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HollyShorts Film Festival

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    Audience Award

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    Monthly Screenings

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      Winner

      Kensington

      Matt Ferrucci(director)
      Michael Marc Friedman(Writer)
    • [object Object]

      Black Spirit

      8.5 (14)
      Chakib Taleb-Bendiab

    Monthly Screenings - Los Angeles, CA

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Spectacular Summer of Weredog and Amy

      Sylvia Batey Alcalá
    • [object Object]

      There's Something in the Trunk

      8.6 (21)
      Daniel J. Egbert
      The New Promethean
    • [object Object]

      Dead Wall

      Alex Greenlee(director)

    Best Short Film

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      Way Back Home

      8.0 (37)
      Diego Freitas(producer)
      Luciano Reck(producer)
      Guilherme Rodio(producer)
      Parakino Filmes

    Jury Award

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    Best Action

    • Winner

      Mama Bear

      Matt Cohen

    Best Cinematography

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      Winner

      On the Border

      5.8 (165)
      Wei Shujun

    Best Period Piece

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      Winner

      The Legend of Grayson Crockett

      8.4 (9)
      Adam Bagger

    Best Producer

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      Winner

      Piel Canela

      Michelle Salcedo(Producer)

    Best Animated Short Film

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      My Brother Luca

      7.6 (25)
      Carlos Algara(director)
      Catalina Serna(director)

    Short Film

    • [object Object]

      A Year

    Best Short Film

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    LGBT

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Starboy

      6.9 (18)
      Tibo Travers
      Joëlle Bentolila
      SweetDoh! Productions

    Short Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lady Parts

      Erin Rye(director)
      Jessica Sherif(director)
    • [object Object]

      This Time Away

      7.2 (383)
      Magali Barbé(director)
    • [object Object]

      The Last Breath of Spring

      Linhan Zhang(producer)
      Gillian Henry(director)
    • [object Object]

      Nice Talking to You

      7.5 (24)
    • [object Object]

      Dunya's Day

      7.4 (37)
    • [object Object]

      A Cohort of Guests

      7.5 (71)
      Todd Sandler(director)
      Wompus Print

    Best Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Song Sparrow

      7.4 (61)
      Farzaneh Omidvarnia
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      Pearl

      8.6 (14)
      Linhan Zhang(producer)
      Clifford Miu(producer)
      Robbin Feng(director)
      Yifei He(producer)
      Bering Pictures
    • [object Object]

      Engaged

      7.3 (105)
      David Scala

    Monthly Screenings - Los Angeles, CA

    • [object Object]

      The Lovelys

      Michael Lopez(director)
    • [object Object]

      Prague

      6.1 (7)
      Reda Mustafa
    • [object Object]

      Nefta Football Club

      7.2 (2.1K)
      Yves Piat
      Les Valseurs
    • [object Object]

      El Astronauta

      7.9 (59)
      Manuel Trotta

    Best Editing

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    Best Editing

    • [object Object]

      Song Sparrow

      7.4 (61)
      Ehsan Vaseghi

    Best Drama

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    Best Short Film

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      Winner

      Carte Blanche

      6.2 (98)
      Eva Vik
      Evasion Pictures

    Best Webisode

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    Webisode

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      Or Die Trying

      9.0 (35)
      Camila Martins
      Additional Recipients: Austin, Jenny / London Lloyd, Chelsea / Hollis, Myah / Hawkins, Sarah

    Best International Short

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    Narrative

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      Winner

      Mum's Hairpins

      7.9 (58)
      Tatiana Fedorovskaya

    International Competition

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      Way Back Home

      8.0 (37)
      Diego Freitas(director)
      Luciano Reck(executive producer)
      Guilherme Rodio(producer)
      Parakino Filmes

    VFX Award

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    Best VFX

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      Slice of Life

      7.5 (402)
      Luka Hrgovic(director)
      Dino Julius(director)

    Special Jury Mention

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      Winner

      A Million Eyes

      5.0 (76)
      Richard Raymond

    Best Screenplay

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    Short Screenplay Competition

    • Felipe Vargas
      • Felipe Vargas
    • [object Object]

      Making Peace

      9.0 (28)
      Judah Ray
      A-Level Pictures
    • Aury Barnett
      • Valentyn Korotkevych
      • Aury Barnett
      Tragical Fun Films
    • [object Object]

      The Mirror

      8.1 (17)
      Joel Kohn

    Best Cinematography

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    Short Film

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      Way Back Home

      8.0 (37)
      Kaue Zilli(Cinematographer)
      Parakino Filmes

    Best Action Short Film

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    Best Live Action Short Film

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      Winner

      The Orphan

      6.8 (384)
      Carolina Markowicz(director)

    Best Sci Fi

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Storm

      7.2 (81)
      Will Kindrick(director)

    Best Sci Fi

    • [object Object]

      Megan

      6.6 (2.3K)
      Greg Strasz(director)

    Best Director

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    • [object Object]

      Way Back Home

      8.0 (37)
      Diego Freitas(director)

    Best Shot On Film

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    Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Spin Cycle

      Makenzie Hart
      Jordan Pollak
      Ben Kohler
      Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell
      Ryan Lee Hughes
      Studio Sidecar Productions
      Studio School Los Angeles
      Presented by Steve Bellamy, CEO of Motion Picture at Eastman Kodak
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      Refuge

      7.3 (14)
      Federica Belletti
      Federico Spiazzi

    Honorable Mention

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    Best Film

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      Winner

      A Million Eyes

      5.0 (76)
      Richard Raymond

    Best Horror

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Oscar's Bell

      6.7 (184)
      Chris Cronin

    Women In Media

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    Monthly Screenings - Los Angeles, CA

    • [object Object]

      Plasmid

      8.0 (10)
      Roshni Rush Bhatia(director)

    Best Student FIlm

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tree #3

      7.7 (41)
      Omer Ben-Shachar(writer/director)

    Best Student Film

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      Our Home Here

      6.7 (16)
      Angela Chen
      Summer Xinlei Yang
      Summery Productions
      American Film Institute (AFI)

    Short Film

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      Sankofa

      8.4 (7)
      Princess Garrett(director)
      Riptide Pictures

    Best Short Animation

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sister

      7.1 (1.4K)
      Siqi Song
    • [object Object]

      The Wrong Rock

      6.1 (146)
      Michael Cawood
      Julie Pifher

    Grand Prix

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    Best Short Film

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      Winner

      Balloon

      6.9 (281)
      Jeremy Merrifield(writer/director)
      Christina Cha(producer)
      Kate Chamuris(associate producer)
      Alex Peurye(line producer)
      Michael James Scott(executive producer)
      Frances Kroon(cinematographer)
      Jerry Marsini(production designer)
      Bowei Yue(editor)
      Dave Testa(co-writer)
      Dream Three
      American Film Institute (AFI)

    Best Romance

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Evelyn x Evelyn

      8.5 (71)
      Eric Pumphrey
    • [object Object]

      Things That Fall

      6.5 (28)
      Sy Huq
      TTF Productions
      Om Films

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