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Venice Shorts

    • 2020s
    • 2010s
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    Venice Short Film Award

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    Best Actor

    • Simon Longmore
      Winner
      • Simon Longmore(Actor)
      • Not Your Average Bear
    • Winner
      • Ed Delia
      • Reparations
      ASD Media & Entertainment

    Best Actress

    • Anna Rust
      Winner
      • Anna Rust
      • Satiety
    • Tihana Lazovic
      Winner
      • Tihana Lazovic(actress)
      • Tina & Sendy
      Slavica film
    • Yuliana Sleme
      • Yuliana Sleme
      • Gleam

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Like Daughter, Like Mother

    • [object Object]

      Across the Room

      Mellinda Hensley
      Matt Clifford
    • [object Object]

      Off the Docks

      7.0 (15)
      Kevin Barry(director) (writer) (producer)
      Colin Frederick(director) (producer)
      Hannah Ward(producer)

    Best Director (Female)

    • Bessy Adut
      Winner
      • Bessy Adut
      • Escape Room: Proof of Concept
      Queen B. Film Hive
    • Julie Pacino
      Winner
      • Julie Pacino
      • Nowhere to Go
      Tiny Apples
      Spiral Gate Productions
    • Lucia Senesi
      Winner
      • Lucia Senesi
      • A Short Story
    • Lena Murisier
      • Lena Murisier
      • Bonnie & Bonnie
    • Directing Emma Orelove in Esther's Choice
      • Alia Azamat Ashkenazi
      • Esther's Choice

    Best Director of Photography

    • Aron Meinhardt
      Winner
      • Aron Meinhardt
      • Nowhere to Go
      Tiny Apples
      Spiral Gate Productions
    • Carlo Rinaldi's Portrait
      Winner
      • Carlo Rinaldi
      • A Short Story
    • Winner
      • Kristof Brandl(director of photography)
      • American Dream
    • Guillermo Cameo
      Winner
      • Guillermo Cameo
      • Esther's Choice
    • William Yong
      Winner
      • William Yong
      • Monument
    • Guillermo Cameo
      • Guillermo Cameo
      • Esther's Choice

    Best Female Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Gehenna

      Tequoia Urbina
      Magnolia Tree Productions

    Best Film Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nowhere to Go

      7.9 (12)
      Ted Maniatakos
      Tiny Apples
      Spiral Gate Productions

    Best Horror

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Moon

      8.4 (14)
      Ryan Graff
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lies Inside

      6.1 (10)
      Corey Emanuel Jr.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sonant

      6.2 (12)
      Vik Ramen

    Best International Actor

    • Vincent Vermignon
      Winners
      • Jean-Luc Joseph(actor)
      • Vincent Vermignon(actor)
      • American Dream
      • Diego Valdes
      • Presence (Presencia)

    Best International Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Not Your Average Bear

      Simon Longmore(Executive Producer) (writer)
      Adam Lolacher(Producer)
      Cliff Skelton(Director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The New Normal

      6.3 (11)
      Vince Buda
      Matt Wells

    Best International Composer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Wadayaze

      Jens Mahla

    Best International First Time Filmmaker

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Church Up Peaky Road

      Arthur James
    • [object Object]

      You Really Got Me

      8.8 (33)
      Hayley Osborne(Producer)
    • [object Object]

      Killing Small Animals

      6.5 (32)
      Marcus Svanberg
      Bleck Film
    • [object Object]

      Esther's Choice

      6.8 (40)
      Alia Azamat Ashkenazi

    Best International Horror Short

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Unseeing Evil

      Jaye-adams(writer/director)
      Invesona Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eye Exam

      5.8 (91)
      Aislinn Clarke

    Best International Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      American Dream

      Nicolas Polixene(writer)
      Sylvain Loubet Dit Gajol(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Presence (Presencia)

      Diego Valdes

    Best Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      End Point

      Rafael Cortes
      Inventor Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Invasion 2040

      César Turturro(DIRECTOR)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ark Exitus

