Salute Your Shorts Film Festival has announced its festival award winners from the 84 short films featured in this year’s drive-in and online edition. Some award-winning films are available to stream via the festival's online festival powered by Seed&Spark from August 30th to September 5th, 2020.
See the full list of winners below.
PILOT
BEST PILOT - THE 410 (Canada), Directed by Renuka Jeyapalan
THE 410
DRAMA
BEST OF CATEGORY - THE SPEECH (USA), Directed by Haohao Yan
RUNNER-UP - A WOMAN (Azerbaijan), Directed by Tahmina Rafaella
HONORABLE MENTION - EXAM (Iran), Directed by Sonia K. Hadad
THE SPEECH
COMEDY
BEST OF CATEGORY - I’M HAPPY, I PROMISE (USA), Directed by Mimi Cave
RUNNER-UP - POSTCARDS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD (Greece), Directed by Konstantinos Antonopoulos
HONORABLE MENTION - ESTHER (USA), Directed by Rebecca Halfon
I’M HAPPY, I PROMISE
GENRE
BEST OF CATEGORY - HAND IN HAND (Switzerland), Directed by Ennio Ruschetti
RUNNER-UP - HEAT (Netherlands), Directed by Thessa Meijer
HONORABLE MENTION - STUCCO (USA), Directed by Janina Gavankar, Russo Schelling
HAND IN HAND
SUPER SHORT
BEST OF CATEGORY - BLACK BOYS CAN’T CRY (USA), Directed by Victor Gabriel
RUNNER-UP - HAND IN HAND (Switzerland), Directed by Ennio Ruschetti
HONORABLE MENTION - HEAT (Netherlands), Directed by Thessa Meijer
BLACK BOYS CAN’T CRY
QUARANTINE CREATIVITY
BEST OF CATEGORY - “GHOSTS” (El Salvador), Directed by Diego Escobar
RUNNER-UP - LOOPY (USA), Directed by Max Cianci, Anthony Peduzzi
HONORABLE MENTION - FREERIDE SKIING AT HOME (Spain), Directed by Philipp Klein Herrero
“GHOSTS”
EXPERIMENTAL
BEST OF CATEGORY - NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE (Canada), Directed by Carol Nguyen
RUNNER-UP - ZORG II (Estonia), Directed by Auden Lincoln-Vogel
HONORABLE MENTION - A LIVING SCULPTURE (UK), Directed by Diana Chire
NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE
FEMALE DIRECTED
BEST OF CATEGORY - A LIVING SCULPTURE (UK), Directed by Diana Chire
RUNNER-UP - A WOMAN (Azerbaijan), Directed by Tahmina Rafaella
HONORABLE MENTION - MEATS (USA), Directed by Ashley Williams
A LIVING SCULPTURE
ANIMATION
BEST OF CATEGORY - ZORG II (Estonia), Directed by Auden Lincoln-Vogel
RUNNER-UP - ADAM (WITH AN EYE) (Australia), Directed by Derrick Duan, UN DIABLE DANS LA POCHE (France), Directed by Antoine Bonnet, Mathilde Loubes
ZORG II
STUDENT
BEST OF CATEGORY - THE SPEECH, (USA), Directed by Haohao Yan
RUNNER-UP - NO CRYING AT THE DINNER TABLE (Canada), Directed by Carol Nguyen
HONORABLE MENTION - HAND IN HAND (Switzerland), Directed by Ennio Ruschetti
THE SPEECH
DOCUMENTARY
BEST OF CATEGORY - LIV (USA), Directed by Alan Hicks
RUNNER-UP - SIXTH OF JUNE (USA), Directed by Henry Roosevelt
HONORABLE MENTION - ASHES TO ASHES (USA), Directed by Taylor Rees, Renan Ozturk, LA HISTORIA DE MATEO (MATEO'S STORY) (USA), Directed by Malona P. Badelt
LIV
PROGRAMMERS’ CHOICE AWARD
WINNER - THE DEVIL'S HARMONY (UK), Directed by Dylan Holmes Williams
HONORABLE MENTION - UNADOPTED (USA), Directed by Paula Neudorf, Arianna LaPenne
THE DEVIL'S HARMONY
AUDIENCE AWARD
WINNER - 1, 2, 3 ALL EYES ON ME (USA), Directed by Emil Gallardo
HONORABLE MENTIONS - UNADOPTED (USA), Directed by Paula Neudorf, Arianna LaPenne, RUNNING OUT (USA), Directed by Avi Kaye, BLOCKS (USA), Directed by Bridget Moloney, COFFEE SHOP NAMES (USA), Directed by Deepak Sethi
1, 2, 3 ALL EYES ON ME
BEST OF FEST
WINNER - WHITE EYE (Israel), Directed by Tomer Shushan
WHITE EYE
Congratulations!