HollyShorts

2009 HollyShorts Winners

Best Short Film
La Petite Lilia by Reda Mustafa
Grand Prize. Clifton Production Services RED ONE Rental Package Prize: The winner will be awarded a RED ONE digital cinema package rental that includes camera body, support and
accessories valued up to $5,000.00.
Moving Pictures Magazine Automatic entry into its short film contest

Best Student Short Film
Turbo by Jarrett Lee Conaway
Martini Crew Booking Camera Rental package
Copy of Roberta Munroe’s ground breaking book HOW TO NOT MAKE A SHORT FILM
Copy of Showbiz Directory
Moving Pictures Magazine Automatic entry into its short film contest

Best Director
Small Collection by Jeremiah Crowell
H Magazine Profile
Moving Pictures Magazine Automatic entry into its short film contest

Best Director
Ten For Grandpa by Doug Karr
H Magazine Profile
Moving Pictures Magazine Automatic entry into its short film contest

Best International
Terminus by Trevor Cawood
Holiday Inn Express and Suites Hollywood Walk of Fame prize package 2 nights free
Moving Pictures Magazine Automatic entry into its short film contest

Best Narrative
Meltdown By David Green
Showbiz Software prize package

Best Screenplay
Rite by Alicia Conway
Inktip Prize Package
Copy of Roberta Munroe’s ground breaking book HOW TO NOT MAKE A SHORT FILM
Copy of Showbiz Directory

Best Documentary
The Last Dragon Kingdom by Aine Carey and David Emery
Stock Footage Software prize package from Footage Film

Best Cinematography
Welgunzer by Bradford Schmidt
$1000 Indie Rentals Prize Package

Best Children’s film
The Book of Tomorrow by David Yohe
Clifton Production Services. Post Production Prize: Up to $2,500.00 in Post and/or VFX services.

Best Drama
Skylight by Tony West
Lighting Package to shoot next project

Best Comedy
Pissing Vocal Gold by John Mann
Studio Space Prize package from Hollywood Film and Acting Academy to shoot next project

Honorable Mention
Kindness By Jeffrey Price

Indie Rentals Honorable Mention
Step Seven by Christopher Lucy
$250 Gift Certificate from Indie Rentals

Best Music Video
Music & Liquor by J. Ahn

Best Actor
John Savage, First Time, Long Time
Star Now Prize

Best Actress
Amanda Plummer, First Time, Long Time
Star Now Prize

Best Animation
The Mouse That Soared by Kyle Bell

Special Jury Prize
William’s Christening by Joshua Hume

Best French Language Film
The Bed By The Window by Michael Barocas

Audience Choice Winners

Program 2:
Rich Power Hoffman - My Fathers Photo’s 11

Program 3:
Reda Mustafa - La Petit Lilia and Michael Barocas - The Bed By The Window

Program 5:F
Kyle Bell - The Mouse that Roared

Program 6:
Jason Cuadrado - Monstrous Nature

Program 7:
Thea Mercouffer - Heather and Goliath

Program 8:
Tony West - Skylight and Jarrett Conaway - Turbo

Program 9:
James Demo - First Time Long Time

Program 10:
Joel Maguen - Majestic in the Masked Man

Program 11:
Paco Farias - El Tux

Program 12:
David Green - Meltdown

2008 HollyShorts Film Festival Winners:

Complete listing of all 2008 HollyShorts winners below:

• 2008 HollyShorts Visionary Award: David Lynch

• 2008 HollyShorts Outstanding Achievement in film: Paul Haggis

• 2008 HollyShorts Future Star: Paula Garces

• Best Short Film-“Bloom” Directed by Lance Larson

• Best Student Short Film– “Beholden” Directed by David Jibladze

• Best Screenplay- “Redemption Maddie” Directed by Aaron King

• Best Cinematography – “Creating Discourse” by Clint Litton

• Best Drama – “Vartan LLP” Directed by Myles Price

• Best Documentary – “Carissa” Directed by David Saugage

• Best Animation – “A Letter to Colleen” Directed by Carolyn London

• Best Narrative – “Murdering Mama’s Boy” Directed by Katherine Cunningham-Eves

• Best Music Video-“La Chica Y Su Bolsa” Directed by Daniel Campos

• Best Music Video-“Good Morning Herr Horst” Directed by Lovisa Inserra

• Audience choice music winner went to “Temporarily In Love” Directed by Randy Scott