      8.1 (29)
      Johnny Yong Bosch(director)
      Vox Rocket Studio
    • [object Object]

      Gab

      8.0 (7)
      Gazanfer Biricik(director)
      La Vie Parigo

    Best Script

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nowhere to Go

      7.9 (12)
      Sheri Sussman
      Tiny Apples
      Spiral Gate Productions
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Short Story

      Lucia Senesi
    • [object Object]

      To tell or not to tell

      Shanelle Monique(Writer)
    • [object Object]

      Life After Oblivion

      Tommy Anderson

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      After You

      Shannon Disalle(director)
      Erica Kovacic(producer)
      Chris Bradley(writer)
    • [object Object]

      Father Daughter

      Sophia Costanzo

    Best Trailer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Impuratus

      4.5 (807)
      Mike Yurinko
      Guy Quigley
      Screengage
      ThunderSmoke Media

    Best U.S. Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chronicles of Gnarnia: The Rex Chadwick Story

      Brian Colin Foley(Director, Writer, Executive Producer)
      Emily Simmons(Executive Producer)
      Sarah Brown Carter(Executive Producer)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Like Daughter, Like Mother

    Best U.S. Composer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chapter 9

      7.8 (17)
      Joseph Davenport(composer)
      OBSKERZA

    Best U.S. Experimental Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Chapter 9

      7.8 (17)
      Jake Brown(director)
      OBSKERZA

    Best U.S. Narrative Directing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Marny's Gift

      Sean Martinez(director)

    Best U.S. Thriller

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Love Spell

      9.4 (9)
      Emily Robyn Clark
      Love Spell
      Supremacy Films
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Mark

      Devin E. Haqq
      Korey Jackson
      Uwaki Film
      F.A.M. Creative Productions
      Imperfect Films
    • [object Object]

      Midnight

      Tony Lugo

    Best U.S. and International Narrative/Drama Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      American Dream

      Nicolas Polixene(director)
      Sylvain Loubet Dit Gajol(director)
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Esther's Choice

      6.8 (40)
      Alia Azamat Ashkenazi(Writer, Director, Producer)
      Babai Films
    • [object Object]

      Transference

      Juan Cardenas
      Fourth Moon Productions
    • [object Object]

      Breaking the Silence

      9.0 (1.7K)
      Seayoon Jeong
    • [object Object]

      Terahvin (Thirteenth)

      8.9 (13)
      Kartik Swaminathan Venkatraman
    • [object Object]

      Desde latinoamérica con Amor

      8.2 (6)
      William A. Aguilar(director)
      ProyectoR
    • [object Object]

      Esther's Choice

      6.8 (40)
      Alia Azamat Ashkenazi
      Babai Films

    Best US Actress,

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Like Daughter, Like Mother

    Best US Composer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Letters from a Father

      9.1 (14)
      Judah Earl

    Best US Science Fiction

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pinewood Drive

      Chris West(director)

    Best Web/TV Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Harbor Island

      Tiffany Rhodes
      Lyndsey Harris Stogdill
      Clarissa Story Felts
      Capt. Charlie Productions

    Best Youth Actor

    • Kal-El Tuck
      Winner
      • Kal-El Tuck(Actor)
      • Unseeing Evil
    • Winner
      • Daniel Roy
      • Lies Inside

    Best Youth Actress

    • Lacey Katena
      Winner
      • Lacey Katena
      • Harbor Island
      Capt. Charlie Productions
    • Winner
      • Siya Sharma-Gaines
      • Friend
      1912 Picture Company
      Silver Spirit Pictures

    Best international Editing

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Deepak Reddy
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Driven (v)

      Josef Switak

    Best international producer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Manasanamaha

      8.3 (222)
      Deepak Reddy
      Shilpa Gajjala

    Best Narrative Short

    • [object Object]

      Viral

      Kevin Welbeck
      FireSpark Pictures

    Best U.S. Thriller Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Carol Crawford

      Brandon Haynes(Director)
      Tzvi(Producer)

    Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Salsa Mia

      Angie Castro(director)
      Judy Luna(producer)
      En Serio Films
    • [object Object]

      Surprise in the Night

      7.1 (10)
      Sam Bhat(director)
      Aaron Rothermund(director)
      Shimaro Entertainment

    October Award

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    Best US and International Actor

    • Franco Nero in Pope Joan (1972)
      Winner
      • Franco Nero(actor)
      • Il suggeritore - Nil difficile volenti
    • Ciro Dapagio
      • Ciro Dapagio
      • Suitcasing
      Ciro Dapagio Productions

    Best U.S. & International Script

    • [object Object]

      Meeting Duran Duran

      Bridgette Yaxley

    Best US and International Comedy

    • [object Object]

      Suitcasing

      7.5 (23)
      Ciro Dapagio
      Ciro Dapagio Productions
    • [object Object]

      Irregardless

    • [object Object]

      Mailer Daemon

      John Mudge

    TV web series

    • [object Object]

      Brazzy Jazzy

      Steve Becker

    November Award

    Edit

    Best Composer

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Under Pressure

      Galo Ortiz

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Corona Virus vs the Magic City

      Christan van Slyke
      Tammie Smith
      Paul Brenno
      Smith International Productions
    • [object Object]

      Corona Virus vs the Magic City

      Christan van Slyke
      Tammie Smith
      Paul Brenno
      Smith International Productions

    Best International Student Film

    • [object Object]

      Le Voyeuriste

      Nicolas Dozol(director)

    Best Student Film

    • [object Object]

      Moving Day

      Zachary Zebrowitz(Zachary Zebrowitz)

    Best TV Pilot Script

    • [object Object]

      Dodging Her Bullet

      Richard Meiman
      Jon Wachter
      United States

    Best U.S and International Thriller

    • [object Object]

      Submerged

      Juan Lume(writer/director/producer)
      Italo Spotorno(actor)
      Ignacio Verdugo(writer/producer)
      Romina Leiva(director of photography)
      Go Films
      Semi - Finalist, Best U.S. and International Thriller. Short Film "Submerged"
    • [object Object]

      Toxic

      Shae Beadman
      Taryn Beadman

    Best U.S. and International Comedy

    • [object Object]

      Hard Work

      7.7 (13)
      Max Meisel(writer)
      Julie Pacino(director)

    Best U.S. and International First Time Filmmaker

    • [object Object]

      A Delirious Eye

      Grace Truly(writer/director)

    Best U.S. and International student Film

    • [object Object]

      Ripples

      Xinhao Wang

    Best Web Series/TV Pilot

    • [object Object]

      Stuck!

    December Award

    Edit

    Best international actor

    • Winner
      • Simone Gallo
      • Locked

    Best international actress

    • Winner
      • Alina Person
      • Locked

    Best Documentary

    • [object Object]

      Invisible

      Cali Gilbert

    Best Experimental

    • [object Object]

      I am Chuma

      Wendy Spinks(writer/director/producer)
      Clea Mallinson(Director)
      Zeropoint Studios

    Best First-Time Filmmaker

    • [object Object]

      Occam's Razor 1950's

      9.6 (5)
      Ranjit Singh

    Best Narrative/Drama Film

    • [object Object]

      Welcome to Oneg

      Delphine Batier

    Best US and International Composer

    • [object Object]

      Beyond the Wall

      9.1 (33)
      Azer Agalarov(Director)

    Best Web Series/TV Pilot-Series

    • [object Object]

      Dino Land

      Mark Manjardi

    June Award

    Edit

    Best Edit

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Black Heart, Red Hands

      8.9 (10)
      Adam Spinks

    Honorable Mention

    Edit

    Best Narrative Film

    • [object Object]

      Soundproof

      Gabriela Lima

    July Award

    Edit

    Best Comedy

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fast Forward Style

      Kari Kennon
      Krafty Productions

    September Award

    Edit

    Best U.S. and International Experimental

    • [object Object]

      Quatro Estações

      Finalist

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