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FINALISTS & SEMI-FINALISTS 2006

Announced August 15th, 2006
Winners will be announced September 1st

FINALISTS
In Alphabetical Order

FICTION CATEGORY
CHUCO
Directed by Stephen Stickler - Los Angeles, CA

CRASH
Directed by Umut Aral - Istanbul, Turkey

FIREFIGHTER
Directed by Vanessa Ruane - Beverly Hills, CA

HUNTED
Directed by Moe Charif - Miami Beach, FL

LIVE FROM DEATH ROW
Directed by Alexis Ferrebeuf - Marly le Roi, France

WAR PRAYER
Directed by Harold Cronk - Glendale, CA

ANIMATION CATEGORY
JOYRIDE
Directed by John Cernak - Winston-Salem, NC

NEW YORK SKY
Directed by Vlash Droboniku - St. Francis, WI

SMILE
Directed by Chris Mais - Los Alamitos, CA


DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
COLLECTIVE
Directed by Kevan McGovern - Vancouver, Canada

NOMADS
Directed by Polly Green - Missoula, MT

SAN BASILIO DE PALENQUE
Directed by Vicente Contreras - Bogota, Colombia

UNSUNG
Directed by Guy Noland - Burbank, CA

 

STUDENT FILM CATEGORY
ANAMNESIS
Directed by Brendon Foster-Algoo - Toronto, Canada (York University)

BON APPETIT
Directed by Justin Lutsky - Orange, CA (Chapman University)

HALF TERM
Directed by Tony Hagger - Loughton, United Kingdom (London Film School)

PENNY DREADFUL

Directed by Bryan Norton - New York, NY (New York University)

VISION
Directed by Joren Kandel - Cedarville, OH (Cedarville University)

WELL FED AND COMFORTABLE
Directed by Lou Howe - New York, NY (Harvard University)


MUSIC VIDEO CATEGORY
PRENDELE LA MECHA - "CTO"
Directed by Kathy Cacicedo - Jersey City, NJ

TO THE MOUNTAINS - "Mario Diaz"
Directed by Marcelo Mitnik - Los Angeles, CA

TODAY'S HERO - "1/2 Price"
Directed by Ryan Flanery - Los Angeles, CA
 
TWENTY - "The Robert Cray Band"
Directed by Sue Turner-Cray - Los Angeles, CA

 

 

SEMI-FINALISTS
In Alphabetical Order


We warmly congratulate all Semi-Finalists for their special work of excellence.
Your film can include in its list of achievements:  Semi-Finalist at the Action/Cut 2006 Short Film Competition
FICTION CATEGORY

ANNA ON THE NECK
Directed by Gary Upton Schwartz - New York, NY

AUSTRALIAN SUMMER
Directed by Luke Eve - Enmore, Australia

PARADOX
Directed by Jeremy Haccoun - London, United Kingdom
PARKED
Directed by Sonny Arthur - Chicago, IL
RAZOR FISH
Directed by Helen Williams - London, United Kingdom
THE MARIONETTE
Directed by Holly Paige Joyner - Los Angeles, CA 
TERMINAL
Directed by Renie Oxley - Santa Monica, CA 
TRANSGRESSIONS
Directed by Valerie Weiss - Los Angeles, CA 
   
ANIMATION CATEGORY

DEAR, SWEET EMMA
Directed by John Cernak - Winston-Salem, NC

FAILURE
Directed by Brian Hahn - Agoura Hills, CA
HOME DELIVERY
Directed by Elio Quiroga - Madrid, Spain
MISSING PAGES
Directed by Jerome Oliver - Tokyo, Japan
Z-SQUAD
Directed by Jin Choi - Seoul, South Korea
   
DOCUMENTARY CATEGORY
DO YOU WANT THE ELEPHANT MUSIC
Directed by Leslie Dektor - Studio City, CA
JOURNEY TO THE MANGOCHI
Directed by Roberto Bentivegna - New York, NY
& Christopher de La Torre
- Miami, FL
MESSENGER
Directed by Daniel Leeb - Brooklyn, NY
THE DISAPPEARED ONES
Directed by Bob Freimark - Morgan Hill, CA
THE MAN WHO PAINTS WITH HIS NOSE
Directed by Joel Hochberg - Rancho Mirage, CA
THE TRIBE
Directed by Tiffany Shlain - San Francisco, CA
WHY SHAKESPEARE?
Directed by Lawrence Bridges - Santa Monica, CA

STUDENT FILM CATEGORY

 6:35
Directed by Miguel Ferrer - Miami FL
University of Miami
 BLUE
Directed by Lau Hui Chok - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
The One Academy of Communication Design
DAVY AND STU
Directed by Soman Chainani - New York, NY
Columbia University
GUNS TO GOGO
Directed by Dean Bajramovic - Montreal, Canada
London Film School
S.P.I.C. THE STORYBOARD OF MY LIFE
Directed by Robert Castillo - Jersey City, NJ
School of Visual Arts
THE PROS AND CONS OF BREATHING
Directed by Seth Manheimer - Los Angeles, CA
American Film Institute Conservatory
THE FIRST THING I REMEMBER
Directed by Tamara Meem - Randwick, Australia
Australian Film, TV, & Radio School
WATCHER
Directed by Eli Sasich - Salt Lake City, UT
Occidental College

MUSIC VIDEO CATEGORY
DON'T FUCK WITH LOVE - "Sad Little Stars"
Directed by Rachel McIntosh - Brooklyn, NY
I WON'T TELL - "Pedestal"
Directed by Dave Selle - Virginia Beach, VA
REAL MATHEMATICS - "Third Eye Tribe"
Directed by Mike Jackson - Vancouver, Canada
SICK SAD LITTLE WORLD - "Incubus"
Directed by Johnny Soto - Fresno, CA
THE WAY - "Mia Doi Todd"
Directed by Sarah Elgart - Venice, CA

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Action/Cut wishes to thank all entrants for their participation 
and wish them all success and happiness on their filmmaking endeavors.

We look forward to seeing your new film works in 2007.

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