2022
BEST IN SHOW
Writer and Director Jinkyu Jeon
The House of Loss
The elderly at the nursing home have their heads shaved. The protagonist who works there sees them but can’t read their expressions. However, from one instance, he finds himself looking closely at their faces.
2022
Best Comedy
Safe at Home
Zoe DeLeon
This stop motion short film about two roommates being “safe at home” during the pandemic brought big laughs to our live audience in Jacksonville.
2022
Best Young Audience
DUET
Yadid Hirschtritt Licht
Duet is a short film that explores the persistence of love, the transcendence of music, and the heartache of losing a loved one. Our judges and live audience were moved!
2022
Best Original Design
The Turnip
Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu
The film’s story is based on the Slavic folktale, which has been told for ages by the peasants point of view. The film shows story from underground angle – showing what really happened while peasants were struggling to pull the turnip.
2022
Best Series
Dragons and Warts
Andrew Callaghan
Like Game of Thrones mashed up with The Office!
2022
Best Film by a Student
Soothsayin’ Saloon
Alex Rodarte
A gun-slinging, fortune telling song set in the Old West.