HollyShorts

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