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.