Spotlight Short Film Awards
2024 Award Winning Films
Platinum Award Winners
A Mile in Your Skin
Director Christopher Leonard Darna
https://www.instagram.com/chris.darna/
Mind Hacker
Director Gloria Faron Podlecka
https://www.instagram.com/mindhackermovie/
Project Penelope
Directors Felipe Castilla, Alex D Lugo
https://www.instagram.com/vitruvian_films/
Red Ropes
Director Alessio Pasqua
THE IMAGE SELLER
Director Donavan Richard
https://instagram.com/donavanrichard
The Murder On Cape Melancholy
Director Christian Meier
https://www.trashmouthproductions.com/murder-on-cape-melancholy
There Will Be Hurt
Directors Drew McCoy, Anthony Gilmore
Gold Award Winners
A Bold Journey
Director Cate Celso
Abortion Hypocrite
Director Josué Mastroianni
https://josuemastroianni.com/abortionhypocrite/
Alex's Dream
Directors Jose Roberto "TITO" Monge Sol, Fernando Vilanova
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/884925565
Almost Perfect: The 99th Pitch
Director John Benjamin Terrell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf1h-5IxmHA&t=1s
Any Rose Blooming For Me
Director Olivia Lige Wuri
Audition
Director yihan
Boss Lady
Director Meshall Shumate
http://www.shuproductions.com/
BUHURT
Director Davis Michael Shaw
https://seedandspark.com/fund/buhurt-short-film#story
Call U Back
Director MARTIN GEORGE
https://youtu.be/PkqbH9GklGE?si=3fRHuQHrwC_dLyy-
Cheyenne
Director Hari Sankar Iyer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO0D2cmmwvw
Danse de la Lune
Director Melanie Lane
https://www.thestellarcompany.com/
Dear Liza
Director Adam Harper
From Yard - "Same School"
Director Leland Benford
https://www.fromyardtheseries.com/
Fruit Loops
Director Danielle Bero
http://www.daniellebero.com/fruitloops
Funk: The Sound of Dayton
Directors Sarah Gellner, Ky'ree McCray-Brown, Lianna Yara, Patrick Grobbel,
Claire O'Brien, Annie Attea, Clara Bernadzikowski, Brayden Chayer, Jackie Eckhart,
Juan González-Iguina, Julia Knipfer, Grace O'Malley, Elizabeth Swanson, J.D. Wentzel
https://daytonfunkdoc.wixsite.com/daytonfunkdoc
Hello It's Me
Directors Howard Gripp, John Shoemaker, Max Olmsted
If You Gotta Go Live
Director Sergio Dapello
https://youtu.be/9wPf0-y7AEo?si=8CG_Gu0kaYOFhpRJ
Illation
Directors Rachel Bohanon, Matthew Lyda
Inscribed Intentions
Director Veronika Viola Tatar
L+T
Director Nevena Nikolova
Last Will
Director Jared Sher
Le Charade
Director Erika Totoro
https://www.erikatotoro.com/lecharade
Letting Go
Director Lynette Jones
http://www.jonesygirlproductions.com/
Lighter
Director Xiwei Gu
Little Dan
Director Yingdan Lai
https://www.instagram.com/yingdanlaii/
Lux
Director Mira H Steuer
Moon Alone
Director Heejin Kang
Murder Queens
Director Chad Darnell
https://www.instagram.com/murderqueensfilm
Noi
Director Luigi Capasso
One in the Chamber
Director Jay Goldenberg
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560337779988&sk=photos
Out of Reach
Director Robert Greim
P R O M E N A D E - A - D E U X
Director Hannah Camarata
Panic Party
Director Katie Schneider
Parker and the Green Dress
Director Kristen Wolf
Petition
Director Michael Pettit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-NKeVuHL6A
Piece for Piece
Director Ian Wang
https://instagram.com/pieceforpiecefilm
Quail Lake Meditation
Director Nancy Bentley
Recompense
Director Patrick Peacock
Rock
Directors Shania Zhou, Julia Edwards
https://www.instagram.com/rock_shortfilm
Scavengers
Directors Aliyah Penelope Cruz, Isabella Moreno
https://vimeo.com/948977599/08f6677957
Score Pending
Director Carlee Soeder
http://instagram.com/carleesoeder
SHATTER
Director Wes Tian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__YiJoIl5hI
Signals
Director Davante Griffin
SMILE
Director Danielle Ruby Duncan
sneak
Director xujiao zhang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCdKR3_L120
Stay At Home, Mom
Director Mary Zappulla
Sweet Tooth
Direcor Victoria Van Buskirk
https://victoriakvanbuskirk.wixsite.com/mysite
The 8th Note of Ramon Amado
Director Martin Perry Lutz
The Every Day Life of Everyday Cups
Director Sofi Tongson
The House Guest
Director David Walton Smith
http://www.davidwaltonsmith.com/
The Librarian
Director Chuqiao Pan
The Morning After
Director Saniya Mirwani
https://www.saniyamirwani.com/
The Mutual Aid Garage
Director Michal Labik
The Remini-Scent
Director SooHyun Jamie Kim
The Soul in My Head
Director Jung Jen Pao
Tom Sawyer's Black Friday
Director James Sanford
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krcHAy2VnoQ
Tormented
Director Liz Lugo
https://instagram.com/FilmTormented
Unforgivable
Director Robert Short
http://www.weareshawtfilms.com/
We Are
Director Diego Salazar Cely
WHEN I GROW UP
Director Yves Levy
https://www.unifrance.org/film/57704/quand-je-serai-grande
Where is Diana
Director Samy Chaffaï
Wild Like Me
Director Elle Martinez-Olson
Yellow Reverie
Director Maddie Morse
Silver Award Winners
12th House
Director Keimonte' Spates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNdPt_wccy8
A Look Ahead
Director Caleb Jarvis
After 8:46
Director Shashone Lambert Short
http://www.weareshawtfilms.com/
After Years
Director Chloe Feibus
Answers
Director Caleb Jarvis
At Home
Director Isabelle Evertse
Bad Day: Good Man Gone Bad
Director Kendrick Ramon McLin
Beacon of Hope
Director Justin Owens
Between Heaven and Hell
Director Yangyang Cheng
Broken Vows
Director Isaiah Cortes
C!
