A Hell of Heaven
 United States Drama, Thriller 00:12:00
Season:2019
Released:2019 |
Directed by Guy Hartman-Cocco | Written by Guy Hartman-Cocco | Produced by Guy Hartman-Cocco, Jesse Green, Mac Sanders |
Winner - 1st Place Audience Choice
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, A Hell of Heaven.
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Terminus
 Netherlands Drama, Thriller 00:14:00
Season:2019
Released:2019 |
Directed by Jan Pool | Written by Jan Pool | Produced by Jan Pool |
Winner - 1st Place Judges Choice & Best Drama
Two people, a boy and a girl on a train. They don't know each other. Both on their way to tie up loose ends. Is there a place they are running to or is it something that they're running from? After they meet their lives will never be the same again.
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Following
 United States Comedy 00:08:00
Season:2019
Released:2019 |
Directed by Eric Hinojosa | Written by Fletcher Cowan | Produced by Fletcher Cowan |
Winner - 2nd Place Audience Choice
An unusual character forms an extreme attachment to a total stranger he follows online.
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FOR LOVE
 Ireland Drama 00:06:56
Season:2019
Released:2018 |
Directed by Terry Loughran | Written by Terry Loughran | Produced by Luke Hanlon, Terry Loughran |
Winner - 2nd Place Judges Choice
In a world where we are all looking for love and connection people can surprise us and go the extra mile. What would you do for love?
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Visions of the Lost Sierra
 United States Documentary 00:14:20
Season:2019
Released:2018 |
Directed by Matt Ritenour | Produced by Darrel Jury |
Winner - 3rd Place Audience Choice
A look into the past, present and future of the Middle Fork of the Feather River, one of the first 8 rivers designated as Wild & Scenic in 1968.
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A Paper House
 China Drama, Suspense 00:18:25
Season:2019
Released:2019 |
Directed by Wei Geng | Written by Wei Geng | Produced by Wei Geng |
Winner - 3rd Place Judges Choice & Best Thriller
There is a fifth grade girl named Jiang Ling in a village in northern China. Not long ago, a boy named Lin Jiang was transferred to her class. Jiang Ling accidentally found that there were many paper houses in Lin Jiang's home and they were exactly the same as the houses in her village in appearance and quantity. She also found that there seemed to be some terrible connection between these paper houses and the real houses.Jiang Ling was determined to find out the secrets of these paper houses·
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Powerless
 France Action 00:15:00
Season:2019
Released:2016 |
Directed by David Sarrio | Written by Denys Corel | Produced by David Sarrio |
Winner - Best Action
In a modern day megalopolis, Christopher Wyatt's life has been transformed.
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The Rider
 United States Documentary 00:03:00
Season:2019
Released:2019 |
Directed by Ryan Stevenson | Produced by Ryan Stevenson, Ryan Sawyer |
Winner - Best Brief Judges and Audience Choice
An 81 year old man stays active by riding his bicycle
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W.C.
 United States Comedy 00:04:30
Season:2019
Released:2019 |
Directed by J Hanna | Written by J Hanna | Produced by Kirsten Scoles, J Hanna |
Winner - Best Comedy
A potential pregnancy opens the door to larger questions about Tina and Kyle's relationship.
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The Gardenator Challenge
 United States Documentary 00:11:32
Season:2019
Released:2018 |
Directed by Arnie Lerner | Written by Arnie Lerner/Dawn Mayeda | Produced by Carmen Silva |
Winner - Best Documentary
Students compete for the coveted Golden Gnome by creating culinary delicacies from school grown food.
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Tin Can
 United States Drama 00:20:00
Season:2018
Released:2018 |
Directed by Pat Battistini | Written by Pat Battistini | Produced by Pat Battistini, Robert Francke, Carlos Ragas |
Winner - 1st Place Audience Choice
J.C. came to America as an illegal immigrant when he was just a child. Now, as an adult, he's still an illegal alien but has managed to persevere and prosper working as a rodeo clown. However, after a series of unfortunate events, J.C. finds himself down on his luck and in search for a new happiness. He eventually finds it near the Mexican border but the price he pays could get him kicked out of the only country he knows.
