The Academy Awards® qualifying 13th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival came to a close Saturday night with the HollyShorts Awards.
The evening kicked off with a special Keynote conversation by Brett Ratner moderated by Steve Bellamy, Kodak’s President of Motion Picture and Entertainment. Following the Keynote HollyShorts Presented Ratner with its 2017 Icon Award. Previous recipients include: David Lynch, Eli Roth, Paul Haggis, Joe Carnahan, and Matthew Modine.
The night’s big winners were: Skinner Meyers who took home the Grand Jury Prize for his short Frank Embree, Kevin Wilson, Jr. who took home Best Director for My Nephew Emmett and Best Short Film went to Konstantina Kotzamani for her short LIMBO.
2017 HollyShorts Film Festival Awards Winners
Best Action
Two Bellman Three
Daniel Malakai Cabrera | Mark David Spencer
Best Animation
POST NO BILLS
Robin Hays | Andy Poon
Best Cinematography
The Ningyo
Miguel Ortega
Best Comedy
Hot Winter: A Film by Dick Pierre
Jack Henry Robbins
Best Coming of Age
A Boy Called Su
Vedrana Music
Best Commercial
Making It On Time – Christian Siriano
Sophia Banks
Best Director
My Nephew Emmett
Kevin Wilson, Jr.
Best Diversity
Il Silenzio
Ali Asgari | Farnoosh Samadi
Best Doc
The Tables
Jon Bunning
Best Drama
Benny Got Shot
Malcolm Washington
Best Editing
Miss World
Georgia Wu
Best Female Director
Waste
Justine Raczkiewicz
Grand Jury Award
Frank Embree
Skinner Myers
Best Horror
Wandering Soul
Josh Tanner
Best International
Pushing Night Away
Jade Aksnes
Best LGBT
In a Heartbeat
Beth David | Esteban Bravo
Best Music Video
“Starman” IAMEVE
Thor Freudenthal
Best Narrative
Fry Day
Laura Moss
Panavision Future Filmmaker
Verano 78
Serapi Soler
Best Period Piece
Hope Dies Last
Ben Price
Best Producer
Oh What a Wonderful Feeling
François Jaros | Fanny-Laure Malo
Best Romance
Just Go!
Pavel Gumennikov
Best Sci Fi
Unbound
Maggie Mahrt
Best Screenplay
Jameson
John Humber
Screenplay Runner Up
Modern Love
Hannah Dillon
Screenplay Runner Up
Echo Chamber
Travis Lemke
Best Shot on Film
Little Bird
Georgia Oakley
Best Short Film Grand Prize
LIMBO
Konstantina Kotzamani
Best Student
Filip
Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
Best Thriller
Midwife
Blake Salzman
Best TV Category
Shoot Me Nicely
Elias Plagianos
Best VFX
Real Artists
Cameo Wood
Best Visionary
The Ceiling
Jussi Rautaniemi
Best VR
If You Go Away
Soheila Golestani
Best Web Series
Gunner Jackson
Christian Strevy
Best Youth
A Birthday Card
Anvar Madraimov
Honorable Mention
Yes, God, Yes
Karen Maine
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