“The Sofies” Honor The Giants Of Short Film
NEW YORK-The Third Annual Short Film Awards has announced the 2016 competition winners in 20 categories. Winners received their “Sofie” trophies at the awards ceremony hosted by actor Rico E. Anderson, at The Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space.
- Best Narrative Short Film: Neolithic Patchwork Quilt – Paul Heary, director; Victor McGowan, producer
- Best Dramatic Short Film: Run For The Truth – Damien Steck, director and producer
- Best Comedic Short Film: The Right Person For The Job
- Best Documentary Short Film: One Voice
- Best Long Short Film: The Border
- Best Short Film From The Vault: Friends Like Mine
- Best Animated Short Film: Adija
- Best Actor in a Short Film: Mike Wiley, This Was My Son
- Best Actress in a Short Film: Geneva Norman, Anna
- Best Supporting Actor in a Short Film: David O’Donnell, Wanderer
- Best Supporting Actress in a Short Film: Andrea-Rachel Parker, Ugly
- Best Director of a Documentary Short Film: Victor Okoye, Purpose
- Best Director of a Narrative, Dramatic, or Comedic Short Film: Bachir Abou Zeid, Kalash
- Best Writing in a Documentary Short Film: Paul Zehrer, Being Seen
- Best Writing in a Comedic Short Film: Anaelle Morf, Jewish Blind Date
- Best Writing in a Narrative or Dramatic Short Film: Jake Wilkens, Wanderer
- Best Editing in a Documentary Short Film: Drew Taylor and Matthew Taylor, Ron Taylor: Dr. Baseball
- Best Editing in a Narrative, Dramatic or Comedic Short Film: Finn Drude, Funkenflug-Chronicles Of A Catastrophe
- Outstanding Styling in a Short Film: The Terrace Suite
- Outstanding Technical Work in a Short Film: The Monster
The Sofie Awards ceremony capped off a weekend of nominee screenings. This year was the first time audiences had the opportunity to view full versions of all Sofie Award nominated short films .
Mr. Anderson is an award-winning actor, with a long list of impressive credits, including Bones, Grey’s Anatomy, Star Trek: Renegades and Star Trek: Horizon, The Assassin’s Apprentice, and more. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1066970/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Film submissions to The Short Film Awards came from more than 60 countries. All Sofie Award Nominees received an official The Short Film Awards Nominee Medal. The winner in each category received the prestigious and beautiful Sofie statue, designed by the same manufacturers of the most prestigious and coveted film and TV awards. For a complete list of categories, nominees, descriptions and credits, visit http://www.theshortfilmawards.com/nominees.
The Short Film Awards are a 501c3 nonprofit founded in 2013 to promote and extol short films as an important and unique art form and outlet for social commentary; and to honor the talent and hard work of the giants of short film each year.
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