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Boy Moms vs. Girl Moms
 United States Comedy 00:02:43
Season:2018
Released:2018 |
Directed by Jay Diaz | Written by Jamie Tompkins | Produced by Jamie Tompkins |
Winner - 1st Place Audience Choice Brief
The differences between raising boys and raising girls.
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AINHOA
 Germany Drama 00:19:00
Season:2018
Released:2016 |
Directed by Ivan Sainz-Pardo | Written by Ivan Sainz-Pardo | Produced by Aitor Arenas | Other Aurelia Schikarski, Fele Martinez, Natalia Mateo, Josean Bengoetxea, Gorka Aguinagalde |
Winner - 1st Place Judges Choice and Best Drama
Ainhoa is 9 years old and she has left home, bringing only her school bag and a Playmobil.
"Ainhoa is a story that, instead of trying to put children to sleep, tries to wake up the adults."
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META
 United States Comedy 00:02:30
Season:2018
Released:2018 |
Directed by Jack McCafferty | Written by Jack McCafferty |
Winner - 1st Place Judges Choice Brief
This is a short film about making a short film about making a short film about making a short film about making a short film about making a short film about...
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My Friend, The Ghost
 United States Comedy 00:20:40
Season:2018
Released:2018 |
Directed by Allan Tran, Nguyen "Fletcher" Le | Written by Allan Tran, Nguyen "Fletcher" Le, Michael Schafernak | Produced by Matthew Higgins, Bridge Stuart, Max Straight, Michael Cassio |
Winner - 2nd Place Audience Choice and Best Comedy
A lonely guy finds a friend in the "ghost" living in his apartment.
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3 Keys
 United States 00:14:52
Season:2018
Released:2018 |
Directed by Josh Funk | Written by Josh Funk | Produced by Jordan Funk, Joe Batt |
Winner - 2nd Place Judges Choice and Best Animation
From independent director and animator, Josh Funk, comes 3 KEYS - a fantasy/thriller short film set in the world of one woman's nightmares. In the office of a psychiatrist (Robert Donnelly), a patient (Brigette Funk) explains her reoccurring nightmares that always begin with a mysterious door and three different skeleton keys that unlock it. Accompanied by stop-motion puppets, marionettes, and miniatures, each nightmare is packed with practical effects.
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Barbara
 United States Documentary 00:04:12
Season:2018
Released:2017 |
Winner - 3rd Place Audience Choice and Best Documentary
A resilient 92-year-old widow reflects on the struggles and wisdom that comes with aging while living alone in Chico, California.
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SAVE
 Germany Drama 00:03:54
Season:2018
Released:2016 |
Directed by Iván Sáinz-Pardo | Written by Iván Sáinz-Pardo | Produced by Iván Sáinz-Pardo |
Winner - 3rd Place Judges Choice
Dawns . A baby breaks the silence .
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Goldblooded
 United States Drama, Thriller 00:09:21
Season:2018
Released:2017 |
Directed by Tom Botchii Skowronksi | Written by Sam Kozé | Produced by Samantha MacLeod, Tom Botchii Skowronski |
Winner - Best Action
A homeless drifter with traces of pure gold in his blood, accidentally unleashes his secret while experimenting with extraction methods and everyone wants in on the fortune.
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Saving Santa
 Ireland Drama 00:17:30
Season:2017
Released:2017 |
Directed by Keith O'Grady | Written by Jonathan Fulton | Produced by Keith O'Grady, Larry Cowan (Co-Producer) |
Winner - 1st Place Judges and 1st Place Audience Choice
A little girl, still dealing with her mother's death, comes across a seemingly destitute man who bears a striking resemblance to Santa Claus, and despite his protestations, takes comfort in helping him.
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