International Short-Film Competition
2007-2008

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1st Place

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Niemand Liebt Dich So Wie Ich
[No One Loves You As I Do]

(Germany/Italy/Switzerland -- Drama)

Writers: Daniel Böhme (adapted from) & Alexander Powelz
Producers: Olivier Kayser & Luca Zamai
Director: Luca Zamai

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2nd Place

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The Line

(USA -- Drama)

Writers: Kent Bassett & Mariah Montgomery
Producers: Kent Bassett & Michelle Johnson
Director: Kent Bassett

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3rd Place

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Manoj

(USA -- Mockumentary)

Writer: Hari Kondabolu
Producers: Hari Kondabolu & Zia Mohajerjasbi
Director: Zia Mohajerjasbi

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Finalists

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Absolute Zero

(Australia -- Docudrama)

Writer, Producer, Director: Alan Woodruff

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Amalia

(Bolivia -- Drama)

Writer, Producer, Director: Luis D. Ortiz

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Bombay Skies

(India/USA -- Dramedy/Musical)

Writer, Director: Rita Rani
Executive Producer: Sushil K. Ahuja

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Freedom Dance

(USA -- Documentary/Animation)

Writer: Susie McCauley
Producers, Directors: Steven Fischer & Craig Herron

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Mamitas

(USA -- Drama)

Writer, Director: Nicholas Ozeki
Producer: Adam Renehan

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Silent Radio

(USA -- Drama)

Writer, Director: Alan Arrivée
Producers: Blake Adams, Alan Arrivée, Courtney Kneupper, & Geoffrey Woodhall

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The Vaudevillian

(USA -- Dramedy)

Writer: Joe Giannetti
Producer: Amanda Ellis
Director: Bryan Nest

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Semifinalists

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All Hang On

(Australia -- Drama)

Writer, Producer, Director: Wei-Han Ting

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At the Wall

(USA -- Documentary)

Writer, Executive Producer, Director: Warren Bass
Producer: Zilan Munas

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The Ballad of Breaking George

(USA -- Drama)

Writers: Guershon Moreno & David Strauss
Producer: Kelvin Curtis
Director: Guershon Moreno

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Civil War

(USA -- Drama)

Writer, Director: C.C. Webster
Producer: Erin Moore

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The Erogenous Zone

(USA -- Comedy)

Writer, Producer, Director: Nick Abdo

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More Abandon

(USA -- Drama)

Writers: Joshua Ferris & Brett Haley
Producer: Gilana Lobel
Director: Brett Haley

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Pismo
[The Letter]

(Canada/Russian Federation -- Drama)

Writers: Tatiana Sarana & Matvei Zhivov
Producer: Andrei Fedulov
Director: Matvei Zhivov

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See Rock City

(USA -- Drama)

Writer, Director: Doug Osman
Producer: Petra Vybiralova

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The Storm

(USA -- Drama)

Writer: Yelena Moskovich
Executive Producer, Director: Paris Pickard

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To Spiti me tis Elies
[House of the Olive Trees]

(Greece/USA -- Drama)

Writers: Thouly Dosios & Maeve McQuillan
Producers: Louizos Aslandis & Thouly Dosios
Director: Thouly Dosios

International Spoof-Writing Competition
2007-2008

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1st Place

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Sweet Success

Written by Anita Justice Skibski

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2nd Place

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B8E

Written by Simon Nagel

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3rd Place

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Lake's Eleven

Written by Pete Sleeper

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Finalists

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583

Written by Russ Meyer

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Hefty, Hungry, and Homicidal

Written by Colleen A. Keogh

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How to Play the Intimate Scene

Written by Farah Mohamed

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Ken Burns' America: "90-foot Smoking Parrot Made of Cheese"

Written by Tim Moran

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Less Than Meets the Eye

Written by Aaron Pease

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Melinda

Written by Lesley Kim

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Up the Wall

Written by Scott Van Den Berg

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Semifinalists

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High School Heroes

Written by Taylor Cohan

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International Short-Film Competition
2005-2006

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1st Place Winner

Danya

     

(Australia -- Drama)

Writer, Director: Beth Armstrong
Producer: Luke Eve

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2nd Place Winner

What's Love Doing in the Mountains?

     

(Turkey/USA -- Drama)

Writer, Director: Yunus E. Firat
Producer: Matthew Quezada

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3rd Place Winner

Do You Want the Elephant Music

     

(CA, USA -- Documentary)

Writer, Director: Leslie Dektor
Executive Producer: Faith Dektor

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Finalists

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Artistic License

(CA, USA -- Comedy)

Writers: Nate Cohen, Michael Wohl
Producers: Divi Crockett, Nate Cohen
Director: Michael Wohl

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Derek's Appeal

(TX, USA -- Drama/Fictional Documentary)

Writer, Producer, Director: Peter Malof

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How My Next Door Neighbor
Discovered Life on Mars

(Australia -- Family/Adventure)

Writer: Matthew Clayfield
Executive Producers: Penelope Butcher, Richard Mason, Mary Mason
Producers: Trevor Smith, Alex Fewster, Daniel Lake
Director: Austin Andrews

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Live at Five

(NY, USA -- Comedy)

Writer, Director: Averie Storck
Producer: Jennifer Grausman

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Men Shall Know Nothing of This

(Israel -- Experimental)

Writer, Executive Producer, Director: Rona Sagi
Producer: Nati Sagi

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Second Round

(CA, USA -- Historical Drama)

