37th cleveland international film festival :: April 3 - april 14, 2013
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March 25th, 2007 @ 7:15pm

Our Short Film Winners!

We now have a complete list of all of the Short Film Awards that were given out today! It's a good--sized list, so I have it below the cut to make it easier for you to read it.

The Clover Award

Winner: Full Disclosure Directed by Douglas Horn, USA, 17 min.

Honorable Mention: Mother Directed by William Graham, USA, 11 min.



Process Award for Visual Excellence

Winner: Hibernation Directed by John Williams, United Kingdom, 15 min.



Jesse Epstein Humanitarian Award

Winner: Moi Directed by Yan England, Canada, 17 min.

Honorable Mentions:
Small Boxes Directed by Rene Hernandez, Australia, 15 min.
Strangers Directed by Asher Goldstein, USA, 14 min.



Best Live Action Short Film Award

Winner: Validation Directed by Kurt Kuenne, USA, 16 min.

Honorable Mention: Distant Memory Directed by Michael Schaefer, Germany, 11 min.



Best Documentary Short Film Award

Winner: I Want to Be A Pilot Directed by Diego Quemada--Diez, Spain/Kenya/Mexico, 12 min.

Honorable Mention: If There Were No Lutherans Would There Still Be Green Jell--o? Directed by Gayle Knutson, USA, 19 min.



Best Animated Short Film Award

Winner: One Rat Short Directed by Alex Weil, USA, 10 min.

Honorable Mentions:
The Legend of the Scarecrow Directed by Marco Besas, Spain, 11 min.
The Mantis Parable Directed by Josh Staub, USA, 8 min.



Best Student Short Film Award

Winner: West Bank Story Directed by Ari Sandel, USA, 22 min.

Honorable Mentions:
The Pros and Cons of Breathing Directed by Pete Huang, Canada, 7 min.
Santa Closed Directed by Douglas Attal, France, 19 min.



Best International Short Film Award

Winner: Checkpoint Directed by Ben Phelps, Australia, 12 min.

Honorable Mentions:
Maria Life Marcio Ramos, Brazil, 9 min.
One Too Many Directed by Borja Cobeaga, Spain, 16 min.



Best Ohio Short Film Award

Winner: Citizen Hauser Directed by Jonathan Shick, USA, 23 min.



Best Women's Short Film Award

Winner: Fourteen Directed by Nicole Barnette, USA, 7 min.

Honorable Mentions:
Katrina's Wake Directed by Kathilynn Phillips, USA, 21 min.
Water Closed Directed by Flores, France, 17 min.



Best LGBT Short Film Award

Winner: Signage Directed by Rick Hammerly, USA, 13 min.

Honorable Mention: Ester Directed by Maria Pavon & Rut Suso, Spain, 15 min.



Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film

Winner: West Bank Story Directed by Ari Sandel, USA, 22 min.

Runners Up:
Validation Directed by Kurt Kuenne, USA, 16 min.
Real Men Directed by Sean Hanish, USA, 10 min.
Full Disclosure Directed by Douglas Horn, USA, 17 min.
Speechless Directed by Geno Andrews, USA, 20 min.

Posted by Lara Klaber

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