Venice Shorts of Los Angeles is an annual festival with live screenings in cinemas of LA and an IMDb qualifying seasonal competition devoted to international and American short films of all genres. Every year, the fest screens the finalists of the year at the Fine Arts Theater and various venues in LA in January.
It is important for the committee of Venice Shorts to recognize and promote the power of short filmmaking from all over the world. The organization is dedicated to short films of all genres and independent artists from all over the globe. The seasonal competition of Venice Shorts has turned into a very popular fest for indie films, scripts, and all artists working on shorts.
“Venice Beach’s birth in 1905 couldn’t come at a better time for Hollywood. Abbot Kinney’s “Fantasy By The Sea”, was just starting out when the brand-new movie industry came to California for its year-round sun. For the next hundred years, Hollywood’s love affair with Venice would bring entertainment to millions all over the world.”—Edward Thomas Company
Venice Shorts was founded by a team of American and Canadian filmmakers at the Venice Beach of California. In the past few years, the fest has also featured some of the most well-known names in the film industry together with emerging U.S. and international talents. The festival alumni include Oscar winners and nominees such as Gus Van Sant, Jeremy Irons, Eric Roberts, Ross Kauffman and Jessica Chastain. The festival aims to discover indie film projects but also encourages established names in the industry to take part in creation of short films as producers, directors, actors and writers. It is our pleasure to announce the latest seasonal winners of Venice Shorts.
Winners:
Best Narrative Film
Inevitabilis
Director: Arjen Schotel
Best Documentary
Is It Because I'm a Girl
Director: Peter Decherney
Honorable Mention Documentary
Troubled
Director: Patricia Wagner
Best Indie Short
HAV (The Sea)
Director: Claes Cem Constantine
Best Director
Antonio Palacios
Flip Side (Desconocidos)
Best First-Time Filmmaker
Trees don't grow into heaven
Director: Alexander Meineche
Best Actress
Charlotte Rothwell
Everything's Fine
Best Actor
SNAIL
Renato Fimene
Honorable Mention Actor
JON FLETCHER
It Is What It Is (or The Standards of Outrage)
Best Experimental
Nervio
Director: Celia Arias, Manuel Mollá
Best Animation
The Burial of Natty Bumppo
Director: Fred Burns
Honorable Mention Animation
Tennis, Oranges
Director: Sean Pecknold
Best Web/TV Pilot-Series
Don't Lose Your Heart
Directors: Wilder Simmons, Michelle Manning Manning
Best LGBTQ
Red Rose Aroma
Director: Aurel Naqi
Best Thriller
We Will Find YOU
Director: Judson Vaughan
Best Science Fiction
OTHERS
Director: Chris Durr
Honorable Mention Sci-Fi
Death of Atom
Director: Scott Crenshaw
Best Music video
Return To Skye
Director: Scott Johnson
Honorable Mention Music Video
AMMO 'Harm'
Directors Adrian Pruett, AMMO
Best Horror
Noctambule
Director: Adrien Caulier
Best Comedy
Call Me Matthew
Director: Remy Cayuela
Best Producer
YILDIZ YILMAZ & ESIN BESRA LAWS
ZEYNEP
Honorable Mention Producer
Paula Randol-Smith & Jan Wieringa
Forecast
Best Cinematographer
Shane Serrano
Jasmine 茉莉花
Best Editor
Andres Rovira
Why Am I Like This
Best Composer
Liam Phan
Paloma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Honorable Mention Composer
Farzam Salami
I Love This Country
Best Youth Actor/Actress
Jocelyn James Turner
Blue
Best Student Film
Lovebugs
Director: Teddy Alvarez-Nissen
Honorable Mention Student Film
Red Rain
Director: Samer Saifan
Best Female Director
ZEYNEP
YILDIZ YILMAZ
Best Screenplay (Produced)
ELLE EST RADIEUSE
Writer: Antoine Paul Blanche
Best Screenplay (Unproduced)
Redemption Raiders
Writers: Christopher Blair Harmon, Rodney Kay Jackson