Writer, Director: Phillip Briggs
Executive Producers: Phillip Briggs, Phil Bucci, Patrick L. Briggs
Felice & Isabella Bucci, Deborah Brown, Kirby and Roberts
Producers: Phil Bucci, Phillip Briggs, Dan Ventresca

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The Undertaker

(UK/Estonia -- Dark Comedy)

Writer, Director: Annaleena Piel Linna
Executive Producer: Peeter Urbla
Producers: Annaleena Piel Linna, Trine Haslund Karlsson

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Semifinalists

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Brontosaurus

(WI, USA -- Experimental)

Writers: Mitch Buss, Eric Hillman
Director: Mitch Buss

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Focus

(VA, USA -- Experimental)

Writers: Alan Canode, Justin Rossbacher
Producer, Director: Justin Rossbacher

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Impulse

(ME, USA -- Drama/Mystery)

Writer, Producer, Director: Kristian McKenna

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John Doe & the Anti

(CA, USA -- Drama/Comedy/Action)

Writer, Executive Producer, Director: Jeremy Rush
Producer: Alex Gaynor

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Latent Sorrow

(CA, USA -- Animation -- Experimental)

Director: Shon Kim

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The Life A(coin)ic

(NY, USA -- Mockumentary)

Writers, Producers, Directors: JD Marlow & M. Dean Egan

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Smashing Stereotypes

(CA, USA -- Comedy/Drama)

Writer: David Mulligan
Producer: Ken Horkavy
Director: Kitania Kavey

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Sunstroke

(CA, USA -- Drama/Mystery)

Writer, Executive Producer, Director: Andreas Lindergård
Producers: Andreas Lindergård, Maggie Soboil, Camilla Davenport

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Sven

(ON, Canada -- Drama/Dark Comedy)

Writer, Director: David Rendall
Producers: Bobby Del Rio, David Rendall

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Trapped!

(NY, USA -- Comedy)

Writer, Director: Bryan D'Alessandro
Producer: Rick Silvestrini

International Short-Film Competition
2004-2005

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1st Place Winner

The Photo

  

(NS, Canada/India -- Drama)

Writer, Producer, Director: Hari Das
Based Upon "The Photo" by M. Mukundan

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2nd Place Winner

Necrolog

  

(NY, USA -- Drama)

Writer, Director: Steven Addair
Producers: Danielle Addair, Jim Hall

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3rd Place Winner

Winter (En Hiver)

  

(OR, USA -- Animation -- Drama)

Producer, Director: Andy Collen
Writers: Amy Blumenstein-Collen and Andy Collen
Art Director: Amy Blumenstein-Collen

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Finalists

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Dark. Bright. Red.

(England -- Drama)

Writer, Producer, Director: Danann Breathnach
Story From "The Devil's Larder" by Jim Crace

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Elder

(CA, USA -- Drama/Dark Comedy)

Writer: Tyler Stockton
Executive Producers: Reagan Bond, Garrett Grabowsky
Producer: Geoff Fortner
Director: Tyler Stockton

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Guard Dogs

(CA, USA -- Mockumentary)

Writers: Tyler Brooks, Vince Duvall
Producer: Vince Duvall
Directors: Vince Duvall, Tyler Brooks

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Poet

(MA, USA -- Drama)

Writer, Producer, Director: Danica Mills

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Roadside Attractions

(CA, USA -- Drama)

Writer, Director: C.J. Roy
Executive Producers: James D. Clayton, Ted Kelly
Producer: CJ Roy, Tom Gander

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Someone, No One

(WI, USA -- Drama/Experimental)

Writer, Executive Producer: Eric Hillman
Producer, Director: Mitch Buss

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Tahara

(CA, USA -- Drama)

Writer, Producer, Director: Sara Rashad

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Semifinalists

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Between Channels

(GA, USA -- Drama)

Writer: Mike Lombardo
Producers: Mike Lombardo, Michael Reagan
Director: Mike Lombardo

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Cairo Chronicles

(Egypt/USA -- Documentary)

Writer, Producer, Director: Tania Kamal-Eldin

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The Elephant's Egg

(CA, USA -- Live Action/Computer Animation --
Comedy/Fantasy)

Writer: Sam Yousefian
Executive Producer: Saeed Yousefian
Producers: Sam Yousefian, Craig Anderson
Director: Sam Yousefian

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The Ends of the Alphabet

(CA, USA -- Film Noir/Comedy)

Writer, Producer, Director: Eric Jon Kurland

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Here Comes Private Investigator Kengo Koshiyama

(UT, USA -- Comedy)

Writers: Yohei Kawamata, Lee Isaac Chung
Producer, Director: Yohei Kawamata

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An Internal Affair

(CA, USA -- Dramedy)

Writer: Constance Hasapopoulos
Producer: Gio Hidalgo
Director: Rock Jacobs

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Job Huntin'

(MA, USA -- Dark Comedy/Horror)

Writers: Kennon Shain, Brian Milchunes, Scott Anderson, Jon Shea, Paul Keenan
Executive Producers: Kennon Shain, Brian Milchunes, Scott Anderson
Producers: Jon Shea, Paul Keenan
Director: Brian Milchunes

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Just Another Passionate Kiss

(NV, USA -- Comedy)

Writer: Andrew Hass
Producer: Jennifer Larson

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Unraveled

(CA, USA -- Drama/Psychological Thriller)

Writer: Chelsea Huff
Executive Producer: Greg Huff
Producer: Chelsea Huff
Director: Ivan Corona

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Voices

(NY, USA -- Docudrama)

Writer: Elli Ventouras
Producers: Elli Ventouras, Dimitri Athanassatos
Director: Elli Ventouras