya Mukherjee
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Rakefet Abergel(writer)
      Cyclamen Films

    Short Film Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tipped

      4.1 (81)
      Alysse Leite-Rogers

    Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Kleen

      Stephen Tibbo(re-recording mixer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Puertas

      5.6 (57)
      Pablo García(sound editor)
      Hewes Pictures
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Maui Holcomb
      Cyclamen Films

    Award of Distinction

    Edit

    Best Production Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Cemetary Tales: A Tale of Two Sisters

      6.0 (20)
      Nathaly Lopez(production designer)
      Tea Time Productions

    Individual Achievement in Music

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tipped

      4.1 (81)
      Gary Koftinoff(composer)

    Festival Award

    Edit

    Best Actress

    • Sarah Blackman
      Winner
      • Sarah Blackman
      • Peggy

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Painting a Normal Life

      Paul Catalanotto
      R. Todd Campbell
      Joint Winners

    Best Drama

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Puertas

      5.6 (57)
      Paco Arasanz(director)
      Hewes Pictures

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      John Doe: A Western Tale

      7.8 (19)
      Mattie Moore(Executive Producer)
      Ryan Harrison Riffle(Director)
      MLM Film Productions
      RiffReels
      Southern Shorts Official Website

    Best Sci-fi / Fantasy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Four Episodes from 1984

      7.7 (30)
      Marshall Peterson

    Best Science Fiction/Fantasy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Compliance

      7.8 (34)
      Dominick LaRuffa Jr.(Producer)
      Michael DePaolo(Writer)
      Aitan Shachar(Writer)
      John Michael Kennedy(Producer)

    Best Western

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bleeding, Kansas

      Daniel Lafrentz(Director)
      Geoffroy Faugérolas(Producer)
      Griff Jones(Executive Producer)
      Jeremy Hill(Co-Producer)

    Best of Show

    Edit

    Best Actor

    • Anthony Robert Grasso
      Winner
      • Anthony Robert Grasso
      • The Blind Date
      • Steve Bradley
      • The Wall
      Baker Squared Pictures
      • Alan Leach
      • Four Episodes from 1984

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Rakefet Abergel(producer)
      Cyclamen Films

    Best Makeup FX

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Boo

      6.8 (233)
      Renae Goodhew(make up effects)
      Cyclamen Films

    Best Mystery/Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nox

      9.1 (30)
      Keyvan Sheikhalishahi
      Nahid Sheikhalishahi

    Best Screenplay

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Grownies

      Artie Brennan
      Anthony Giordano
      Super Crazy Funtime
    • [object Object]

      The Wall

      Daniel Baker
      Baker Squared Pictures

    Producing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Grownies

      Artie Brennan
      Anthony Giordano
      Chris Sciacco
      Super Crazy Funtime

    Sound Design

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Four Episodes from 1984

      7.7 (30)
      Marshall Peterson
      Todd Watson

    Best Actress

    • Rakefet Abergel
      • Rakefet Abergel
      • Boo
      Cyclamen Films

    Best Director

      • Marshall Peterson
      • Four Episodes from 1984
      • Adam York
      • Department 666

    Best Sound Design

    • [object Object]

      Department 666

      8.0 (18)
      Kevin Murray

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