Winners December 2011

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best of show words copyAustralian Children’s Television Foundation, Horace in Slow Motion 2
best shorts film fest

Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Australia)Horace in Slow Motion 2, children/family programming, is a series of 45 second animated episodes that are outrageously absurd, weird and mesmerizingly gross. Horace is a lovable, portly pig who performs his greatest bodily acts in slow motion broadcast on ABC3 in Australia.

Kinksy Inc.A Standard Story
best shorts film

Kinksy Inc., A Standard Story, experimental, is a dreamlike short film about a girl living a mundane existence in a hotel wakes to find herself in the middle of an enchanted forest. In this alternate universe she goes no a remarkable journey of discovery. It is a wonderfully original and carefully crafted film by a talented director/actress.
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Black Barn Productions, Ltd. (United Kingdom)The Reality Meter, short film
Blue Bear Films, Indiana Jones and the Adventure of Archeology, special purpose films
Bryan Talkish, WeatherMan, post-production overall
Burning Haywagon ProductionsConsider the Conversation, use of film/video for social change
Chargee des Communications (Canada)The Memory Box, documentary
Double J Productions,
 Delia, short film
Elemental ProductionsThe Bird Dancer, short documentary
Elizabeth FriedmanThe Man in the Suit, women filmmakers
Iamia AlamiSalam Ghourba, short film
Kinksy Inc., A Standard Story, creativity/originality and leading actress (Beth Riesgraf as lead girl)
Les Seraphins (France)Suivez La Flèche (Follow the Arrow), short film
Out of Ink ProductionsNot Suitable for Children, webisode/internet programming
Sergio Mejia Forero (Columbia)Animalario, animation
Spinning Owls ProductionsThrough the Door, short film and leading actress (Nanny: Tanya)
The Moxie Institute, LLC, Yelp: With Apologies to Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’, short film
Tim Burton ProductionsThe Ballad of Sandeep, experimental
award of merit wordsAdam RoseQueen, gay/lesbian/transsexual
Ain’t That Life, LLCAin’t That Life: In Short, webisode/internet programming
Alpha Omega Productions, Yoga Music Union, fitness/personal growth
American Vigil ProductionsThe Long Journey Home, short documentary
Ana Torres-Alvarez (Spain)Tengo Algo Que Decirte, gay/lesbian/transsexual
Aoife Naughton (Ireland), Oscar, short documentary
Asaf Yecheskel (Isreal), Mevuasim (Busted), pilot program/series
Big Balloon Productions, ISO, short film
Bozeken, LLC, 401(k) Magic, educational/instructional/training
Bradley JakubikNot Suitable for Children, leading actor (Travis: Hunter Johnson)
Brandon HoMy Hero, children/family programming
Brigham Young UniversityKarl Driscoll: Werewolf Barber, short film and makeup
Bright Forest Productions, LLCThe Rubicon, short film
Brothers and Sisters (United Kingdom), Lab Rats, short film
Burning Haywagon Productions, Consider the Conversation, short documentary, direction and viewer impact: content/message delivery
Cesare Bornazzini (Italy)Uskok, short documentary
Charles Shyer, leri Oggi Domani, commercial/infomercial
Chris RankerBreather: A Turtle Bangs Short, music video
Christina LeavittBad English, humor/humorist
Cosmic Toast Studios, Dear Mr. Santa Claus (A Ride in Santa’s Sleigh), children/family programming
Cousins, Newlyweds, experimental
Craig Goodwill (Canada), Artist: Unknown, short film
Cut Media (United Kingdom), Danny Macaskill: Industrial Revolutions, tube length videos
Digicatt MediaThroughout the Night, gay/lesbian/transsexual
Elemental ProductionsShadows and Illuminations, short documentary
Fast Paced ProductionsStar Tails, short film
Fernando Ortigas (Philippines)Reality Check!, animation
Gallucci Brothers ProductionsThe Elephant Man Journeys, short documentary
Giovanni Cotto-OrtizDre Infinite Feat. Distrikt 9 – Medicinal Musik, music video
Han Fang Pao1095 Days, short film
Hayley MacFarlane (Australia)Hummingbirds, women filmmakers
HISD-TVHISD Within Our Walls, educational/instructional/how to
Hospice FoundationOkuyamba, short documentary
Imported Artists (Canada)Shane Fistell: A Portrait of Tourette Syndrome, short documentary
Irene Valdez, Black and Shiny Things, disability issues
Jacqueline GavilletPhantom Pain, filmmaker 17 and younger
Jared Abdul-Rahman (Australia)Perhaps, short film
Karmacause Productions (Canada)Come Home, music video
Kenja FilmsMy Mother, women filmmakers
Kesav WableDear Brother, liberation/social justice/protest
LCW Productions, LLCMatt’s Decision, special purpose productions
Les Seraphins (France)Suivez La Flèche (Follow the Arrow), direction and leading actress (Veronique Picciotto)
LichtspiellaborMind Thinks Heart Knows, short film
Luar Klinghofer Bar Dov (France)Origami á La Dérive, women filmmakers
Lulu Dreams StudiosModern Love, women filmmakers
M.A.C. ProductionsOh, Joey, women filmmakers
Maggie FranksThe Board Meeting, women filmmakers
Meta Vision (Paraguay)Inspector Sanchez, short film
Michaela Angelique, Voice in Silence, short film
Nathalie Kraemer (Canada)La Famille d’ Amélie, liberation/social justice/protest
New Democracy Productions / P2P Productions (Canada)In the Shadow of Shangri-La, movie trailer
New York UniversityThe Escape, short film
NUR Films (Canada)Break Out, short film
Pace UniversityLinda Thornton: Seeking Sustainability One Shrimp at a Time, short documentary
Paper Plane Films (Australia)Switch, short film
Productions Forever, Une Larme de Plus (A Tear More), Christian
Ra TheatreRita, experimental
Riffraff New Media, Enter the Dojo, webisode
Sean Paul SullivanThe Last Round, short film
Sid BodaliaAloneliness, short film
Spinning Owls ProductionsThrough the Door, supporting actress (Little Girl: Cassie) and supporting actor (Step-Dad: Abe); and To Beauty, art direction, makeup, set design and lighting
Steven PristinLe Voidwell, tube length video
Switchback Entertainment (Canada)The Freedom Chair, short documentary
Tamara Britza (Australia)BLINDSPoT., experimental
The House Of Films (Spain)El Espanto (The Fright), short film
The MY HERO ProjectThe MY HERO Report – Youth Edition II, educational/instructional/training
Third Temple Productions, LLCOne Thing, Christian
Tim Burton Productions, The Ballad of Sandeep, leading actor (Sandeep Majumdar: Deep Roy)
Unfiltered FilmsReign, short film
Viacheslav Lesov (Israel)Night Shift, short film
West Coast Thunder Foundation, West Coast Thunder Documentary, short documentary
Whatever Films (France)The Pickle, short film
Winston TaoWash Me, short film
Yvan IturriagaSui Generis, music video