Directors Claudine Harvey, Simon Lebrun, Joanie Roy
https://www.instagram.com/minervamoderne
can i still get a refund if i lost the receipt?
Director Tomo Hagan
Cavapoo Rescue
Director Tiana Melvina
Channel Surfing – The Movie
Director Paul Lauden
http://www.channelsurfingstudios.com/
Chris Isn't Crazy
Director Mackleen Desravines
Chronically Online
Director Audra Nicole Davison
Common Courtesy
Director Mesut Yüce Yıldız
Convention
Director Tim Borowiec
https://www.instagram.com/convention_film/
Crescendo
Directors Aaron Robert Newman, Brian Li
https://www.instagram.com/crescendo.short/
Ex-Friends
Director Kathryn Ebba Gould
Expectations
Director Sara Beebe
FEVER
Director Tamela D'Amico
Generations
Director Martin Wilfrid Pickering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO7DL1m4Ckk
Guiding Light
Director India Anne Mitchell
HOME
Directors Jeronimo Forradellas Fantini, Iñigo Gibernau Murré
How's Man Made
Director Edward L Varnie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BPBy_rRqik
Hueful
Directors Logan Marber, Jordan-Paige Sudduth
https://www.instagram.com/huefulmovie/
I Drum To A Different Puzzle
Director LISA DUNNING
http://www.gingafilms.com/i-drum
Last Phone Call
Director Mackleen Desravines Sparkman
https://www.instagram.com/madfilmhouse/
Late Sleeper
Director Peter Morris Hardy
https://www.facebook.com/peter.hardy.357
Lessons From Mom
Director Susanna Calhoun
Letting Go
Director Lynette Jones
https://www.instagram.com/jonesygirlproductions.com
Lotus Eater
Director Asia Janae
https://asiajanae.wixsite.com/myportfolio/projects/animation/lotuseater
Melanchromatic
Director Alexis Alvarez
Nothing Short of Amazing
Director Marcus Morelli
Office Chatter
Director Breanne Nicole Wilson
https://sites.google.com/view/leakyskylightpicturesllc/home/projects/office-chatter?authuser=0
ORANGE BLUES 24
Director Alyssa Dann
Path of Two Minds
Director Brandon Glick
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt32161352/?ref_=ttpl_ov
PHX Entertainers A Day in the life of NB/Trans Models/Dancers
Directors Rob Randolph, Grant Perryman
https://instagram.com/phxentertainers
PITCHES
Director PAETYN NAIDOO
Reflect
Director Lou Duchin
Row Row Boat
Director Sue Park
https://www.instagram.com/lightstreammediapro
Seven Sessions
Director Ruth Zapico Mancebo
Shades of You
Director Mark A.J. Nazal
Someplace in the Middle
Director Kendrick D Keener
https://www.instagram.com/someplaceinthemiddlemovie/
Songs of Zion
Director Alyse Marie
The Best Solution
Director Winston Alexander Cely
https://vimeo.com/924977376?share=copy
The Ghost And His Unfortunate But Phenomenal Tale
Director Jim & Nick Zounis
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008372071600&mibextid=9R9pXO
The Girl From The Village: A Story Of Hope
Director Billy Surges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biMMkSNWqgk
The HoodTrophy Bino Story: Breaking the Generational Curse
Director Sam "Gebar" Gebremiche
https://www.instagram.com/hoodtrophybino
The Journey Home
Director ky woo
The Rabble Story
Director Nathaniel Horton
The Raven (Nic Andrea & The Verdict)
Director William R Andrea
The Replicant: Redux
Director David Walton Smith
http://www.davidwaltonsmith.com/
The Sisters of Zeta Sigma Theta
Director Gonzalo Gonell
The Tableherder
Director Aleksandr Tretiakevich
The Tape Man
Director Nathan Shilaimon
https://www.instagram.com/thetapemanfilm/profilecard/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
The Winged Detectives
Director Paola Michaela
https://www.instagram.com/the_winged_detectives/
Therapy Ties
Director Christine Evette Giles
https://doc.storydoc.com/DJgAFJ
They're Marching On Us
Director Malcolm J Solomon
Waiting
Director Thelma C. Brown
We've Never Met
Director Farhan Rashid
What Happened to Bass Street
Director $eck
Wicker Woods
Director Brittany Myra Smith
Yearling
Director Kerstin Schaars
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