• Best Director- Benedict Campbell (“Lloyd Neck”)

• Best Comedy- “Gandhi at the Bat” Directed by Steph Argy and Alec Bohem

• Best International – “Verano 79” Directed by Rodrigo Oviedo

• Best Actor- Brad Renfro (“The Collector”)

• Best Actress- Zoe McLellan (”Person, Place or Thing”)

• Best Horror- “Psycho Hillbilly Cabin Massacre!” Director Robert Cosnahan

• Best Latin Short- “Hero the Great” Directed by Juan Caceres

• Honorable Mention- “Old Days” Directed by Matthew Shapiro

• Audience Choice film program #1 August 9: “Deletes” Directed by Jon Van Dyke

• Audience Choice film program #2 August 9: “Barrio Thief” Directed by Michelle Mizner

• Audience Choice film program #3 August 9: “Virgin Wanted” Directed by Casey Geisen

• Audience Choice film program #4 August 10: “SO” Directed by Aimee Jennings

• Audience Choice film program #5 August 10: “Sacrifice” Directed by Diane Namm

• Audience Choice film program #6 August 10: “Beholden” Directed by David Jibladze

2007 HollyShorts Film Festival Winners:

• Best Short Film - “Songbird” Directed by John Thompson

• Best Student – “Der Ostwind” Directed by Kohl Glass

• Best Cinematography – “Dartsville” Directed by Tony West

• Best Drama – “The Oates Valor” Directed by Timothy Cahill

• Best Documentary – “Downwinders” Directed by Jake White

• Best Animation – “Once Upon A Christmas Village” Directed by Michael Attardi

• Best Narrative – “Aquarium” Rob Meyer

• Best Comedy- “The Trainee” Directed by Craig Rosenthal

• Best International – “5:55” Directed by Illegal Artists

• Best Actor- Charlie Weirauch, “Wilbur”

• Best Actress- Jessica James, “Small Jeans”

• Best Thriller: “Y Que Cumplas Muchos Mas” Directed by David Alcalde

• Future Filmmaker Award: Director Justin Liberman, “Red Balloon”

• Audience Choice Day 1: Phil Allocco’s “Joseph Henry.”

• Audience Choice Day 2: David Branin’s “Honey I’m Home

• Honorable Mention: “Sarah and Dee” Directed by Karen Dee Carpenter

• Honorable Mention: “Tell-Tale” Directed by Jason Roberts

• Honorable Mention: “Anonymous” Directed by Cristian Pozo

2006 HollyShorts Film Festival Winners

Best Overall Short - “Lucky” Avie Luthra

Best Drama - “Dammi Il La”

Best Foreign Short - “Lucky” Avie Luthra

Best Cinematography - “Ozone” Honey

Best Comedy - “Maxi Doodles” Bronston Jones

Women In Film Award - “Dirty Mary” Daniele Ferraro (wrote, starred, and Produced)

Audience Award Day 1 - “Spin” Jamin Winans

Audience Award Day 2 - “Maxi Doodles” Bronston Jones

• Varda Hardy took home The Best Short Screenplay Award presented by Creative Screenwriting Magazine for her short film “Window.”

• Lovinsa Kasuma won the Best Documentary Award, presented by Fetro.com for her short film “Rape for Who I am.”

The Stash Animation Award drew a tie with Kat Kosmala’s “Linear Progression” and Eduardo Martin Julve’s “Valle Parasio” sharing the crown for Best Animated Short.

2005 HollyShorts Film Festival Winner

Best Short Film - “Dick The Short” Rufus Dorsey